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

AAPA has filed comments to the 2027 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, urging CMS to advance policies that expand access to care, strengthen Medicare payment systems, preserve telehealth flexibilities, and remove barriers to PA practice.

September 17, 2026

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

PAs and APRNs may now order all non-invasive colorectal cancer screening tests covered by Medicare, including RNA-based stool tests, DNA-based stool tests, DNA-based blood tests, and fecal occult blood tests (FOBT).

September 10, 2026

Explore PA Practice Laws with AAPA’s New Interactive Maps

To make researching the status of PA practice modernizations across states and U.S. territories more efficient for PAs and all stakeholders, AAPA has developed a series of interactive PA practice maps that are now available on AAPA.org.

August 25, 2026

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

Meet the 2026 recipients of the Michael Powe Leadership in Advocacy Scholarship This scholarship is awarded to PA Student Advocates and Leaders August 21, 2026 Michael Powe, AAPA’s former vice […]

August 21, 2026

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

AAPA has signed onto an American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)-authored letter responding to the August 10th Executive Order on childhood vaccine recommendations.

August 18, 2026

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

The 2026 Leadership and Advocacy Summit is less than six weeks away, and this year we have an opportunity to make it the most impactful PA advocate fly-in ever.

August 17, 2026

Your PA Compact Questions Answered: What PAs Need to Know as Progress Continues

Establishing any licensure compact – regardless of the profession – is a multi-stage, multi-year process. To understand where we are in the process and what’s next, here’s a look at the work that has been done and what is still underway.

August 6, 2026

PA Licensure Compact Momentum Continues as Michigan Joins as 29th Member State

With Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s signing of HB 4309, Michigan has become the 29th member of the PA Licensure Compact, advancing a growing effort to expand and improve licensure portability for PAs.

July 22, 2026

New Hampshire Becomes 28th State to Join PA Licensure Compact, Completing the Trifecta of AAPA’s PA Policy Modernizations

On July 15, Governor Kelly Ayotte signed HB 1772 into law, entering New Hampshire into the PA Licensure Compact as the 28th state.

July 17, 2026

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