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3 MIN READ

How physicians will steer implementation of the SGR repeal law

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), the law that eliminated the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, has a variety of provisions physicians need to know. Learn how physicians will work to influence implementation of the repeal law.

Medicare & Medicaid
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3 MIN READ

Congress moves to delay Stage 3 of meaningful use

The U.S. Congress may move to delay the third stage of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use program. Proposed legislation would pause Stage 3 rulemaking to align it with technology advancements and the new merit-based incentive payment system.

Medicare & Medicaid
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AMA supports legislative effort to revise the meaningful use program

The AMA announced today the funding of 20 additional medical schools in its Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium.

Press Releases
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AMA marks Medicare's golden anniversary with vow to strengthen program

The AMA marks Medicare’s golden anniversary by working with patients, policy-makers, insurers, hospitals and others for a more sustainable health care system.

Press Releases
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3 MIN READ

How the SGR repeal law supports new payment models

The legislation that repealed the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula includes financial support for physicians who want to participate in new care delivery and payment models.

Medicare & Medicaid
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4 MIN READ

Physicians, we hear you: EHR meaningful use isn't meaningful

The message from physicians is loud and clear: Electronic health record (EHR) systems have so much potential, but frustrating government regulations have made them almost unusable.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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2 MIN READ

How the SGR repeal law ensures access to care for kids

The law that repealed the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula also included important provisions to help maintain access to health care for American children. As of last year, 8.1 million children were enrolled in the program, which is implemented in all 50 states.

Medicare & Medicaid
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2 MIN READ

Advance care planning could become a more routine part of care

Making decisions ahead of time about how they are cared for at the end of life soon could become a more routine part of medical care for patients under a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that would adopt physicians’ calls to pay for end-of-life counseling.

Medicare & Medicaid
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2 MIN READ

How the SGR repeal law affects medical liability

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) has a variety of provisions, including one that prevents federal health care reform laws and regulations from being used as grounds for medical liability.

Medicare & Medicaid