Woman with medicine in her hand talking to her doctor during a telehealth appointment.
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5 Min Read

How CPT codes set stage for telehealth’s rise amid pandemic

Learn how the infrastructure that was in place to help manage workflow and facilitate payment aided booming use of telehealth in 2020.

Digital
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3 Min Read

Dec. 4, 2020: Advocacy spotlight on 2021 Medicare Final Rule: E/M improvements, budget neutrality cuts to payments

2021 Medicare Final Rule: E/M improvements, budget neutrality cuts to payments in the latest Advocacy spotlight.

Advocacy Update
Physician and patient wearing masks and reviewing information on a tablet.
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3 Min Read

2021 Medicare pay schedule eases physicians’ documentation burdens

But the final CMS rule also includes painful cuts for many medical specialties that will hurt all Medicare patients, including those seeking COVID-19 care.

Medicare & Medicaid
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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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4 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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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
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