American Medical Association (AMA)

The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest professional association and lobbying group of physicians and medical students. The AMA mission is to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. The association represents physicians with a unified voice in courts and legislative bodies across the nation, removing obstacles that interfere with patient care, leading efforts to prevent chronic disease and confront public health crises, and driving the future of medicine to tackle the biggest challenges in healthcare.

New-onset AFib is common after CABG—but typically not persistent or symptomatic
The study's authors questioned if these patients should even be given oral anticoagulation as currently recommended.
TAVR reinterventions: What new data tell us about redo, explant trends over time
TAVR reintervention rates remain low. However, they are slowly rising as the procedure is used more to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis. Researchers think this trend may continue going forward.
Real-world data link semaglutide, tirzepatide to improved heart failure outcomes
GLP-1 drugs have been taking the United States by storm in recent years. According to a new study of more than 90,000 patients, some of these medications can also make a big impact on reducing adverse heart failure outcomes.
MGMA warns of government overreach in the proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
The Medical Group Management Association shares concerns about the draft fee schedule published in July. A major concern is the government possibly changing how RVUs are set, rather than allowing the medical specialty representatives to have a say.
ACR has concerns about nonphysician scope creep in radiology
Efforts to expand the scope of practice for these lesser-trained clinicians are increasing as the growing shortage of physicians becomes more pronounced, especially in rural areas.

Benzodiazepine use before heart surgery: Should it be embraced or restricted?

Benzodiazepines are administered before a majority of cardiac surgeries to lower the risk of intraoperative awareness. At the same time, however, recent studies have suggested they increase the risk of postoperative delirium.

A graphic released by the AMA showing that cumulative Medicare payment cuts to physicians between 2001-2025 has resulted in a 33% cuts, which medical societies and numerous physicians in Congress says is not sustainable without Medicare patients losing access to care.

Congressional bill could reverse Medicare cuts and increase physician pay

A bill in Congress would reverse the 2025 Medicare cuts and increase physician pay, but a March deadline looms to make this happen.

Following a high-fat diet impacted one middle-aged man’s cardiovascular health so much that cholesterol appeared to start leaking out of his hands.

Cholesterol appears on man’s hands after he lived on diet of hamburgers, sticks of butter

The patient, who was primarily eating meat, cheese and entire sticks of butter, said the yellow nodules did not hurt in any way. His cholesterol level exceeded 1000 mg/dL at the time of treatment.

A study that analyzed patient outcomes in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in veterans showed outcomes for on-pump and off-pump procedures over 10 years to be similar. Photo by Jim Lennon

Heart surgeons may deliver better outcomes during stressful procedures

Excessive stress may still be harmful to a surgeon's performance, researchers warned, but moderate stress early on during a procedure appears to reduce the odds of a major complication.

Clopidogrel vs. aspirin: Tracking the chronic maintenance period after PCI for different risk groups

As more high-risk patients undergo PCI, what is the best antiplatelet strategy following an initial event-free period of DAPT? Does it change after complex PCI? Researchers aimed to answer these questions, and many others, with new findings published in JAMA Cardiology.

Treating younger patients with TAVR increases risk of death

Treating patients younger than 65 with TAVR is associated with certain risks for heart teams to consider. Fortunately, researchers found, care teams appear to be choosing patients wisely.

A transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure being performed at Intermountain Healthcare. Image from Intermountain Healthcare

TAVR survival is down in recent years, leaving cardiologists stumped

Researchers tracked recent TAVR data from the STS/ACC TVT Registry, highlighting a "concerning" finding they were unable to explain.

New Category I CPT codes announced for treating heart failure with implantable Barostim device

Baroreflex activation therapy with the Barostim device from CVRx has received new CPT codes from the American Medical Association. The codes go into effect in January 2026.

American Medical Association (AMA)

New-onset AFib is common after CABG—but typically not persistent or symptomatic

TAVR reinterventions: What new data tell us about redo, explant trends over time

Real-world data link semaglutide, tirzepatide to improved heart failure outcomes

MGMA warns of government overreach in the proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

ACR has concerns about nonphysician scope creep in radiology