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Oct. 3, 2025: Advocacy Update spotlight on the government shutdown

Government shutdown: What physicians need to know and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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Oct. 3, 2025: National Advocacy Update

Annual Medicare open enrollment for 2026 and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Oct. 3, 2025: State Advocacy Update

New resource: Legislative approaches to curb corporate influence in health care and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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CMS should revise pay proposals to strengthen private practice

AMA urges CMS officials to look at the data and work with physicians to meet shared goals and improve access to care.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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Making telehealth flexibilities permanent is the right call 

Lifesaving telehealth regulatory flexibilities are set to expire Sept. 30. Congress must act now to pass bipartisan legislation to expand telehealth.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Sept. 26, 2025: Advocacy Update spotlight on removal of stigmatizing questions on applications

40 medical boards and 1,800+ hospitals and facilities have removed stigmatizing mental health and substance use questions and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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Sept. 26, 2025: National Advocacy Update

ACIP further narrows vaccine recommendations and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Appellate court can make payments fairer under No Surprises Act

The law has been implemented in a way that stacks the deck in favor of insurance companies. Federal litigation could change that.

Judicial Advocacy
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Waiving $100,000 H-1B fee for IMGs serves the national interest

The AMA leads effort urging Trump administration to waive fee that would exacerbate access to care problems in underserved and rural areas.

International Med Ed