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Jan. 26, 2024: National Advocacy Update

Bipartisan Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act reintroduced in the House and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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Jan. 26, 2024: State Advocacy Update

AMA opposes inappropriate scope expansion efforts in New Jersey, South Dakota, Washington State and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

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AMA Update for Jan. 25, 2024: CMS prior authorization final rule explained with AMA President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH
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CMS prior authorization final rule explained with AMA President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the new prior authorization win and what's next.

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CMS prior authorization final rule explained with AMA President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the new prior authorization win and what's next.

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How Congress is failing America’s Medicare patients

Congress pushes government shutdown deadlines to March, but fails to reverse 3.37% Medicare physician pay cut. Find out what’s next.

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Fighting for Physicians
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Patients, physicians score important win in prior authorization rule

New CMS rule will cut care delays and administrative burdens long shouldered by physicians, saving practices an estimated $15 billion over the next decade.

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Fine-tune your medical student advocacy skills to advance equity

Medical students can draw on the connections they forge with patients to grab policymakers’ attention and address health inequities. Learn more.

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Medical School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
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$15 billion win for physicians on prior authorization

The final CMS rule on prior authorization will cut patient-care delays and ease physician burdens, leading to big savings for practices.

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House bill makes it clear: No fees for health plan EFTs

Such fees can cost practices $1 million a year and gobble up as much as 5% of physician payments. Bipartisan bill backed by the AMA would ban them.

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