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2 MIN READ

AMA welcomes burden relief finalized in Medicare payment rule

AMA urges Congress to prevent or postpone shocking Medicare offsets.

Press Releases
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5 MIN READ

Nov. 20, 2020: National Advocacy Update

Trump Administration urged by physicians, nurses and hospitals to share COVID-19 data with Biden transition team and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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4 MIN READ

AMA backs policy proposals to cover more of the uninsured

AMA adopted principles today supporting public policy approaches that have the potential to expand insurance coverage to millions of the uninsured.

Press Releases
4 MIN READ

Patient Access Playbook: Legal requirements

Download the playbook PDF to learn how federal medical privacy law, commonly known as HIPAA, provides a patient the right to obtain an electronic copy of their medical record in the patient’s preferred form and format.

Digital
U.S. Capitol building dome
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3 MIN READ

Bill puts 2-year freeze on Medicare services set for 2021 pay cuts

The AMA and nearly 70 other organizations back House legislation to avert the cuts while allowing planned E/M pay raises to take place as scheduled.

Medicare & Medicaid
James Madara, MD
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4 MIN READ

Dr. Madara: Pandemic demands nimble response and AMA is delivering

AMA CEO James L. Madara, MD, says focus on removing obstacles to care, driving medicine’s future, and confronting public health crises is being validated.

Physician and patient wearing face masks
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4 MIN READ

CMS flexibility provides practices relief on 2020 MIPS reporting

Doctors have until Dec. 31 to apply for relief from the administrative burdens associated with the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2020.

Payment & Delivery Models
Different types of face masks
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3 MIN READ

CMS, insurers should pay doctors for coronavirus protocols and PPE

Physician practices see 57% rise in PPE spending, and nearly all do extra infection control to keep patients safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sustainability
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3 MIN READ

Nov. 13, 2020: Advocacy spotlight on Tell Congress now is not the time to cut Medicare payments

Tell Congress now is not the time to cut Medicare payments in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update