Speaker Lisa Egbert, MD, and Vice Speaker John Armstrong, MD, during opening session of 2023 Interim Meeting of HOD
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Highlights from the 2023 AMA Interim Meeting

Track the news and key moments from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting, which ran Nov. 10–14.

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Delegates at the 2023 Interim Meeting of HOD hold "Fix Medicare Now" signs
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Doctors press on all fronts to fix Medicare, protect care access

Find out how the AMA is pushing on Capitol Hill to cancel a 3.37% Medicare pay cut in 2024 and make physician payment keep pace with inflation.

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Fighting for Physicians
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Physicians: Cancel the cut to prevent Medicare from cratering

Delegates at the Interim Meeting of AMA forcefully called for fixes to the flawed Medicare payment system that imperils patient access and physician practices.

Press Releases
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, speech at 2023 Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates.
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Medicare pay cuts are “too deep, too relentless”: AMA president

AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, says “too many lives” are touched by the broken Medicare physician pay system. That includes his own parents.

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James L. Madara, MD, address at the 2023 Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates
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How do you move medicine forward in trying times? Focus

You can’t be all things to all people. AMA CEO James L. Madara, MD, explains how a strategy focused on carefully selected priorities is succeeding.

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James L. Madara, MD, address at the 2023 Interim Meeting of the HOD

In an address to the AMA House of Delegates at the 2023 AMA Interim Meeting, James L. Madara, MD, discusses the AMA’s carefully selected priorities. Access the recording and transcript of the speech.

Speeches
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Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, address at the 2023 Interim Meeting of the HOD

In an address to the AMA House of Delegates at the 2023 AMA Interim Meeting, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, discusses the AMA’s advocacy work on Medicare payment reform. Access the recording and transcript of the speech.

Speeches
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AMA president decries devastation of another round of Medicare cuts

At Interim Meeting of AMA House of Delegates, Dr. Ehrenfeld unveils new Fix Medicare Now grassroots campaign.

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Physician with hand on patient's shoulder
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Myth or fact? The number of vital signs recorded affects billing

The AMA sets the record straight on recent Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code changes regarding E/M outpatient documentation and coding.

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