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5 MIN READ

8 provisions that can make or break pay-for-performance contracts

The devil is in the details on how a proposed agreement assigns patients, evaluates physician performance and calculates payment.

Payment & Delivery Models
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6 MIN READ

Should your practice join a hospital ACO? What to consider

Accountable care organizations create opportunities for physicians and hospitals to explore new ways to improve quality and lower costs. AMA guidance lays out key factors for doctors to weigh.

Payment & Delivery Models
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4 MIN READ

AMA studies show continued cost burden of medical liability system

AMA released a series of trend reports in its Policy Research Perspective series illustrating the price Americans pay for the broken medical liability system.

Press Releases
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5 MIN READ

Physician data offer new insights into ACA’s coverage impact

A fresh view of gains in coverage comes from data supplied straight from physician practices. Medicaid expansion appears to play an important role.

Access to Care
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2 MIN READ

June 1, 2017: Advocacy spotlight on Physician-owned practices dip below 50 percent

According to AMA's Physician Practice Benchmark Surveys, physician-owned practices have dipped below 50 percent.

Advocacy Update
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4 MIN READ

For first time, physician practice owners are not the majority

The AMA offers strategies and resources to help physicians regardless of whether they own or are employed, work in a big practice or small.

Research
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3 MIN READ

Who's using new health care delivery and payment models: AMA report

Physician participation in medical homes and Medicare accountable care organizations is examined. AMA report assessed the extent to which alternative payment models have taken hold across the country.

Payment & Delivery Models
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2 MIN READ

Health care spending growth at record low, but why?

Health care spending growth from 2009 to 2012 was below 4 percent each year, and data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) show the deceleration began in 2003, five years before the “great recession.” A new AMA review (log in) examines trends behind U.S. health spending and looks at possibilities for future spending growth.

Research
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How physicians are compensated—New study reveals payment methods

New data on physician compensation methods show that many physicians in non-solo practice settings are paid through a blend of methods, and salary was reported as the most common type of compensation.

Research