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Telehealth keeps patients connected to care. Now Congress must act.

The COVID-19 pandemic established telehealth’s value. Congress must act to maintain progress even after the public health emergency ends.

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Make sure telehealth is right care for right patient at right time

Your practice implemented telemedicine. Now how do you measure quality and make improvements? Physicians share tips on how they’ve made that happen.

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2021 tested doctors even further. They found an ally in the AMA.

Learn how the AMA’s tenacious advocacy made its mark at the national and state levels to fight COVID-19 and defend patients and doctors.

Access to Care
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Grassroots advocacy

Stay up to date on legislative issues impacting medicine. Also, see the AMA's efforts to clear roadblocks to improve the nation's health and empower physicians.

Federal Advocacy
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Not grandma’s CPT: Code set evolves amid pandemic, pay challenges

CPT Editorial Panel provides rapid response to COVID-19, and CPT symposium’s expert panelists advise on frequent Medicare coding conundrums.

CPT®
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Todd Askew on new legislation that averts Medicare payment crisis

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion about AMA’s latest advocacy efforts on Medicare payment.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Moving Medicine Video Update
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For some patients, seamless telehealth requires a phone call

Johns Hopkins developed an EHR-integrated tool to identify which patients may need extra help—on the phone—to ensure video visits succeed.

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13.9 billion ways COVID-19 has affected Medicare spending

Spending on services listed in 2020 Medicare physician payment schedule was $13.9 billion lower than expected, says a new AMA report.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Telehealth should be lasting care mode, not a temporary measure

Learn from AMA President-elect Jack Resneck Jr., MD, about why congressional legislation is vital to boosting patients’ access to telemedicine.

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