What PAs Should Know About the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Rule

On November 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that oversees the Medicare program, released the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule. The rule updates numerous Medicare coverage and payment policies that impact PAs, physicians, and other health professionals.

November 10, 2022

Final Push for Federal PA Priorities Underway as Clock Ticks on 117th Congress

Despite the ticking clock and the distractions of the impending midterms, AAPA’s Federal Advocacy team has remained diligently and strategically focused on PA-priority legislation that has the potential to directly impact PA practice: specifically, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (H.R. 6087) and the Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act (H.R. 1956/S.1986).

September 26, 2022

Act Now to Call on Congress to Prevent Overdose Deaths

In April of 2021, Congress introduced The Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act. Congress needs to hear from you, as trusted health care providers, about the importance of this legislation and the lifesaving changes it would bring to patients, families and communities.

January 28, 2022

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PAs Secure Strengthened PA Practice and Expanded Patient CARE Under Medicare in 2020

Given the significant impact of COVID-19, most of Congress’ attention in 2020 was paid to pandemic response and relief efforts. AAPA lobbying efforts to demonstrate the importance of the profession to Congress, along with grassroots advocacy from individual PAs, were instrumental in advancing PA-friendly proposals in 2020.

February 3, 2021

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