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AMA Update 606: AMA president on challenges doctors still face and what’s next for the American Medical Association

3 de junio de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:33 0 Comments

What policies does the American Medical Association support? What does the American Medical Association fight for? What are the biggest struggles doctors face today?

American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate

💜 Not a physician? Join the Patients Action Network: https://ama-assn.co/PatientsActionNetwork

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:
▹ Reforming Medicare payment
▹ Fighting scope creep
▹ Fixing prior authorization
▹ Reducing physician burnout
▹ Making technology work for physicians

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AMA Update 597: Understanding the patient experience: The journey through surgery and recovery with Dr. Mukkamala

9 de mayo de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:17:46 0 Comments

Why is relating to patients important? How do you treat brain cancer? What is brain cancer treatment like? What are the benefits of understanding patient experience? AMA President-elect Bobby Mukkamala, MD, shares his personal journey from brain tumor diagnosis through recovery. Dr. Mukkamala discusses how being a patient reshaped his views on health care, the challenges of understanding a cancer diagnosis, the importance of family support—and how these experiences align with AMA priorities like prior authorization reform and addressing physician shortages. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate

💜 Not a physician? Join the Patients Action Network: https://ama-assn.co/PatientsActionNetwork

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:
▹ Reforming Medicare payment
▹ Fighting scope creep
▹ Fixing prior authorization
▹ Reducing physician burnout
▹ Making technology work for physicians

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AMA Update 565: Physicians and pharmacists work together to improve the prior authorization process

21 de febrero de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:06 0 Comments

Who is responsible for getting pre authorization? How can pharmacists help doctors? What can the technician do to help expedite prior authorization? Our guests from Geisinger Health System are Kristen Kruszewski, director of pharmacy strategy, Seth Gazes, associate vice president of pharmacy strategy and planning, and Jerry Greskovic, vice president of ambulatory pharmacy services. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate

💪 Learn how the AMA is AMA fighting prior authorization: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth

🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

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AMA Update 546: How the AMA fought for docs in 2024 to fix prior authorization, reduce physician burnout and more

23 de diciembre de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:04:01 0 Comments

In the final AMA Update episode of 2024, American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger looks back on another year of stories about the work that physicians are doing across the country and how the AMA is fighting to support them.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:
▹ Reforming Medicare payment
▹ Fighting scope creep
▹ Fixing prior authorization
▹ Reducing physician burnout
▹ Making technology work for physicians

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AMA Update 514: How a health care bill becomes a law: ISMS president on the Illinois Healthcare Protection Act

4 de octubre de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:10:55 0 Comments

What is the new healthcare law in Illinois? Is Illinois getting rid of prior authorization? What is the Illinois Healthcare Protection Act? Recent policy changes in healthcare: Richard Anderson, MD, FACS, president-elect of the Illinois State Medical Society, discusses what the new Illinois health insurance laws mean for doctors and patients. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

Learn how the AMA is AMA fighting prior authorization: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth

🗣 Get involved! Patients and physicians can share prior authorization stories at: https://ama-assn.co/FixPriorAuth

📋 AMA prior authorization survey: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_stats_PDF

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AMA Update 508: Prior authorization in children’s health care and prescription delays due to insurance issues

20 de septiembre de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:19 0 Comments

Why do prior authorizations take so long? Is prior authorization required for emergency services? Why would insurance deny a medication? Melissa Garretson, MD, a pediatric emergency physician at Cook Children’s Health Care System and a member of the AMA Board of Trustees, discusses how to talk to patients about prior authorization, why prior auth takes so long, and how the AMA is fighting to fix prior authorization. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🗣 Get involved! Patients and physicians can share prior authorization stories at: https://ama-assn.co/FixPriorAuth

📋 AMA prior authorization survey: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_stats_PDF

🗺️ 📍 Googling «prior authorization laws by state»? Use AMA prior authorization state law chart: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_laws_PDF

📢 AMA prior authorization physician advocacy examples: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_training_PDF

📜 AMA prior authorization model bill: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_legislation_PDF

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AMA Update 481: Health insurance denials, delayed care and medication access: How prior authorization hurts patients

15 de julio de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:17 0 Comments

Why do prior authorizations get denied? Who is responsible for getting pre authorization? Why is prior authorization so difficult? How long does prior authorization take? Our guest is American Medical Association President Bruce Scott, MD. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🗣 Get involved! Patients and physicians can share prior authorization stories at: https://ama-assn.co/FixPriorAuth

📋 AMA prior authorization survey: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_stats_PDF

📍 Googling «prior authorization laws by state»? Use AMA prior authorization state law chart: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_laws_PDF

📢 AMA prior authorization physician advocacy examples: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_training_PDF

📜 AMA prior authorization model bill: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_legislation_PDF

📊 Access AMA prior authorization legislation resources and research: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_report

📚 AMA prior authorization reform and model legislation: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_reform

🏛️ Stay up to date on AMA efforts to fix prior authorization policy: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_policy

🎞️ Get your CMS final rule prior authorization questions answered, watch: https://youtu.be/uEjV4CWlMJ4?si=QUCmuugnCdfExY2H

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AMA Update 480: AMA Advocacy: Who does the AMA represent and what does the American Medical Association fight for?

12 de julio de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:16:53 0 Comments

What are the goals of the American Medical Association? Is Medicare unsustainable? Do doctors lose money on Medicare patients? What is the AMA position on prior authorization? Our guest is AMA Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Todd Askew. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

📋 AMA prior authorization survey: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_stats_PDF

📍 Googling «prior authorization laws by state»? Use AMA prior authorization state law chart: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_laws_PDF

📢 AMA prior authorization physician advocacy examples: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_training_PDF

📜 AMA prior authorization model bill: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_legislation_PDF

🏛️ Wondering what is scope of practice and why is it important? See AMA fighting scope creep examples: https://ama-assn.co/ScopeExpansion

🗺️ Searching for why do scope of practice laws vary by state? Access free resources and examples of scope creep PDF: https://ama-assn.co/ScopeCreep_PDFs

🛑 AMA efforts to #StopScopeCreep: https://ama-assn.co/ScopeOfPractice

Wondering «What does the AMA lobby for»? Check out the AMA Progress Report: https://ama-assn.co/progress_report_PDF

⚖️ AMA efforts on Medicare payment reform: https://ama-assn.co/Medicare

🗣 Get involved! Tell Congress to fix Medicare now: https://ama-assn.co/FixMedicareNow

📨 Stay up to date on all the latest advocacy news by subscribing to AMA Advocacy Update: https://ama-assn.co/Advocacy_newsletter

💪 See how the AMA fights for physicians: https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs

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AMA Update 453: How to speed up your prior auth process using EHR data exchange

3 de mayo de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:10:34 0 Comments

What is the new CMS rule for prior authorization? Why do prior authorizations get denied? What are the benefits of electronic health information exchange?

Our guest is Philip Oravetz, MD, chief population health officer at Ochsner Health. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

📋 Looking for prior authorization cheat sheet resources? Check out: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/sustainability/prior-authorization-practice-resources

📺 AMA President Dr. Ehrenfeld explains CMS prior authorization final rule: https://youtu.be/uEjV4CWlMJ4?si=mVsOqLtw_XKOYII-

📰 Read about the changes coming in CMS Interoperability Rule 2026: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/15-billion-win-physicians-prior-authorization

🗣 Get involved! Patients and physicians can share prior authorization stories at: https://fixpriorauth.org/

📊 Access AMA prior authorization resources and research: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/prior-authorization-research-reports

📚 Free prior authorization templates and model legislation: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/prior-authorization-reform-resources

🏛️ Stay up to date on the AMA’s advocacy efforts to fix prior authorization: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/advocacy-action-fixing-prior-authorization

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

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AMA Update 426: How DC prior authorization reform improved patient care by changing pre-authorization requirements

1 de marzo de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:08:43 0 Comments

What is the prior authorization legislation in DC? Is prior authorization good or bad? How does prior authorization work? How can I speed up my prior authorization?

Our guest is Susanne Bathgate, MD, past president of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at George Washington University. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🗣 Get involved! Patients and physicians can share prior authorization stories at: https://fixpriorauth.org/

📊 Access AMA data reports and prior authorization research: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/prior-authorization-research-reports

📚 Free prior authorization reform resources and model legislation: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/prior-authorization-reform-resources

🏛️ Stay up to date on the AMA’s advocacy efforts to reform prior auth: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/advocacy-action-fixing-prior-authorization

🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

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