Introducing the Urology Defense Fund
A Strategic Advocacy and Operations Initiative of the American Association of Clinical Urology (AACU)
The policy environment surrounding urology is becoming more complex, more compressed, and more consequential. Reimbursement pressure, scope expansion, and regulatory changes are no longer isolated developments. They are interconnected forces that move quickly and often take shape before they are fully visible.
After Hours Event
Presenter: Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH
President-elect
American Medical Association
From his early years as the AACU Alternate Delegate to his upcoming Inauguration as AMA President, Dr. Underwood will discuss the importance of advocacy in urology and his health policy agenda on our next AACU After-Hours.
Bring your questions and be part of this important conversation. Participation is FREE, but registration is required!
Advocacy Priorities
Graduate Medical Education and Physician Workforce Shortage
Ensuring a Well-Trained Physician Workforce. Increase Federally Funded Physician Training Programs Request Urologists urge Congress to acknowledge...
Prostate Cancer Screening and Awareness
Eliminating Misdiagnosis and Reducing Wasteful Medicare Spending Every 20 minutes an American man dies from prostate cancer. The American Cancer...
The AACU is dedicated to developing and advancing health policy education as it affects urologic practice in order to preserve and promote the professional autonomy of its members and support the highest quality of care for patients.
State Advocacy
Workforce — Scope of Practice
Allowing practitioners to perform procedures they simply aren’t trained to do can only lead to unpredictable outcomes, higher costs and greater...
Uniform Prior Authorization for Prescriptions and Health Services
In an effort to contain health care costs, most health insurers require a physician to obtain "prior authorization" before prescribing certain...
Prostate Cancer Awareness & Assessment
Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in men, and about one man in six will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his...