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AMA welcomes bipartisan letter to fend off Medicare cuts

AMA hopes letter’s promise becomes reality in the next few weeks.

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Feb. 23, 2024: Advocacy Update spotlight on the 2024 National Advocacy Conference 

Highlights from the 2024 AMA National Advocacy Conference and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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Feb. 23, 2024: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

Bipartisan group of Senators announce formation of Medicare payment reform working group and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Feb. 23, 2024: National Advocacy Update

New federal resource on implementing the HIPAA Security Rule and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Feb. 23, 2024: State Advocacy Update

AMA urges continued support for New York’s Committee for Physician Health and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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AI cannot—and must not—replace the physician’s caring touch

Patients deserve a human doctor’s attention, says infectious diseases physician and best-selling novelist Abraham Verghese, MD.

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Indiana Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, speaking at 2024 National Advocacy Conferene (NAC
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Key House members see hope to reverse Medicare pay cut—in part

Everyone in Congress—in both parties—now understands the Medicare physician pay system “is a huge problem,” says Indiana Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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Why high court should uphold ban on firearm bump stocks

Las Vegas shooter used bump stocks to slaughter 60 people in 2017. Physicians share firsthand stories on the impact of gun violence.

Public Health
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What employed physicians should know about noncompete clauses

With more states moving to ban noncompete clauses, the legal landscape is becoming more complex. A legal expert outlines some essentials.

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Transitioning to Practice