U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Latest Challenge to the Affordable Care Act On June 17, 2021, the Affordable Care Act survived a third major challenge as the Supreme Court, in a 7-to-2 vote, turned aside the latest effort by Republicans to kill the health care law. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who had cast the decisive vote...

AMA House of Delegates Calls for Greater Flexibility on Information-Blocking Rules New federal information-blocking regulations stemming from the 21st Century Cures Act require physicians to release health information even when they believe that doing so could emotionally or psychologically harm the patient, says a resolution presented at the AMA Special Meeting. There are exceptions to the r...

AMA House of Delegates Calls on Medicare Advantage to Align Prior Authorization Policies with Medicare Fee-for-Service   The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates issued a statement saying that Medicare Advantage plans shouldn’t override physician judgment. According to a resolution presented at the AMA Special Meeting, more than 62 million Americans are covered by...

AMA House of Delegates Addresses Several Issues in June 2021 House of Delegates Annual Meeting Nearly 700 physicians, residents and medical students gathered for the June 2021 American Medical Association (AMA) Special Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates (HOD) held Friday, June 11, through Wednesday, June 16, to consider a wide array of proposals to help fulfill the...