Under President Biden’s prescription drug law, drug companies will pay rebates to the federal government for raising prescription drug prices faster than the rate of inflation. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the initial guidance detailing the requirements and procedures for the new program. Read full details and fact sheets here. As […]
Excess Mortality Among Physicians During The COVID-19 Pandemic This newly published JAMA Internal Medicine research letter, co-authored by AMA Research and Policy Manager Lindsey Carlasare with a team from Stanford University School of Medicine, seeks to better understand the effects of the pandemic on physician mortality rates. Listening Campaign: Engage Physicians to Uncover Sources of […]
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AAP President Sandy Chung, MD, FAAP, attended an event at the White House to mark the upcoming anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). For the last 30 years, the law has helped many Americans take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave, without the risk of losing their job, to care for […]
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From the AMA: A statewide initiative has been launched in Virginia that seeks to cut burnout levels among physicians and other health professionals, and it includes a call to remove a major barrier to their well-being—the stigmatizing of those who seek the help of mental health professionals. As part of the “ALL IN: Caring for […]
From the AMA: In a major advance for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and efforts to end the epidemic of drug overdose and death, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 eliminated the requirement for physicians to obtain a waiver from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to prescribe buprenorphine for OUD treatment. Read more.
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A coalition of healthcare organizations in Virginia has launched a new initiative that hopes to cut burnout among physicians and encourage more healthcare workers to receive care from mental health professionals, according to a Jan. 23 report from the American Medical Association. The initiative, “All In: Caring for Virginia’s Caregivers,” will recognize hospitals and health systems that […]
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From the AMA: As you may know, the Federal Trade Commission published today a proposed rule that would ban most noncompete clauses. Some of you have been asking if the American Medical Association (AMA) will be submitting comments to the FTC and, if so, what approach the AMA expects to take. The AMA has existing […]
CMS Seeking Comment: HHS Releases Initial Guidance for Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program
Under President Biden’s prescription drug law, drug companies will pay rebates to the federal government for raising prescription drug prices faster than the rate of inflation. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the initial guidance detailing the requirements and procedures for the new program. Read full details and fact sheets here. As […]
New Resources from the AMA
Excess Mortality Among Physicians During The COVID-19 Pandemic This newly published JAMA Internal Medicine research letter, co-authored by AMA Research and Policy Manager Lindsey Carlasare with a team from Stanford University School of Medicine, seeks to better understand the effects of the pandemic on physician mortality rates. Listening Campaign: Engage Physicians to Uncover Sources of […]
AAP President Sandy Chung, MD Attends FMLA White House Event
AAP President Sandy Chung, MD, FAAP, attended an event at the White House to mark the upcoming anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). For the last 30 years, the law has helped many Americans take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave, without the risk of losing their job, to care for […]
How Virginia’s getting rid of obstacles to physician well-being
From the AMA: A statewide initiative has been launched in Virginia that seeks to cut burnout levels among physicians and other health professionals, and it includes a call to remove a major barrier to their well-being—the stigmatizing of those who seek the help of mental health professionals. As part of the “ALL IN: Caring for […]
Buprenorphine prescribing now available to all DEA-registered physicians
From the AMA: In a major advance for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and efforts to end the epidemic of drug overdose and death, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 eliminated the requirement for physicians to obtain a waiver from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to prescribe buprenorphine for OUD treatment. Read more.
How one state is reducing physician mental health stigma
A coalition of healthcare organizations in Virginia has launched a new initiative that hopes to cut burnout among physicians and encourage more healthcare workers to receive care from mental health professionals, according to a Jan. 23 report from the American Medical Association. The initiative, “All In: Caring for Virginia’s Caregivers,” will recognize hospitals and health systems that […]
AMA Response Regarding FTC and Noncompete Clauses
From the AMA: As you may know, the Federal Trade Commission published today a proposed rule that would ban most noncompete clauses. Some of you have been asking if the American Medical Association (AMA) will be submitting comments to the FTC and, if so, what approach the AMA expects to take. The AMA has existing […]