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AAPA Continues Pushing Back, Shares PA Views on AMA Attacks
AAPA sent a second letter to the American Medical Association (AMA) today, after the AMA did not respond to the request for a meeting included in AAPA’s July 30th letter.
September 3, 2024
CMS 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: What PAs Need to Know
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that oversees the Medicare program, released the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule. The rule updates numerous Medicare coverage and payment policies that impact PAs, physicians, and other health professionals.
August 2, 2024
PA Licensure Compact Update: Ohio Becomes Thirteenth State to Enter PA Compact
Ohio has officially adopted the PA Licensure Compact model legislation, S.B. 28, bringing the total of states in the PA Licensure Compact to thirteen.
July 24, 2024
New Hampshire PAs Achieve Optimal Team Practice (OTP)
Today, Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire signed HB 1222 into law. The legislation eliminates the requirement that PAs have collaboration agreements with physicians, except for PAs who have completed fewer than 8,000 hours of clinical practice and work in a healthcare setting that does not employ a physician.
July 24, 2024