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Advocacy in Action This Fall: LAS, Student Loan Litigation, and a Consequential Mid-Term Election

With the potential for November’s midterm elections to reshape Congress and state legislatures, planning for state 2027 legislative sessions and a new US Congress is especially challenging this fall.

October 9, 2026

PA Student Loan Case Moves into Next Phase: What PAs and PA Students Need to Know

AAPA and the PA Education Association (PAEA) continue to challenge the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) classification of PA programs under new federal student loan limits. Here’s where the case stands, what has happened so far, and what PAs and PA students should know.

October 2, 2026

MEAPA President, Kathleen Moneghan, becomes an Excellence in Advocacy Honoree

During the 2026 Women in Government Relations Leadership & Advocacy Conference, Kathleen Moneghan, DHA, MPAS, PA-C, received the Excellence in Advocacy by a Volunteer Leader award — awarded to non-paid volunteer leaders whose advocacy efforts create meaningful, lasting impact.

September 28, 2026

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Advocacy in Action This Fall: LAS, Student Loan Litigation, and a Consequential Mid-Term Election

PA Student Loan Case Moves into Next Phase: What PAs and PA Students Need to Know

MEAPA President, Kathleen Moneghan, becomes an Excellence in Advocacy Honoree

AAPA Urges CMS to Protect Patient Access in 2027 Medicare Payment Rule

Medicare Coverage for Colorectal Cancer Screenings Expanded to Include All PA-ordered Tests

Explore PA Practice Laws with AAPA’s New Interactive Maps

Meet the 2026 recipients of the Michael Powe Leadership in Advocacy Scholarship

AAPA Joins 200+ Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups in Opposing Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines

Advocacy in Action: PAs Have the Attention of Congress…We Need Your Voice at LAS to Keep It!

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