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  • Working to extinguish physician burnout
  • Leading the charge on Medicare payment reform
  • Tackling the overused prior authorization process
  • Supporting physician-led team-based care
  • #FightingForDocs
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3 things you need to know about Medicare's claims data release

Physicians’ Medicare claims data—including billed charges and total payments—was released Wednesday to the public by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It’s already generating considerable attention.

Medicare & Medicaid
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9 ways CMS' claim data release could mislead patients, reporters

In advance of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) public release of physician Medicare data—which could happen as soon as Wednesday—the AMA is working to prevent misinterpretation of what could be confusing billing and payment information for reporters and patients.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Why permanent SGR repeal lost to another temporary payment patch

I posed an important question in an AMA Viewpoints post two weeks ago: Would the bipartisan legislative policy for repealing Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula turn into a missed opportunity? For Congress, it certainly did. For physicians, the story is more complicated.

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Leadership Viewpoints
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Casting aside reform bill, Congress passes another Medicare patch

The U.S. Senate Monday evening voted in favor of yet another temporary measure in a long line of Medicare payment patches, casting aside broadly supported legislative policy that instead would have reformed the Medicare payment update system.

Medicare & Medicaid
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House resorts to "trickery" in passing unwanted Medicare patch

In a move that is being called an “outrageous” ploy, the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday used a voice vote—absent the majority of representatives—to pass a Medicare payment patch strongly opposed by physician groups. 

Medicare & Medicaid
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Act now before Medicare patch expires, AMA tells Senate

As the March 31 deadline for reforming Medicare’s broken payment update system draws near, the AMA sent a letter Wednesday to the U.S. Senate, calling on Congress to work across party lines to eliminate the sustainable growth rate (SGR) payment formula while there’s still time.  

Medicare & Medicaid
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How Medicare cuts threaten access to care in Michigan

Unless Congress repeals Medicare’s flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula by March 31, Michigan physicians face a 24 percent cut to payments for Medicare claims.

Medicare & Medicaid
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What med students should know about SGR

Unless Congress repeals Medicare's flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula by March 31, physicians face pay cuts and consequences—and medical students aren't immune. Patients in many areas of the country already face problems getting physician care, but this will worsen unless Congress acts.

Med Student Advocacy
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How Medicare cuts threaten access to care in Virginia

Unless Congress repeals Medicare's flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula by March 31, Virginia physicians face a 24 percent cut to payments for Medicare claims. If the cut happens, consequences for the state include: - The average physician would get a cut of $17,000. ...

Medicare & Medicaid