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How the AMA is fighting—and winning—for physicians at the state level

The AMA helped stop 80-plus scope of practice bills, pass 12 prior authorization reform measures, and led dozens of wins to support physician well-being.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
HOD Reference Committee J, 2024 Interim Meeting
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After prior authorization approval, health plan should pay for care

Prior authorization delays and discourages care, but even when it is granted there is no guarantee the health plan will pay up. That must absolutely change, says the AMA. 

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
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Legislative action needed when insurers won’t pay for preauthorized care

AMA to fight retrospective denial of payment for care that has been pre-certified by an insurer.

Press Releases
Bruce A. Scott, MD, at the 2024 AMA Interim Meeting of the HOD
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AMA president: With unity, physicians can fix the broken health system

On major issues such as Medicare payment and prior authorization, the AMA fights for doctors the way no physician can do alone, said Bruce A. Scott, MD.

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Interim Meeting
Fighting for Physicians
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AMA president touts bipartisan solutions for health system challenges

At Interim Meeting of AMA House of Delegates, Dr. Scott identifies bipartisan bills Congress should pass to fix Medicare, prior authorization.

Press Releases
U.S. Capitol
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How the AMA is fighting for physicians now

The push is on for a 2025 Medicare payment update—but that’s not all. On prior auth, scope of practice, burnout and tech, the AMA fights for doctors.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
Illinois State Capitol Building
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Building consensus to fix prior auth at the state level

A physician leader in Illinois describes successful efforts in the Land of Lincoln to address numerous flaws in prior authorization.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
Person uses a walker with in-home physical therapy
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Time to crack down on ERISA plans’ use of prior authorization

The AMA has advanced prior auth fixes at the state and federal levels, but employer-sponsored ERISA plans have escaped scrutiny. That must change.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
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Oct. 18, 2024: National Advocacy Update

Prior authorization bill earns cosponsorship milestone in House and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update