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5 MIN READ

8 things we learned about scope creep this year

Inappropriately expanding scope of practice for nonphysician providers costs millions and lowers the quality of care. Explore the latest with the AMA.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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11 MIN READ

How 17 health systems rose to meet the moment in 2023

Burnout. Inflation. Staff shortages. Medicare pay cuts. They all hit this year. Learn how these health systems responded to drive medicine’s future.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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4 MIN READ

What's the difference between physician assistants and physicians?

Dozens of states have moved to expand scope of practice for physician assistants (PAs). Learn with the AMA about what sets PAs and physicians apart.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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7 MIN READ

What's the difference between physicians and nurse practitioners?

Nurse practitioners (NPs) are increasingly providing care without physician supervision. Learn with the AMA about what sets NPs and physicians apart.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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3 MIN READ

Nov. 17, 2023: Advocacy Update spotlight on the 2023 AMA Interim Meeting

Highlights from the 2023 AMA Interim Meeting and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

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20 MIN READ

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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Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, speech at 2023 Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates.
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5 MIN READ

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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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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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.

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40 MIN READ

Physicians leading through change with AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH

In this episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, learn about how physicians can lead through change.

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Leadership
Moving Medicine Podcast