by AACU Staff | Oct 13, 2022 | Advocacy Priorities
When Congress enacted the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, it replaced a fundamentally flawed reimbursement framework with a program promoting value-based care delivery. Value-based care, as measured by the new Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)...
by AACU Staff | Sep 23, 2022 | Latest News & Notes, News
AACU leaders met recently with Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-CA 36th) to discuss our policy concerns and priorities, including the MPFS, telehealth, prior authorization, GME funding, and more. Congressman Ruiz is an emergency medicine physician and sits on the House Energy...
by AACU Staff | Sep 23, 2022 | Latest News & Notes, News
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month! The AACU, in partnership with the AUA and Zero, advocate for state legislation providing for no-cost prostate cancer screenings. We’re pleased to announce that after several legislative wins (including Illinois this year...
by AACU Staff | Sep 14, 2022 | Latest News & Notes, News
On September 13, the AACU submitted a formal comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed CY 2023 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule. In our formal...
by AACU Staff | Sep 8, 2022 | Latest News & Notes, News
Recently, the AACU opposed medical chaperone rules in Wisconson and Oregon, as the proposed regulations represent an unwarranted regulatory intrusion into medical practice. Additionally, as written, the regulations would place a substantial economic burden on urology...