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AMA to urge using opioid litigation funds to train physicians in opioid treatment

The AMA expanded its opioid litigation policy to emphasize using a portion of the settlement funds to expand physician training for treating opioid use disorder.

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Bipartisan support in Congress for extending 5% APM incentives

The alternative payment model (APM) incentives save Medicare money and improve care, yet will end this year if Congress fails to act. Learn more.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Fighting for Physicians
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AMA to establish task force focused on firearm violence prevention

New task force focuses on firearm violence prevention, building on more than 30 policy recommendations adopted over past two decades by AMA House of Delegates.

Press Releases
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Physicians must be empowered to put patients first: AMA president

Obstacles to care emerge from prior auth, Medicare cuts and politicized exam rooms. President Jack Resneck Jr., MD, details how AMA has doctors’ backs.

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Nov. 11, 2022: Advocacy Update spotlight on Medicare payment

What’s happening with Medicare payment now and more in the latest Advocacy Spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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Nov. 11, 2022: National Advocacy Update

Bipartisan House letter coincides with launch of APM coalition and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Nov. 11, 2022: State Advocacy Update

Stanford University study reaffirms that NPs are not a replacement for physicians and more in the latest

Advocacy Update
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What physicians need to know about the No Surprises Act with Emily Carroll, JD & George Cox, JD [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the No Surprises Act.

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Access to Care
AMA Update Podcast
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What physicians need to know about the No Surprises Act with Emily Carroll, JD & George Cox, JD

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the No Surprises Act.

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Access to Care
AMA Update