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Medicare Will Largely Defer to State Law Requirements on How PAs Work With Physicians

Representing a significant and historic victory for PAs and the patients they serve, the final 2020 Physician Fee Schedule, issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), changes Medicare’s supervision requirements for PAs by largely deferring to state law on how PAs practice with physicians and other members of the healthcare team.

November 4, 2019

More Than Just PA School: 29 PA Programs Perform Community Service

PA Week is not just a time to celebrate the profession, but for PAs and PA students to give back to their communities. PA Student Service Week promotes PA student participation in community service during PA Week.

November 1, 2019

Brookings, AEI Report Finds Many States Place Unnecessary Restrictions on Healthcare Professionals

A joint report recently released by the American Enterprise Institute and Brookings explored ways to reduce healthcare spending without impacting access. It underscored the importance of ensuring healthcare providers, such as PAs, do not face unjustified, burdensome restrictions.

October 31, 2019

AAPA 2020 Registration Open; Alex Sheen to Keynote General Session

Registration is open for AAPA 2020, May 16-20, in Nashville, Tennessee. Founder and CEO of because I said I would, Alex Sheen, will be the keynote speaker. Because I said I would inspires millions of people to keep their promises.

October 31, 2019

Three PAs having a conversation in the hallway

How to Be A Good PA Colleague

Every PA shows up to work ready to take the best care of their patients, and work towards the best patient outcomes. But each of us also contributes to our work environment. How we contribute defines us as a colleague.

October 25, 2019

How to Talk With Patients About Intimate Partner Violence

Only 30% of PAs regularly ask their patients about domestic violence and 51% say that they have never had training in the treatment/management of domestic violence survivors. Of those PAs who have had training, only 60% feel prepared to treat survivors.

October 23, 2019

The Training Rheum: ARP Collaborates with American Academy of PAs to Help Rheumatology Practices Onboard NPs & PAs

A new initiative, aimed at attracting PAs and NPs to rheumatology careers, kicked off in Atlanta Aug. 10–12. Dubbed The Training Rheum, the three-day boot camp is part of a budding alliance and collaboration between the ACR’s Committee on Rheumatology Training & Workforce Issues and the interprofessional division of the ACR, the Association of Rheumatology Professionals, and AAPA.

October 17, 2019

AAPA Volunteers Give Back By Serving as Professional Liaisons

AAPA has a long history of collaboration with other professional societies including the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American College of Emergency Physicians, and National Hispanic Medical Association. Generous and talented PAs volunteer to serve as liaisons.

October 16, 2019

Eleanor Graber standing in front of her project at NIDA's annual conference

Every User Has a Story: PA Aims to Humanize Patients with SUD

On average, 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. Eleanor Graber, PA-C, received the PA Foundation’s NIDA Mentored Outreach Award for her project, “Every User Has a Story,” which aims to humanize people with SUD and showcase real-life success stories.

October 15, 2019