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Advocacy Update

Aug 7, 2020 ·

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Aug. 7, 2020: Advocacy spotlight on 2021 Medicare Physician Payment Schedule and Quality payment program proposed rule

2021 Medicare Physician Payment Schedule and Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule in this Advocacy Update Spotlight.

Don’t turn back clock on peer-review confidentiality

CDC heat risk initiative, air pollution statistics and the latest news on bird flu in milk

Change Healthcare cyberattack

The AMA is the otolaryngologist’s powerful ally in health care

AMA Reimagining Residency initiative

Equity, diversity and belonging in medical education

How medical student parents factor in family when picking a specialty

Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Diagnosis on a section of resected lung

Medical student research retrospective: Rosalynn Conic, MD, PhD, MPH

Physician employee, partner or owner? 3 paths for young doctors

May 3, 2024: Advocacy Update spotlight on Change Healthcare cyberattack adverse impact

May 3, 2024: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

Medical students: Become an AMA member and get a free gift!

Give the gift of AMA membership

Council & committee applications

Business of the AMA House of Delegates Annual Meeting

About the Council on Constitution & Bylaws (CCB)

Medical education leadership opportunities

About the Medical Student Section (MSS)

Senior Physicians Recognition Month

International Conference on Physician Health™

Saving Time: Practice Innovation Boot Camp

Aug. 7, 2020: Advocacy spotlight on 2021 Medicare Physician Payment Schedule and Quality payment program proposed rule