Advocacy

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that oversees the Medicare program, released the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule. The rule updates numerous Medicare coverage and payment policies that impact PAs, physicians, and other health professionals.

Today, Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire signed HB 1222 into law. The legislation eliminates the requirement that PAs have collaboration agreements with physicians, except for PAs who have completed fewer than 8,000 hours of clinical practice and work in a healthcare setting that does not employ a physician.

The Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (H.R. 618) has cleared the House Committee on Education & the Workforce, with language authorizing PAs to provide treatment and oversee care for federal workers injured on the job.