An AMA membership means you are...

  • 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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8 MIN READ

Nov. 3, 2023: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

AMA to MedPAC: Physician pay must track inflation and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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7 MIN READ

Nov. 3, 2023: National Advocacy Update

Register now: 2024 AMA National Advocacy Conference and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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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. 

Press Releases
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Physicians leading through change with AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH

In this episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, learn about how physicians can lead through change.

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Leadership
Moving Medicine Podcast
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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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7 MIN READ

AMA in the News: October 2023

Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for October 2023.

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AMA in the News
AMA in the News
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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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4 MIN READ

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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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.

Press Releases