The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the challenges physicians face and what's next for the AMA.

Congress has attempted to pass “federal PBM reform.” Members of Congress have held numerous hearings related to PBMs ...

Bob Hawke and Gough Whitlam would be 'rolling in their graves' over the way Labor is managing Medicare, a leading GP says.

Some time ago, the Congressional Budget Office investigated whether the federal government could save significant money by negotiating with drug manufacturers over the price of drugs covered by ...

On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives cleared a major reconciliation hurdle, advancing its version of a 2025 Fiscal Year (FY2025) ...

We can move toward free market reforms in drug pricing. We must overturn the current perverse incentives that favor the ...

Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) has introduced the Medicare Advantage Reform Act, which among other provisions would require health plans to pay for ...

Medicare pays hospital outpatient departments higher rates than physician-owned practices, leading to higher spending and incentivizing hospitals to acquire physician practices. The Bipartisan Budget ...

Fix the commercial market so working-age Americans can afford private insurance and preserve Medicaid for those who truly ...

Donald Trump's bill is far from beautiful and does not come close to controlling spending enough to compensate for the loss ...

This year, the government is expected to pay about $84 billion more for ... Biden administration had already sought to reform its risk model for Medicare Advantage plans to limit abusive practices ...

Ten years ago, Peter Dutton signalled dramatic changes to Medicare to address ... if there is some sort of a payment mechanism in place.” The $7 GP fee reforms, that became known as the ...