Advocacy Central
AAPA works to advance the profession and promote quality, accessibility and cost-effectiveness in patient-centered healthcare. Our advocacy engagement includes initiatives related to the federal, state and grassroots levels.
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Resources
Issue Briefs
AAPA issue briefs cover a wide range of topics that are important to PAs and PA practice.
PA State Practice Map
Overview of the PA practice environment across the country.
Advocacy News
Explore PA Practice Laws with AAPA’s New Interactive Maps
To make researching the status of PA practice modernizations across states and U.S. territories more efficient for PAs and all stakeholders, AAPA has developed a series of interactive PA practice maps that are now available on AAPA.org.
August 25, 2026
Meet the 2026 recipients of the Michael Powe Leadership in Advocacy Scholarship
Meet the 2026 recipients of the Michael Powe Leadership in Advocacy Scholarship This scholarship is awarded to PA Student Advocates and Leaders August 21, 2026 Michael Powe, AAPA’s former vice […]
August 21, 2026
AAPA Joins 200+ Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups in Opposing Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines
AAPA has signed onto an American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)-authored letter responding to the August 10th Executive Order on childhood vaccine recommendations.
August 18, 2026
Advocacy in Action: PAs Have the Attention of Congress…We Need Your Voice at LAS to Keep It!
The 2026 Leadership and Advocacy Summit is less than six weeks away, and this year we have an opportunity to make it the most impactful PA advocate fly-in ever.
August 17, 2026