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  • Working to extinguish physician burnout
  • Leading the charge on Medicare payment reform
  • Tackling the overused prior authorization process
  • Supporting physician-led team-based care
  • #FightingForDocs
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15 MIN READ

The real cost of the 2024 Medicare physician fee schedule with Jason Marino [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the facts and figures on reforming Medicare physician payment.

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Medicare & Medicaid
AMA Update Podcast
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4 MIN READ

The physician shortage crisis is here—and so are bipartisan fixes

Making sure all Americans have access to high-quality physician care must be a congressional priority. Learn how the AMA leads the charge for reform.

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Sustainability
Fighting for Physicians
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3 MIN READ

Medicare payment cuts “thin gruel” for seniors, physicians

Medicare physician payment schedule released today is an unfortunate continuation of two decades of making Medicare unsustainable for patients and physicians. 

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4 MIN READ

4 ways to make MIPS data more actionable and timely for doctors

Physicians face up to 9% penalties in Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), but don’t get the info they need to improve. Learn more.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Fighting for Physicians
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4 MIN READ

Medicare physician pay is unsustainable and getting worse

Physicians have already made more than 150,000 contacts with Congress to explain the need to fix Medicare now. Learn more and make your voice heard.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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3 ways Congress can boost care access in rural, underserved areas

25% fewer rural physicians will be in practice by 2030. The AMA has outlined a blueprint to help reverse trends that threaten access to care.

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Population Care
Fighting for Physicians
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6 MIN READ

We know how to overcome medicine’s crisis. Let’s find the will.

The insidious burnout epidemic is profoundly affecting physicians. Addressing the many factors driving it is not a partisan issue.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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16 MIN READ

AMA president sounds alarm on national physician shortage

At National Press Club, Dr. Ehrenfeld outlined strains on physicians—enormous administrative burdens, burnout, attacks on science, broken Medicare payment system.

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15 MIN READ

Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH: 5-step solution to address physician shortage

AMA President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, addresses National Press Club on impact of physician shortage and presents a five-step solution. Download PDF of transcript.

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