Physician and patient wearing face masks
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3 Min Read

Budget deal includes critical loan-repayment relief for doctors

Changes to terms of Medicare advance payment programs lift an “economic sword hanging over physician practices,” says AMA President Susan R. Bailey, MD.

Medicare & Medicaid
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4 Min Read

Senate bill would nix geographic, site restrictions on telehealth

Outdated limits on telehealth have been temporarily waived during the COVID-19 pandemic. AMA supports a bill that makes these waivers permanent.

Digital
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5 Min Read

Sept. 18, 2020: National Advocacy Update

CMS seeks physicians for 5% APM incentive payments and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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4 Min Read

Sept. 4, 2020: Advocacy spotlight: Get facetime with Congress to hit on key pandemic relief measures

Get facetime with Congress to hit on key pandemic relief measures in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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5 Min Read

Get FaceTime with Congress to hit on key pandemic relief measures

Lack of progress on COVID-19 financial relief is frustrating, but the Congressional recess offers a chance to connect with legislators that needs to be taken.

Sustainability
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7 Min Read

Aug. 28, 2020: National Advocacy Update

HHS reverses course on regulation of laboratory-developed tests and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Health care worker and patient
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7 Min Read

Proposed 2021 Medicare pay schedule: 9 things doctors should know

The AMA wants to stop potential 11% cut to Medicare conversion factor. Find out what else is in the mammoth proposal from CMS.

Medicare & Medicaid
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13 Min Read

AMA asks CDC to consider new testing prioritization guidance

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 with updates on AMA’s current advocacy efforts around COVID-19 including test shortages and relief funding.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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Reporting appropriate use criteria in claims for Medicare patients

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releases requirements for reporting appropriate use criteria (AUC) in claims for Medicare patients.

Medicare & Medicaid