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AMA Update 587: Medicare PT cap: Does insurance cover physical therapy and who to ask for help with physical therapy

Is physical therapy covered by insurance? What is a PT cap? What happens when you can’t do physical therapy? Does Medicare limit physical therapy? Our guests are Courtland Keteyian, MD, president and CEO of the Jackson Health Network and medical director for occupational health at Henry Ford Jackson Hospital; Sam Porritt, founder and chairman of the board of the Falling Forward Foundation; and Atul Patel, MD, a practicing physiatrist, member of the governing board for Falling Forward, and a board member and treasurer of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 497: High blood pressure success stories: How Henry Ford Health System is treating hypertension in adults

Who is most likely to develop high blood pressure? What causes hypertension? Can hypertension be cured? What ethnic group has the highest rate of hypertension? Our guest is Denise White Perkins, MD, PhD, chair of the department of family medicine at Henry Ford Health. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 470: How the American Medical Association influences policy on value-based care, AI in medicine and more

Who can join the AMA? What issues does the AMA fight for? How does the AMA affect healthcare policy? What are AMA Sections? How is the AMA organized? Our guests answer those questions and more at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates. Adnan Munkarah, MD, is care delivery system president and chief clinical officer at Henry Ford Health System, and Narayana Murali, MD, is chief medical officer of medicine services at Geisinger Health. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 359: Fostering collaboration and public health innovation with Scott Dulchavsky, MD

How the Henry Ford Innovation Institute works and helps Henry Ford Health stay ahead of the curve. Scott Dulchavsky, MD, CEO of the Henry Ford Innovation Institute, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Institute, discusses some of its most successful products, and shares how it brings together individuals from across Henry Ford and the world to solve problems in health care. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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