Becker's Healthcare December 2, 2025
The American Medical Association is facing heightened scrutiny from Republican lawmakers about its role in shaping physician payment, The Washington Post reported Dec. 2.
Five things to know:
1. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., sent a letter to the AMA Dec. 1, requesting details on how it develops and licenses CPT billing codes used for Medicare and commercial reimbursement. The action follows a formal letter Mr. Cassidy, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, sent to the AMA in early October, requesting detailed information about its control of the CPT coding system.
2. Mr. Cassidy and other Republican lawmakers have criticized the scale of the AMA’s coding enterprise, alleging it generates substantial revenue and...
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