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Health care groups rally behind bill to reform Medicare payment

Bill would tie annual Medicare fee schedule updates to the Medicare Economic Index, something the AMA has long advocated.

Press Releases
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PAs pushing to expand their scope of practice across the country

Some bills would allow physician assistants (PAs) to practice without doctor supervision. Learn how physicians in one state stopped this scope creep.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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Addressing another health care shortage: medical coders

Baptist Health Medical Group in Kentucky and Southern Indiana pays employees to get certified as medical coders. Learn more with the AMA.

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Leadership
Health System Spotlight
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Payers’ qualms about telehealth put financial onus on physicians

Digitally enabled care has seen great progress and innovation, but health care has only brushed the surface of its potential. AMA experts explain why.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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May 17, 2023 ·
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AMA Advocacy Insights webinar series: Protecting patients from inappropriate scope of practice expansions

Learn about the unique challenges states encounter when facing multiple scope bills and more in this AMA Advocacy Insights webinar

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Events
Advocacy Insights Webinar Series
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Key Medicare physician pay reform bill introduced in Congress

The bipartisan legislation introduced by four physician House members would ensure that doctors’ Medicare pay keeps pace with inflation. Learn more.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
May 9, 2023 ·
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EHR Inbox Reduction

Physician experts discuss the benefits of taming the EHR inbox and how to take the first step to accomplishing that goal.

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Events
AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Webinar Series
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April 7, 2023: Advocacy Update spotlight on prior authorization in Medicare Advantage

CMS final rule moves to right-size prior authorization in Medicare Advantage and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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April 7, 2023: National Advocacy Update

Long-sought Medicare payment proposal introduced and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update