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AMGA Opposes Provider Relief Fund Reporting Changes; HHS Guidelines Do Not Capture Extent of Loses for Healthcare Providers
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AMGA sent a letter to HHS recommending that it reinstate earlier reporting requirements for the Provider Relief Fund, which reimburses healthcare providers for expenses and lost revenues associated with COVID-19. -
CMS Physician Fee Schedule Proposals Create Uncertainty for AMGA Members
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AMGA is concerned that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed CY 2021 Physician Fee Schedule rule would inadvertently exacerbate the financial situation facing our membership that is a result of the ongoing novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. -
AMGA to Assess Impact of COVID-19 on Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
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AMGA, through a grant from Pfizer will conduct a study to determine the impact of COVID-19 on patients with type 2 diabetes -
AMGA Foundation Releases First-of-Its-Kind Playbook for Obesity Care Implementation
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AMGA Foundation Releases New Resource for Obesity Care Implementation -
AMGA Urges Congress to Approve Additional COVID-19 Relief Package
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AMGA urges Congress to act swiftly to approve a much-needed additional COVID-19 relief package. -
Survey Shows Divergent Trends in Provider Compensation and Productivity
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Summary of findings from AMGA's 2020 2020 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey. -
AMGA Urges CMS to Continue Move to Value During COVID-19 Pandemic; Calls for Changes in 2021 Medicare Shared Saving Program
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AMGA recommends that CMS reverse its decision to forgo the 2021 application cycle for MSSP and maintain the progression through levels of risk in the program. -
Medical Groups and Integrated Health Systems Still Experiencing Significant Revenue Losses; Many Providers Forecast at Least a Year Until Revenues Return to Pre-COVID Levels
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Many Providers Forecast at Least a Year Until Revenues Return to Pre-COVID Levels. -
AMGA Condemns Racism and Commits to Fighting This Public Health Crisis
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AMGA condemns racism, bigotry, discrimination, and violence of any kind, and we are deeply concerned about discriminatory practices that are resulting in unwarranted deaths and marginalization of the Black community. -
AMGA Endorses Medicare Telehealth Expansion; New Flexibilities Needed Beyond COVID Emergency
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New flexibilities are needed beyond the COVID-19 crisis, according to the association. -
AMGA Endorses Provider Loan Program Reform Effort; Accelerated and Advance Payments Provide Crucial Financial Support
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AMGA has endorsed H.R. 6837 and S. 3750, the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act. -
AMGA Announces Two Leadership Changes within Analytics Subsidiary
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Elizabeth Ciemins, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A., has been promoted to VP, Research & Analytics, and Jill Powelson, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., M.B.A., R.N., CPC to VP, Collaborative for Performance Excellence. -
Lightbeam Health Solutions Honored by AMGA for Support of Provider Community
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Lightbeam Health Solutions was honored by AMGA in 2020 for their support of the provider community. -
AMGA and Physician Organizations Call for HHS to Support Audio-Only Telehealth Services
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AMGA members send a joint letter to HHS urging support for audio-only telehealth services, amidst COVID-19. -
Medical Groups and Integrated Health Systems Face Closure Without Immediate Financial Relief; Initial CARES Act Fund Covered Less than a Week of Lost Revenue
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AMGA surveyed its health system members to gauge the impact of COVID-19 on their finances. -
COVID-19 Reality: Medical Groups Face Financial Meltdown While Their Communities Face Devastating Loss of Access to Health Care
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Independent medical groups are running out of cash and many will go broke by summer without significant financial assistance from the federal government, according to a survey of independent medical groups conducted by AMGA. -
House Approves COVID-19 Package; Includes Billions for PPE and Funding to Help Healthcare Providers Continue Serving Patients
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AMGA's response to the House of Representative's passage of a COVID-19 relief package. -
AMGA Recognizes Organizations for Achievements in Diabetes Care and Commitment to Healthcare Quality
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AMGA recognizes organizations for their achievements in diabetes care and commitment to healthcare quality. -
Senate Agreement on COVID-19 Legislative and Funding Package; Includes Billions for PPE and Funding to Help Providers Continue Serving Patients
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AMGA's response to senate voting on a COVID-19 stimulus package. -
AMGA Urges Lawmakers to Consider Healthcare Providers in COVID-19 Relief Stimulus Package
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In a letter to congressional leaders, AMGA urged lawmakers to consider healthcare providers in any COVID-19 relief stimulus package. -
Provider Access to Data Crucial Next Step for Improved Interoperability; Congress Has Opportunity to Build on API Rules
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AMGA recommended CMS build on its recent interoperability final rule to give providers access to patient data. -
Medical Groups Collaborate on National Initiative to Increase Adolescent HPV Vaccination Rates; Initiative Aimed at Effort to Reduce Over 34,000 Cancers Each Year in the U.S.
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AMGA Foundation and the National HPV Vaccination Roundtable have launched the HPV Vaccination Best Practices Learning Collaborative,. -
AMGA Calls for CMS to Waive Telehealth Restrictions; Commends Congress for Swift Action on Coronavirus
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AMGA recommended CMS immediately exercise its authority to allow providers to treat suspected COVID-19 cases on a telehealth basis. -
AMGA Statement on 2021 Medicare Advantage Advance Notice
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AMGA recommends CMS ensure the MA program provide reimbursement necessary to care for patients with end stage renal disease. -
St. Elizabeth Physicians Honored as 2020 Acclaim Award Recipient
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St. Elizabeth Physicians named AMGA 2020 Acclaim Award recipient. HealthPartners and Intermountain Medical Group were recognized as honorees. -
AMGA Statement on 2021 Advanced Medicare Rate Notice and Proposed Rule
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AMGA is closely reviewing the Medicare Advantage Advance Notice and related proposed rule and is pleased that the proposals offer additional flexibilities for plans and providers to work together to best address the needs of their patients, particularly those with chronic diseases. -
Congressional Action Needed to Realize Promise of Value-Based Care
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AMGA's letter to the 116th Congress outlining its public policy priorities for 2020. -
AMGA Announces 2020 Board and Executive Committee
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AMGA announces its 2020 Board of Directors and welcomes five new members. Appointments were effective January 1, 2020. -
Together 2 Goal Participants Achieve Improved Diabetes Care for More than 1 Million People Nationwide
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AMGA’s Together 2 Goal® campaign announced its participating organizations have achieved improved diabetes care for more than 1 million people nationwide. -
AMGA Offers Recommendations to CMS and OIG on Value-Based Arrangement Exceptions and Safe Harbors
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AMGA today recommended that providers have access to a regulatory framework that supports their ability to assume risk-based contracts. -
AMGA Endorses Bipartisan Bill to Fix Benchmarking Calculation for Rural ACOs
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AMGA today endorsed a bill that would refine the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ methodology used to calculate benchmarks for accountable care organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. -
AMGA and Abt Associates to Evaluate Effects of Opioid Policies and Guidelines on Pain Management Practices and Outcomes
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AMGA is collaborating with Abt Associates, who has been awarded $2.05M by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to conduct a rigorous evaluation of practice guidelines and policies for chronic pain management, opioid prescribing, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT). -
AMGA Supports E/M Coding Changes in Final Physician Payment
Expresses Disappointment at MIPS Updateassociation news
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AMGA supports the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) decision to finalize changes to coding requirements for evaluation and management (E/M) services that acknowledge differences in patient complexity. -
AMGA to Host 2,000+ Healthcare Executives at 2020 Annual Conference
Key Speakers Include Zubin Damania, Peter Diamandis, and Toyin Ajayiassociation news
AMGA will host more than 2,000 healthcare leaders at its 2020 Annual Conference, March 25-28 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA. -
Measured, Practical Approaches to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Yields Improvements
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The Together 2 Goal® Innovator Track Cardiovascular Disease Cohort (CVD Cohort), an AMGA quality improvement initiative, has identified strategies for measurably reducing CVD risk in patients with Type 2 diabetes. -
AMGA Endorses ACO Benchmark Improvement Legislation
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AMGA today endorsed legislation, sponsored by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS), which would improve the method the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services uses to calculate the regional adjustment that factors into an Accountable Care Organization’s benchmark in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. -
AMGA Pleased CMS Reverses Evaluation and Management Policy
Offers Assistance to Develop MIPS Value Pathwaysassociation news
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AMGA today endorsed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes for office visit payments and offered to work with the agency to develop a reformed reporting system for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) -
More Than Five Million Adult Vaccinations Administered as Result of AMGA Foundation and Optum Collaboration on Adult Immunizations
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A joint effort between AMGA Foundation and Optum, with support from Pfizer, to improve adult immunization rates has resulted in more than five million influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations administered or documented over a three-year period. -
Physician Pay increased, productivity remained stagnant in 2018, AMGA survey finds
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As healthcare organizations move from volume-based to value-based payment models, we’ve observed increased scrutiny on primary care performance. -
AMGA Endorses CMS Data-Sharing Initiatives
Association Anticipates DPC Pilot and the MyHealthEData Programs Will Further Improve Population Health Management Effortsassociation news
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AMGA today endorsed two new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initiatives that are designed to ensure providers have access to claims data. -
AMGA Recommends Reforms to Support Value-Based Care
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AMGA Concerned MIPS No Longer a Pathway to Value Under Proposed Physician Fee Schedule
Association Warns Program Will Devolve into Regulatory Compliance Exerciseassociation news
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Based on initial review of the proposed CY 2020 Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule, AMGA is concerned that the estimated program year payment adjustments for the 2020 MIPS do not reflect congressional intent or provide reimbursement that is commensurate with the investments that AMGA members made in response to MACRA. -
Total Medical Group Investment per Physician Improved in 2018, According to New AMGA Survey
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Data from the newly released AMGA 2019 Medical Group Operations and Finance Survey shows that integrated system and independent practice operating margins improved from 2017 to 2018, indicating that these healthcare organizations are developing strategies to better manage their physician enterprises. -
AMGA Endorses Chronic Care Legislation
Eliminating Medicare Cost-Sharing Requirement Supports Care Managementassociation news
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AMGA encourages Congress to swiftly pass legislation introduced yesterday to eliminate beneficiary cost-sharing requirements for chronic care management (CCM) services. -
Former Adena Medical Group Executive Joins AMGA as New Vice President of Consulting
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AMGA Consulting welcomes former Adena Medical Group (AMG) President Scott Griffin, M.P.H., CMPE, as its newest vice president. -
AMGA Endorses Data-Sharing Provision in Senate HELP Committee Legislation
Discussion Draft Offers Potential to Improve Transparency, Reduce Costsassociation news
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AMGA today provided the Senate Health, Labor, Education & Pensions (HELP) Committee with recommendations to address rising healthcare costs by continuing to move providers and delivery systems toward value-based care. -
AMGA Calls for Access to Claims Data in Comments on CMS, ONC Proposals
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In comments filed today on two interoperability proposed rules, AMGA stressed the need for access to claims data, which is a vital part of care delivery in a value-based model and should be the basis for any reforms to interoperability standards and requirements. -
AMGA Survey Shows Physician Benefits Packages Remain Largely Unchanged Over Five Years
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Results from AMGA’s 2018 Provider Benefits Survey show core discretionary benefits, such as retirement plans, medical insurance, income protection, time off, and professional development, did not significantly change from 2014 to 2018. -
Senate HELP Draft on Transparency Builds on AMGA’s Claims Data Efforts
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AMGA is closely reviewing the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee draft legislation on improving transparency in health care and is pleased that it recognizes the importance of access to administrative claims data. -
AMGA Survey Shows Increased Reliance on Risk-Based Revenue
External Obstacles Impeding Move to Value Remain Unchangedassociation news
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AMGA's Fourth Annual Risk Survey found that many multispecialty medical groups (MSMG) and integrated delivery systems (IDSs) increased their use of risk-based revenue sources in federal and commercial settings from 2015 to 2018, with Medicare Advantage (MA) being the most dominant payment model (30%).
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