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Physicians tell House panel keys to new Medicare law implementation

Physician leaders testified before a House committee about the landmark Medicare reform law and necessary steps to ensure implementation is optimal for physicians and patients.

Medicare & Medicaid
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AMA testifies at House panel on pending Medicare changes

AMA Immediate Past Chair Barbara McAneny, M.D., told a House panel that MACRA regulations are a chance to improve health care flexibility and innovation.

Press Releases
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From meaningful use to MACRA: What you need to know now

AMA board chair comments on new quality reporting and payment system for Medicare. Urges physicians to understand meaningful use and implementation of MACRA to determine future course of their practices.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
Harold D. Miller speaking at National Advocacy Conference
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Why MACRA matters for your practice

Due to payment changes under MACRA, 3 experts to urge physicians to get involved to guarantee efficient health care delivery. The design of alternative payment models is one way to help patients get quality care.

Medicare & Medicaid
Pat Tiberi speaks at National Advocacy Conference
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Congressmen to physicians: We need your voice to shape health care issues

Three congressmen spoke to physician leaders last week at the 2016 National Advocacy Conference about helping to shape health care issues. Two examples are new Medicare payment systems and telemedicine.

Career Development
Physicians meeting with congressman
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Conversing with Congress: Physicians take top issues to the Hill

Hundreds of physicians took their message to Congress on what needs to be done to address top health policy issues and burdensome regulations that steal time and resources from patients.

Career Development
CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt speaking at the 2016 National Advocacy Conference.
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3 changes Medicare is making to put patients back at the center of care

Government administrator outlined 3 ways Medicare is changing its culture to listen more to physicians and give them the freedom they need to keep patients at the center of care.

Medicare & Medicaid
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2 MIN READ

Bill gives blanket approval for meaningful use exemptions

Legislation adopted by Congress will allow a physician who applies for a hardship exemption from the 2015 electronic health record meaningful use program to be exempted from the penalties that would have been levied in 2017.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Physicians share plan for how meaningful use should really work

Physicians shared their own revisions to Stage 3 of the electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use program. Their plans call for revising the program to improve flexibility, expand patient engagement, and clear the way for increased health IT interoperability and innovation.

Medicare & Medicaid