Communications with Federal Executive Branch

AAPA’s communications with agencies of the federal executive branch help to promote the PA profession.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule

2023 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

Medicare Advantage Request for Information

Rural Emergency Hospitals Proposed Rule

2023 Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs

Addressing Disparities and Promoting Equity in Healthcare

2022 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule

2022 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure CMS Welcome Letter

2021 Physician Fee Schedule Comments

AAPA and CO Letter to CMS Administrator Verma

CMS Regulatory Response to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

2021 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule

COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Interim Final Rule

Medicare Scope of Practice Request for Information – PA/APRN Coalition Letter

Medicare Scope of Practice Request for Information – Constituent Organization Sign-On Letter

Medicare Scope of Practice Request for Information – AAPA Comments

2020 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule

2020 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

Patients Over Paperwork Request for Information

Incident-To Sign-On Letter

2020 Hospice Proposed Rule

PAs Providing Hospice Services Under Medicare

Interoperability and Patient Access Proposed Rule

Medicaid Managed Care Proposed Rule

Medicare and Medicaid Burden Reduction Proposed Rule Sign-On Letter

Medicare and Medicaid Burden Reduction Proposed Rule

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Proposed Rule

2019 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule

2019 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

Department of Defense

AAPA Letter to the Assistant Secretary of Defense re: Pay Disparity for Civilian PAs Employed by DOD

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

AAPA Comments to FMCSA on Dept. of Veterans Affairs Physicians Qualifying as Certified Medical Examiners

AAPA Comments to FMCSA re: Certifying Commercial Drivers with Controlled, Insulin-Treated Diabetes

AAPA Comments to FMCSA on Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators with Well-Controlled ITDM

AAPA Comments to FMCSA and FRA on Sleep Apnea

Department of Health and Human Services

AAPA Responds to HHS Initiative to Strengthen Primary Health Care

Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services

Letter to HHS Secretary Requesting Inclusion of PAs in PREP Act Declaration

Medication-Assisted Treatment Guidance Sign-On Letter

AAPA-AANP Medication-Assisted Treatment Guidance Letter

AAPA Comments on Periodic Regulatory Review

NHSC Students to Service Program Letter

Sign-On Letter in Support of Executive Order #13890, Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s Seniors

Medicare Scope of Practice Request for Information – Constituent Organization Sign-On Letter

Medicare Scope of Practice Request for Information – AAPA Comments

AAPA/Home Health Coalition Sign-on Letter

AAPA Comments on Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities

Sign-On Letter Opposing Changes to Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act

Inter-Agency Pain Management Taskforce Comments

AAPA Comments on Proposed Update to Title X Family Planning Grant Program

AAPA Comments on Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance Plan Proposed Rule

AAPA Comments on Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Healthcare; Delegations of Authority

AAPA Comments to CMS on Innovation Center New Direction Request for Information

AAPA Comments to CMS on Proposed 2018 Physician Fee Schedule

AAPA Comments to CMS on Proposed 2018 Outpatient Prospective Payment Program

AAPA Comments to CMS on Proposed 2018 Updates to Medicare’s Quality Payment Program

AAPA Letter of Congratulations to Secretary Thomas Price, M.D.

AAPA Comments to Dept. of Health and Human Services re: EHR Incentive Program Stage 3 and Meaningful Use

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

AAPA Comments to SAMHSA on CARA PA Educational Requirements

AAPA Comments to SAMHSA on Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders

Department of Veterans Affairs

AAPA Comments to the VA Special Medical Advisory Group

Coalition Letter to VA National Practice Acts

Authority of VA Professionals to Practice Health Care

Meeting Request with Secretary of Veterans Affairs

AAPA Letter to VA Secretary Shulkin re: Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2017

AAPA Comments on VA Telehealth Rule

AAPA Letter Urging Full Practice Authority for PAs at the VA

AAPA Letter to the VA on Maximizing PA Services

AAPA Comments to Department of Veterans Affairs on APRN Final Rule

AAPA Comments to the Department of Veterans Affairs on Full Practice Authority for APRNs Employed by the VA

PAs as a Solution to Staffing Shortages at the VA

AAPA Letter to VA Secretary McDonald re: His Confirmation

AAPA Letter of Support for VHA PA Directive

Other Agencies (White House, CDC, DEA, FDA, FTC, HRSA, OPM, etc.)

AAPA Comments on U.S. Department of Education Student Assistance Proposed Rule

Sign-On Letter to DEA on Federal X-Waiver

Biden-Harris Transition

Telemedicine Special Registration Process Sign-On Letter to DEA

IRS Medical Care Arrangements Proposed Rule Comments

Communication with White House in Relation to Federal COVID-19 Response

OMB Letter on VA-related Items in FY2020 Budget

Opioid Overdose Crisis Sign-On Letter

OCAN Sign-On Letter on USPSTF Obesity Recommendations

AAPA Letter to OMB re: FY19 Budget Proposal Inclusions Pertaining to the VA

AAPA Comments to FDA on Opioid Policy Steering Committee

Letter to President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis

Sign-On Letter to President Trump on Vaccine Safety

AAPA Letter to Trump Transition Team

AAPA Comments to OMB on CARA Waiver Form for PAs and NPs

AAPA Comments to SSA on PAs as Acceptable Medical Sources Regarding Medical Evidence of Disability

AAPA Comments to MedPAC on PAs and Telemedicine

AAPA Response to CDC re: Proposed 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

Communications with Federal Executive Branch

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Department of Defense

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Department of Health and Human Services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Department of Veterans Affairs

Other Agencies (White House, CDC, DEA, FDA, FTC, HRSA, OPM, etc.)

Updates and Issue Briefs