PatientAction

The AMA’s Patients Action Network keeps you updated on critical healthcare measures pending in the U.S. Congress, government agencies, and in the media.

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Did you know Medicare physician payments have not kept pace with the rising costs of providing care? 📈 This puts financial pressure on physician practices and threatens patients' access to timely, accessible healthcare. Learn more and take action: https://t.co/6vIqMdEn0G

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Your voice can be part of a bigger conversation on healthcare policy.

Join our network of passionate patient advocates to take action on issues that matter most to you and your family. 🫂 https://t.co/SbmjitXK8U

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Access to a trusted physician is essential to quality healthcare. But a stable Medicare payment system helps ensure physicians continue putting patients first.

🩺 Learn more about the urgent need to #FixMedicareNow: https://t.co/DPojwtdzd6

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Help Us Improve the Patient Experience

Your access to healthcare matters. At the Patients Action Network, we have the resources you need to share your story and advocate for healthcare reform. 📣 https://t.co/Y1r2tNWZSs

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New AMA analysis shows the four largest PBMs collectively have a 73% share of the national retail pharmacy network management and prescription claims adjudication markets.
Policymakers must act for increased transparency and accountability. https://t.co/Y2oms4rj9i

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Here at the Patients Action Network, we are advocating for policies that improve access to care.

🔍 Explore our priority issues and learn how you can get involved in improving healthcare policy. https://t.co/jx46DWNjNd

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Treat: Come 2027, prior auth is supposed to happen electronically, inside Electronic Health Records.

Ask your vendor now! #FixPriorAuth

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New AMA analysis shows the 69% of PDP lives are covered by an insurer that is vertically integrated with a PBM in 2024.

Policymakers must act for increased transparency and accountability. https://t.co/Y2oms4rj9i

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Do you want to get involved in patient advocacy? The Patients Action Network Advocacy Hub offers free resources that make it easy to take action.

✅ Get started today: https://t.co/l8N5TDTNs8

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“If reimbursement continues to decline, it will force more doctors to close their doors or merge with larger health care systems in urban areas, meaning longer drives and wait times for appointments for many Americans.” - @Terrilox of @patientsrising

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Halloween is scary.
So are prior authorizations delaying or denying patient care.

Join us in our effort to #FixPriorAuth: https://t.co/63SFMORq2m

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New AMA analysis shows 94% of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) markets were highly concentrated in 2024. Policymakers must act for increased transparency and accountability. https://t.co/Y2oms4rj9i

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🗣️ Your voice can influence the future of healthcare.

Join the Patients Action Network today to access tools to support you as you start or continue your advocacy journey. https://t.co/1UXdD46u0m

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It’s IN the computer.

Under CMS-0057-F, your Electronic Health Records (EHR) should be able to check if prior auth is needed, pull the paperwork, and submit it. No fax, no phone tag, no payer portals. #FixPriorAuth

Beginning Jan 1, 2027 it’s all in the EHR! Ask your vendor now.

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“When payment fails to cover the true cost of care, those cuts are felt elsewhere.”

In the @BostonHerald, Dr. Daniel Solomon shares his perspective on how Medicare payment instability is impacting communities and patients across America. Read more:

https://t.co/1wJCzGyfVn

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You're comparing premiums. You're checking deductibles. But are you asking how many hoops you'll have to jump through to get care?

One question many employees never think to ask: How does this plan use prior authorization?

Learn more: https://t.co/qCh2X4uaW2

#FixPriorAuth

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Medicare Open Enrollment started this week.

In 2024, @KFF revealed that Medicare Advantage plans denied 4.1 million prior auth requests.

Only about 1 in 9 denials was appealed — and roughly 4 in 5 appeals won.

Know your plan. Appeal denials. #FixPriorAuth

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When you review your health benefits, ask about more than cost. Ask your employer:
✅ Does this plan require prior auth?
✅ For what services?
✅ How often are requests denied or delayed?
The right coverage should help you get care, not stand in the way of it.
#FixPriorAuth

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When insurers delay medically necessary care, the consequences can be devastating. This heartbreaking story is a reminder that prior authorization and other coverage barriers are more than administrative hassles. Patients' lives are at stake. #FixPriorAuth
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H.R. 1 (a.k.a. the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) is taking effect now.

Changes to Medicaid and other federal health coverage programs could impact how patients get and maintain coverage and access care.

Here’s what’s changing now and what’s ahead: