by AACU Staff | Nov 16, 2022 | Latest News & Notes, News
Throughout the 117th Congress, UROPAC supports and collaborates with legislators to advance the priorities of the urology profession, and supports them in their candidacy for office. UROPAC-supported legislators had an incredibly successful 2022 midterm election , and...
by AACU Staff | Nov 10, 2022 | Latest News & Notes, News
Last week, researchers from Stanford University published a compelling new study comparing the productivity of nurse practitioners (NPs) to physicians. Employing a sophisticated causal analysis, the study, Productivity of Professions: Evidence from the Emergency...
by AACU Staff | Nov 4, 2022 | Latest News & Notes, News
UROPAC is pleased to announce that C. Mark Jackson, MD, has been selected as the new chair of the UROPAC board. Previously, Dr. Jackson served AACU as the chair of the AACU Employed Urologist and has been an active voice in furthering the mission of AACU in the...
by AACU Staff | Nov 3, 2022 | Latest News & Notes, News
This week, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2023 Medicare Physician Payment Schedule final rule. The AACU is reviewing the final rule, and remains concerned about the 8.5% payment cuts that physicians will face due to a combination of...
by AACU Staff | Nov 3, 2022 | Latest News & Notes, News
The AACU strongly supports the bipartisan introduction of the “Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022” (HR 8800) by physician Congressmen Ami Bera, M.D., (D-CA) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN). Due to a combination of statutory and budget neutrality payment cuts,...
by AACU Staff | Oct 20, 2022 | Latest News & Notes, News
Elliott Lieberman, MD is presented the Herb Sohn award by Damara Kaplan, MD, PhD, AACU Immediate Past President. The American Association of Clinical Urologists (AACU) is pleased to announce that Elliott Lieberman, MD, is the 2022 recipient of the Herb Sohn Award....