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2025 AMA advocacy priorities: Medicare payment, prior authorization, physician burnout and more
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the pressing issues facing physicians with AMA President Bruce Scott, MD.
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Inside the final 2025 Medicare physician payment schedule
Congress failed to stop a fifth consecutive Medicare pay cut, but on telehealth, equity and more, CMS heeds physicians’ advice. That failure extends “a devastating decline in Medicare physician ...
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“Beneficial owner” reporting on hold after federal court rulings
Diversifying the financial resources of your private practice and owning the medical technology you use may seem like a good idea, but a federal law that was designed to protect consumers from ...
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With STIs on rise among older adults, here’s what doctors can do
Don’t be afraid to talk with patients 65 or older about safer sex practices. Vaccination options also can help prevent STIs. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for adults 65 or older have more ...
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What doctors wish patients knew about Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease often begins with a tremor and the biggest risk factor is aging. Isaac Goldszer, MD, of Henry Ford Health, discusses what to know. Parkinson’s disease is the second-most common ...
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Seeing the risks of letting optometrists do eyelid surgery
Over a dozen states let optometrists wield a scalpel on the eyelid, opening up patients to missed cancers, unsafe procedures and more. This legal trend is one that deeply concerns Iowa ophthalmologist ...
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AMA Guides® Editorial Panel members
The AMA has convened diverse experts with deep expertise across a broad range of medical topics to serve as the AMA Guides® Editorial Panel (the Guides Panel). This group includes physicians, allied ...
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AMA’s first chief health equity officer to depart at year’s end
Under Dr. Aletha Maybank’s direction and guidance, the AMA has become a relevant national voice on equity in medicine and an important ally to organizations that have long been committed to this work.
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Bird flu 2025, first H5N1 death, norovirus outbreak, and links between drinking alcohol and cancer
AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public ...
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Raw milk: Questions patients may have and how to answer
Milk and dairy products offer nutritional benefits. But raw milk—that is, unpasteurized milk—can contain harmful bacteria and pose significant health risks. AMA membership offers unique access to ...
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AI scribes for clinicians: How ambient listening in medicine works and future AI use cases
AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public ...