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The push to prevent surprise billing: 8 things to know

The AMA is working to support patient protections from unanticipated medical bills.

Access to Care
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Surprise billing: 4 points to raise with your reps during recess

Members of Congress will hold town halls throughout August. Physicians should let them know about proven reforms to address surprise medical bills.

Access to Care
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Prior authorization is a major practice burden. How do you compare?

An AMA survey details how much physician and staff time is gobbled up dealing with payer-required administrative tasks. See how your experience stacks up.

Prior Authorization
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3 MIN READ

10 key issues where you can help move medicine in 2018

The AMA is pursuing an ambitious agenda to reform payment systems, cut red tape, end the opioid epidemic and protect health care coverage. Here is how you can get involved.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Physicians have plenty of tools to help grow advocacy grassroots

A variety of AMA tools help bring physician voices to the table, leverage lawmaker relationships and activate patients on urgent policy issues.

Access to Care
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3 MIN READ

Medicare pay cut dropped from spending bill passed by House

Bill includes funds for Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corps and Teaching Health Center GME, but cuts Prevention and Public Health Fund.

Medicare & Medicaid
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What physicians need to know about how to reach lawmakers

In person, on the phone or through social media, different communication venues come with pros and cons. Learn what best suits your advocacy goals.

Career Development
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2 MIN READ

Physicians urge Congress to reject proposed Medicare pay cuts

Proposed physician payment cuts in federal spending package before Congress threaten to undermine Medicare improvement efforts already underway.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Momentum grows for Medicare reform, but time almost out

Only days remain until Congress concludes its “lame duck” session. That’s not much time for lawmakers to address a long agenda—but support is building in the nation’s capital to eliminate Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula this year.

Medicare & Medicaid