Advocacy Outreach
Ensure the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is fair for urologists and includes a reasonable, and accurate Medicare Economic Index tied to inflation.
Provide certainty for telehealth services by making telehealth waivers permanent and ensuring payment parity.
Promote greater efficiency and transparency in the prior authorization process and reduce physician burden.
Support early and accurate prostate cancer detection and research-led prevention strategies.
Latest AACU News
The Silent Epidemic: AACU and Man vs Prostate Call for a National Pivot Toward Bladder Health
The American Association of Clinical Urology (AACU), in a strategic partnership with Wayne Kuang, MD, and the Man vs Prostate initiative, is calling for immediate national action to address what we have termed the "silent epidemic" of male bladder health. Although the...
AACU Supports the Legislative Spirt of the Break Up Medicine Act
For much of the past decade, the structure of the healthcare marketplace has shifted toward increasing vertical integration. Insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, provider groups, and supply chain entities have become more closely aligned under common ownership...
AACU Supports H.R. 7602 which Seeks to Establish an Office of Men’s Health within the Department of Health and Human Services
The American Association of Clinical Urology (AACU) publicly supports H.R. 7602 titled “State of Men’s Health Act” sponsored by Representative Troy Carter, (D-LA) and Representative Greg Murphy (R-NC). Read More
AACU Supports Bills on Health Insurance Coverage Requirements for Prostate Cancer Screenings
AACU publicly supports Virginia HB2097 titled “Health insurance; coverage requirements for prostate cancer screenings.” VIEW THE LETTER AACU publicly supports Virginia SB 1314 titled “Health insurance; coverage requirements for prostate cancer screenings.” VIEW THE...