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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Nov. 15, 2021

In the news: Medicare premiums increase 15%, ACA enrollment, Pfizer COVID-19 drug regimen, U.S. overdose deaths, health care associations on vaccine-or-testing mandate.

Publications & Newsletters
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3 Min Read

Homeless health care, ending homelessness are matters of justice

Learn more about physicians’ ethical obligations to patients who are experiencing homelessness.

Ethics
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Sweeping plan outlined to address maternal health care inequities

Time to extend Medicaid, CHIP coverage to 12 months after the end of pregnancy as part of broader effort to promote maternal health care equity.

Population Health
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18 Min Read

Scope of practice and patient safety with Michaela Sternstein, JD

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Michaela Sternstein, JD,

series
State Advocacy
Moving Medicine Video Update
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2022 Medicare pay schedule confirms Congress needs to act

Almost 4% drop in Medicare conversation factor set for next year, and nearly 10% in pay cuts all told that Congress must avert with action this year.

Medicare & Medicaid
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4 Min Read

As “encounter specialists,” CMAs can boost doctors’ well-being

Specially trained certified medical assistants (CMAs)—two for each doctor—can help cut down on the pajama time spent charting. Learn more.

Physician Health
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Find—and keep—the right MAs for your private practice

Learn about key steps to recruit and retain medical assistants (MAs) who can ease the physician workload while improving patient care.

Sustainability
Physician sitting at a desk writing down notes while working on a laptop
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4 Min Read

Telehealth is here to stay, but payment is key to future use

Learn how telemedicine has come so far in areas such as HIPAA-compliant platforms, and what it will take to make sure it continues to flourish.

Digital
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Nov. 5, 2021: Advocacy Update spotlight on final rule for 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule

CMS releases the final rule for the CY 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule in this week's Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update