Advocacy in Action: Mid-Year Wins and Highlights
To close out the first half of the year, we're highlighting some of the Advocacy team's recent successes and engagements at the federal and state levels.
July 15, 2025
AAPA Shines Light on Barriers to PA Practice and Opportunities to Improve Care in Multiple Comment Letters to Agencies
Over the last several weeks, AAPA submitted a series of comments to multiple agencies addressing topics ranging from anticompetitive practices against PAs to opportunities to improve policies in skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, inpatient psychiatric facilities, and hospice. In addition, AAPA raised attention to regulatory and policy barriers that limit PA practice and impose administrative burdens in letters to HHS, CMS, FDA, and OMB.
July 9, 2025
AAPA’s Letters to HHS, CMS, FDA, and OMB Recommend Changes to Multiple Federal Regulations and Policies
From May to July 2025, through letters to HHS, CMS, FDA, and OMB, as well as submissions through CMS and OMB portals, AAPA identified numerous regulatory and policy barriers that arbitrarily and unjustifiably limit PA practice and impose administrative burdens.
July 9, 2025
AAPA Asks CMS to Remove Regulatory Restrictions on PAs Providing Care in Hospice and Facilities
In June 2025, AAPA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the topics of hospice, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and inpatient psychiatric facilities. These comments, in response to annually released proposed rules that make adjustments to the hospice wage index and respective fee schedules, responded directly to inquiries made within the rules, as well as identified policy obstacles faced by PAs in these settings.
July 9, 2025
AAPA Submits Comments to DOJ and FTC Underscoring Anticompetitive Regulations Placing Barriers to PA Practice
In May 2025, AAPA submitted comments to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in response to separate, but similar, requests for information (RFIs) regarding the topic of anticompetitive laws and regulations at both the state and federal levels. These comments directly addressed inquiries made within the RFIs and identified obstacles faced by PAs due to anticompetitive measures.
July 9, 2025
North Carolina Enacts Law Removing Supervision Requirements for Experienced PAs
On July 1, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signed House Bill 67 into a law, a sweeping healthcare workforce reform bill that includes two key PA-related provisions that will improve patients’ abilities to access timely healthcare.
July 1, 2025
PA Licensure Compact: Connecticut Becomes 18th State to Join
Connecticut is now a member of the PA Licensure Compact, following this week’s signing of HB 7287!
June 27, 2025
Momentum Builds: New Hampshire Becomes Third State to Enact PA Title Change
New Hampshire just became the third state to adopt “physician associate” as the official title for PAs, signaling growing nationwide recognition and momentum for title change.
June 19, 2025
Advocacy in Action: Tackling Tumultuous Times
From title change legislation to federal advocacy, it's been a busy month. Our advocacy efforts are working - let's keep it going!
June 18, 2025