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Photo of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma speaking at the AMA House of Delegates 2019 Annual Meeting.
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Verma: CMS seeks less health care regulation, more competition

In a speech to the AMA House of Delegates, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma touts agency’s efforts to cut physicians’ administrative burdens.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Talking about death: Now that it pays, how to do it well

Advance care planning used to be unbillable, but Medicare now treats it like other services. Here are tips for talking about it with patients.

Ethics
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May 18, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Federal Pain Task Force, prices in drug ads and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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AMA: Administration Decision on Medicare Part D Will Benefit Patients

The AMA commends the administration recognizing its proposal to weaken coverage for drug classes under Medicare Part D had potential danger for patient health.

Press Releases
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MACRA, 2 years later: 9 ways to make it better

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act remains a work in progress, but the AMA has specific recommendations to help implement a value-based health care system.

Medicare & Medicaid
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April 18, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Causes of surprise billing, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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4 health care organizations doing digital health right

These health systems have demonstrated how technology-enhanced communications can improve patient experience and “reduce the friction of obtaining care.”

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
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Jan. 24, 2019: Judicial Advocacy Update

Read about the AMA's statement to U.S. Supreme Court on the Medicare statute that requires notice-and-comment rulemaking before rule changes.

Advocacy Update
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Doctors tell court: Medicare must seek comment before rule changes

Without feedback, government rules become unclear, burdensome and costly, the AMA Litigation Center tells the U.S. Supreme Court in an amicus brief.

Judicial Advocacy