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May 17, 2024: Advocacy Update spotlight on the need for improved maternal health care

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee highlights the need for improved maternal health care and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update

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The AMA helps physicians build a better future for medicine, advocating in the courts and on the Hill to remove obstacles to patient care and confront today’s greatest health crises.

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May 17, 2024: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

Physicians urge MedPAC to recommend inflation-based Medicare payment update to replace current law and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

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May 17, 2024: National Advocacy Update

House Ways and Means Committee passes short-term extension of telehealth flexibilities and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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Permanently expanding telehealth access will improve public health

Telehealth continues to provide immense benefits. Congress should act on a long-term fix to enable widespread access to this vital mode of care.

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3 keys for medical student advocates on Capitol Hill

Every visit with Congress is a sales pitch. Follow this expert advice for medical students to take their part in reshaping medicine’s future.

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Fixing prior auth: Clear up what’s required and when

Payers often leave patients and physicians in the dark on key aspects of prior authorization. Learn how the AMA is fighting to require transparency.

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AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians
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Intrusions into medicine jeopardize patients and public health

Our nation cannot allow political, judicial or ideological interference that compromises patient access to safe, evidence-based medical care.

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Are nurse practitioners easing shortages in underserved areas?

Years of research show the same story in state after state, regardless of their scope of practice laws. Dive deeper with the AMA.

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AMA in Action: Fighting scope creep
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Advocacy in action: Fighting scope creep

Inappropriate scope-of-practice expansions threaten patient safety. Patients deserve care led by physicians, and the AMA’s here to stop scope creep. Download PDFs of infographics.

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