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April 29, 2022: National Advocacy Update

Becerra sees need to end Medicare physician pay “cliffs” on the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Becerra sees need to end Medicare physician pay “cliffs”

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says he doesn’t want health professionals to leave medicine based on pay uncertainties. Learn more.

Medicare & Medicaid
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How to be preprepared in the event of a payor audit with Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH, about payor audits.

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Private Practices
Moving Medicine Video Update
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COVID-19 brings safety boost with rise of remote patient monitoring

More research shows the potential of remote patient monitoring and outlines five barriers health systems must overcome. Learn more with the AMA.

Digital
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of April 4, 2022

In the news: U.S. a leader in preventable deaths of reproductive age women, obesity rose sharply among adults during the pandemic, COVID hospitalizations drop and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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New survey data shows doctors’ steadfast commitment to telehealth

Mask mandates and distancing stickers are going away, but AMA survey details why another pandemic phenomenon—telehealth—should be here for the long haul.

Digital
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Why MedPAC’s physician pay freeze recommendation is flawed

Since 2001, physicians have seen inflation-adjusted Medicare pay drop 20%. A pay freeze would imperil patient access to high-quality care.

Medicare & Medicaid
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14 Min Read

March 18, 2022: National Advocacy Update

AMA asks Congress not to adopt MedPAC recommendation to continue Medicare physician payment freeze and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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AMA asks Congress to fix Medicare Physician Payment System

The AMA advised Congress to fix the Medicare Physician Payment System and reject arbitrary payment freeze that jeopardizes patient access.

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