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7 MIN READ

May 31, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Trump administration plan to lower drug prices, compounding from bulk substances and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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5 MIN READ

Dr. Barbe answers your 2018 Quality Payment Program questions

Medicare’s payment incentive program can be confusing, and what you learned in 2017 may not be transferable in 2018. The AMA’s president clears the air.

Medicare & Medicaid
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4 MIN READ

Wider use of proven treatment is goal of opioid-use disorder APM

A new alternative payment model for treatment of opioid-use disorder is designed to support coordinated delivery of medical, psychological and social services.

Payment & Delivery Models
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4 MIN READ

ASAM, AMA announce model to improve treatment of opioid use disorder

American Society of Addiction Medicine and AMA announce a groundbreaking alternative payment model that could revolutionize how opioid use disorder is treated.

Press Releases
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7 MIN READ

April 5, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Controlled substance e-prescribing, new alternative payment models and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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4 MIN READ

March 22, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Roundtable on regulatory relief, the opioid epidemic and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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5 MIN READ

Get answers to 9 withhold questions before entering risk pool

Viewed by some as a relic of the 1990s, payment withholds may be coming back. Here are the top factors that must be spelled out in these arrangements.

Payment & Delivery Models
Two pieces of a puzzle being put together.
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4 MIN READ

Physician interdependence and independent practices can coexist

Independent physicians can pool financial resources to build their practice infrastructure and create economies of scale under new integration models.

Payment & Delivery Models
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3 MIN READ

Feb. 9, 2018: Advocacy spotlight on Congress approves fifth spending bill

Senate and House passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; AMA helped shaped the legislation.

Advocacy Update