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AACU State Advocacy Network: Certificate of Need Programs
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, many states suspended certificate of need requirements for certain healthcare facilities. As legislative sessions kick-off across the country, lawmakers are proposing to alter or eliminate those regulatory reviews...
Congressional Committees Finalized, AACU Advocacy Ramps Up
With impeachment in the rear window and lawmakers in both the House and Senate receiving their committee assignments, policymaking in the 117th Congress is set to get underway. In the House of Representatives, the Democratic Party remains in the majority with no...
Prostate Cancer Screening and Genomic Testing Legislation
AL SJR 23 — APPROVED National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, September, recognized AL SJR 37 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, September 2021, proclaimed CA AB 1520 Prostate cancer screening. This bill would prohibit a health insurance policy from applying a...
In Brief – Spring 2021
AACU Releases Legislative Priorities for the 117th CongressThe AACU Health Policy Committee finalized its advocacy priorities for the 117th Congress (2021-2022), which include long-standing, unmet... Read More
UROPAC Update: Invested in the Outcome of Healthcare Policies
By Kevin J. Barlog, MD UROPAC ChairIn the aftermath of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, the dynamic between federal lawmakers and their largest campaign funders — corporate... Read More
State Advocacy Network Update: The Intersection of State and Federal Advocacy
By William C. Reha, MD, MBA AACU State Advocacy Network Chair“So here I stand, in a nearly empty studio, talking to you through a video screen. And that’s OK.”These were the... Read More
President’s Message: Health Is A Part of Our Lives
By Elliott R. Lieberman, MD AACU PresidentThe human toll of COVID-19 in the U.S. is by far the highest reported in the world, accounting for 20 percent of the nearly 2.5 million deaths globally... Read More
AACU Applauds Effort to Study PBM “Rebate Walls”
In correspondence dated March 25, 2021, the AACU joined more than a dozen patient and provider groups in thanking Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) for requesting a GAO report that will investigate the... Read More
AACU Supports Physician Mental Health Legislation
In correspondence dated March 25, 2021, the AACU joined a coalition to thank the sponsors of legislation that would enhance federal resources to help reduce and prevent suicide, burnout, and other... Read More
AACU Advocates for Enhanced Access to PSA Screening
In correspondence dated April 7, 2021, AACU President Elliott Lieberman, MD, thanked the sponsors of the PSA Screening for HIM Act (H.R. 1176), legislation that would ensure that men who are at the... Read More