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AMA's Medicare Basics series

The AMA's Medicare Basics series provides an in-depth look at important aspects of the Medicare physician payment system and the need to reform.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Medicare Basics series: Transitioning to value-based care—Clinical data registries

CMS' clinical data registry approval process under the Merit-based Incentive Payment (MIPS) program is complex and cumbersome, creating obstacles for value-based care.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Medicare Basics series: MIPS data problems

Value-based care relies on data. Physicians in Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) need access to a wide range of information to understand gaps in care.

Payment & Delivery Models
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9 MIN READ

Medicare payment reform: The fight to fix Medicare now with Bruce Scott, MD

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about reforming Medicare payment what’s at stake.

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Medicare & Medicaid
AMA Update
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Medicare payment reform: The fight to fix Medicare now with Bruce Scott, MD [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about reforming Medicare payment what’s at stake.

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Medicare & Medicaid
AMA Update Podcast
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Aug. 11, 2023: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

100+ bipartisan representatives push for MACRA reform and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Aug. 11, 2023: National Advocacy Update

Ways and Means Committee advances prior authorization legislation and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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How to find and talk with your reps on need to fix Medicare

Congress is in recess in August, but lawmakers are busy meeting with constituents back home—including physicians. The AMA offers do’s and don’ts.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of July 31, 2023

In the news: New Medicare program for dementia care, deaths tied to excessive drinking on the rise, USPSTF recommendation on folic acid and more.

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