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For Kevin N. Williams, MS, MPAS, PA-C, no two days as a psychiatric PA are the same. As the lead clinician and CEO of OnPoint Behavioral Health and co-chair of the Psych Congress PA Institute, he is committed to expanding access to care through clinical excellence and organizational leadership.

PAs around the country are heeding the call for more clinical voices in elected office. Six PA candidates won state legislative seats in Montana, North Carolina, Vermont, West Virginia, Michigan, and Iowa in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, according to reported results.

On November 1, Arkansas’ fee-for-service Medicaid program enacted several changes to the way it recognizes physician associates/assistants (PAs). One of the most substantial changes establishes Arkansas as the 50th state to authorize PAs to enroll as rendering providers in the Arkansas Medicaid program.

Adding to a year of major legislative wins, Pennsylvania has officially become the 30th state in the PA Licensure Compact with Governor Josh Shapiro's signature of HB 1961 (Act 76)!

Recent federal court decisions reinforce the central argument in AAPA and PAEA’s legal challenge against the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) restrictive definition of "professional degree" for federal student loan purposes.