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AMA telehealth policy, coding & payment

Download PDFs of the issue brief and other resources—the AMA’s telehealth quick guide outlines policy, CPT coding and payment considerations to keep in mind during COVID-19.

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Digital
AMA COVID-19 Guides

A time to stand together

With expert resources and tireless advocacy, the AMA is your powerful ally against COVID-19.

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COVID-19: Advocacy Progress Report

View the AMA's progress report on the advocacy actions taken to help affect change during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Public Health
AMA COVID-19 Guides
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Temporary Stark Law waivers during COVID-19

Read details about the HHS and CMS guidelines on the Stark Law blanket waivers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the temporary exemptions of sanctions.

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Sustainability
AMA COVID-19 Guides
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Final 2021 Medicare pay schedule: What physicians need to know

Changes to E/M will ease documentation burdens, but final rule also includes painful pay cuts that Congress must act to avert. Learn more with the AMA.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Oct. 9, 2020: Advocacy spotlight on Avoiding cuts to 2021 physician payment top priority in letter to CMS

Avoiding cuts to 2021 physician payment top priority in letter to CMS in the latest Advocacy Update Spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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Budget deal includes critical loan-repayment relief for doctors

Changes to terms of Medicare advance payment programs lift an “economic sword hanging over physician practices,” says AMA President Susan R. Bailey, MD.

Payment & Delivery Models
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Congress providing much-needed relief to physicians in the pandemic

AMA strongly supports provisions in the Continuing Resolution that will offer relief to hard-pressed physician practices.

Press Releases
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Aug. 21, 2020: National Advocacy Update

Five things to know about the temporary Stark Law waiver and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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CMS shouldn’t permanently relax rules on physician oversight

Temporary waivers involving scope of practice and licensure should not continue once the COVID-19 pandemic emergency has ended.

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