Photo of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma speaking at the AMA House of Delegates 2019 Annual Meeting.
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Verma: CMS seeks less health care regulation, more competition

In a speech to the AMA House of Delegates, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma touts agency’s efforts to cut physicians’ administrative burdens.

Medicare & Medicaid
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MIPS 2019: Not too late to avert future Medicare pay penalties

Eligible physicians who fail to report data under Medicare’s 2019 Quality Payment Program (QPP) will be subject to a 7% penalty in 2021.

Medicare & Medicaid
Physician using a calculator
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3 keys to getting paid and thriving in private practice

So you’ve decided an employment setting isn’t the right fit for you? That makes close attention to payment an even bigger priority.

Private Practices
Nine medical professionals putting their hands together in the middle of a group circle
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8 transformative residency-training projects awarded AMA grants

Interprofessional team-based care, rural health disparities and resident well-being among areas tackled in the GME efforts.

Improve GME
Handshake between two women sitting at a table with laptops
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Medicare Advantage value-based care contracts: What to negotiate

Learn how to review and negotiate MA contracts to ensure your arrangement is clear and fair.

Payment & Delivery Models
Medical professionals putting their hands together in the middle of a group circle
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What medical residents must know to excel in team-based care

Medical residents can meet ACGME core-competency requirements while learning how they fit and function on interprofessional teams.

Improve GME
A physician consults with two patients through their laptop
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Telehealth up 53%, growing faster than any other place of care

This emerging mode of care, increasingly being paid for, outpaced care from urgent care centers and retail clinics.

Digital
Elizabeth Teisberg, PhD, giving a presentation at the AMA headquarters on high-value, relationship-centered care
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Track outcomes that matter to attack health care dysfunction

Focusing on outcomes that are important to patients can transform care delivery and cut physician burnout, health business expert says.

Payment & Delivery Models
Physician holding a patient's hand
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Talking about death: Now that it pays, how to do it well

Advance care planning used to be unbillable, but Medicare now treats it like other services. Here are tips for talking about it with patients.

Ethics