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4 MIN READ

Applications for CMS’ Making Care Primary model due Nov. 30

Primary care physician practices in eight states can take part in the new 10-year Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ payment model. Learn more.

Payment & Delivery Models
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7 MIN READ

What's the difference between physicians and nurse practitioners?

Nurse practitioners (NPs) are increasingly providing care without physician supervision. Learn with the AMA about what sets NPs and physicians apart.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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4 MIN READ

Physicians must speak up to determine what’s next on Medicare pay

Physicians’ voices are essential to cancel the 2024 pay cut and fix Medicare now. Learn more with the AMA.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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3 MIN READ

Nov. 17, 2023: Advocacy Update spotlight on the 2023 AMA Interim Meeting

Highlights from the 2023 AMA Interim Meeting and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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7 MIN READ

Nov. 17, 2023: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

2024 Medicare Physician Payment Schedule final rule released and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Speaker Lisa Egbert, MD, and Vice Speaker John Armstrong, MD, during opening session of 2023 Interim Meeting of HOD
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20 MIN READ

Highlights from the 2023 AMA Interim Meeting

Track the news and key moments from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting, which ran Nov. 10–14.

Interim Meeting
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, speech at 2023 Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates.
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5 MIN READ

Medicare pay cuts are “too deep, too relentless”: AMA president

AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, says “too many lives” are touched by the broken Medicare physician pay system. That includes his own parents.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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12 MIN READ

Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, address at the 2023 Interim Meeting of the HOD

In an address to the AMA House of Delegates at the 2023 AMA Interim Meeting, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, discusses the AMA’s advocacy work on Medicare payment reform. Access the recording and transcript of the speech.

Speeches
AMA Update for Nov. 9, 2023: Medicare payment reform: Progress to date and what’s next with Willie Underwood III, MD
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12 MIN READ

Medicare payment reform: Progress to date and what’s next with Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about Medicare payment reform.

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Medicare & Medicaid
AMA Update