2022 Archives
12/16/22
91ºÚÁÏÍø pushes for budget priorities as end of congressional session approaches, 91ºÚÁÏÍø fights for increased access to behavioral health care for patients, physicians
12/02/22
91ºÚÁÏÍø advocacy to prevent physician payment cuts continues, 91ºÚÁÏÍø provides recommendations for improving health care quality for incarcerated individuals
11/18/22
Final 2023 Medicare physician fee schedule includes positive changes but confirms reimbursement cut, 91ºÚÁÏÍø advocacy for covid-19 funding continues, 91ºÚÁÏÍø offers recommendations to improve effectiveness of MACRA
11/04/22
New 91ºÚÁÏÍø Position Paper Addresses Environmental Health; New 91ºÚÁÏÍø Position Paper Addresses Environmental Health; 91ºÚÁÏÍø Continues Advocacy in Health Equity and Nondiscrimination
10/21/22
91ºÚÁÏÍø advocates for legislation to stop 2023 Cuts to Medicare physician fee schedule, 91ºÚÁÏÍø calls on federal government to improve health care access for indigenous people , 91ºÚÁÏÍø leads charge for immigrants’ role in health care delivery system.
10/07/22
91ºÚÁÏÍø urges Senate to pass legislation aimed at improving the Medicare advantage prior authorization process , tales from the frontlines: 91ºÚÁÏÍø advocates for postpandemic coverage for audio-only visits, 91ºÚÁÏÍø urges senate to pass legislation aimed at combating workplace violence in health care settings
09/23/22
91ºÚÁÏÍø: Proposed 2023 physician fee schedule contains several positive proposals, but changes still needed in some areas, 91ºÚÁÏÍø performance measurement committee helps physicians put patients before paperwork, 91ºÚÁÏÍø: federal court ruling on aca could jeopardize access to preventive health care services
09/09/22
91ºÚÁÏÍø: Passage of Inflation Reduction Act Improves Access to Health Care Services, Treatments, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Makes Recommendations for Improving Long-Term Services and Support Sector, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Supports New AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians
08/12/22
Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2023 Includes Positive Changes for Internal Medicine Physicians, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Policy Paper Calls for Physician Payment System to Consider Socioeconomic Factors That Affect Health Outcomes
07/08/22
91ºÚÁÏÍø advocacy for reproductive health care rights to focus on the states, 91ºÚÁÏÍø: passage of the bipartisan safer communities act a ‘step in the right direction’, 91ºÚÁÏÍø urges government to bolster food insecurity response
06/17/22
91ºÚÁÏÍø strengthens advocacy to prevent firearm violence amid recurrence of mass shootings, US surgeon general report highlights urgent need to address health care worker burnout
06/03/22
91ºÚÁÏÍø leadership day Returns to the capitol, Minneapolis internal medicine physician Dr. Sally Berryman receives 2022 Neubauer Award for advocacy work, 91ºÚÁÏÍø expresses support for FDA proposal to ban menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars.
05/20/22
91ºÚÁÏÍø backs new White House plan to tackle the opioid overdose epidemic, 91ºÚÁÏÍø offers comments on most recent draft version of the USCDI, 91ºÚÁÏÍø provides comment to CMS on improving access to care in Medicaid and CHIP
05/06/22
New 91ºÚÁÏÍø Policy Paper Provides Recommendations for More Effective Collaboration Between Primary Care Specialists, Specialty Physicians, New 91ºÚÁÏÍø Leadership Encourages Physicians to Provide Expertise to Legislators to Advocate for Health Care Issues, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Backs Biden’s Efforts to Get Ghost Guns Off the Street
04/15/22
HRSA extends initial reporting period for provider relief fund money, 91ºÚÁÏÍø offers suggestions for implementation of electronic prior authorization systems, President Biden’s proposed 2022-2023 budget suggests increasing spending for crucial health programs.
04/01/22
91ºÚÁÏÍø Launches New Advocacy Toolkit for Protecting Physicians and Health Care Workers From Violence, Appropriations Bill Provides Funding for Crucial Health Care Programs, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Comments on Proposed Rule for 2023 Medicare Part D Program
03/18/22
State of the Union address included promising proposals for improving the U.S. health care system, 91ºÚÁÏÍø signs onto amicus briefs supporting New York state guidelines considering race in prioritizing COVID-19 antiviral treatment
03/04/22
Physicians Working in Public Service Positions May Qualify for Loan Forgiveness Program; 91ºÚÁÏÍø Expresses Support for Legislation to Improve Mental Health in the US; New 91ºÚÁÏÍø Toolkit Helps Members Tackle Period Poverty
02/18/22
91ºÚÁÏÍø encourages members to advocate to have these questions removed so that those who need it seek help
02/04/22
91ºÚÁÏÍø is advocating against this recommendation, saying that freezing payments would jeopardize access to primary care physicians and create access problems for other specialties.
01/21/22
91ºÚÁÏÍø Advocates for Telehealth Flexibilities to Remain Once Public Health Emergency Lifts; Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Urges Federal Government to Do More to Protect Public Health; HHS Details ‘Red Flag Law’ HIPAA Exemptions; Learn about Value-Based Payments in Upcoming Webinar
01/07/22
In Partnership With YouTube, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Addresses Vaccines, COVID-19 Misinformation, From COVID-19 Support to New DEI Initiatives, Plus More: 91ºÚÁÏÍø Advocacy Year in Review, 91ºÚÁÏÍø 2021 Advocacy Year in Review