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AACU Government Relations Report

Congressional Legislation of Interest SPARC Act:  If enacted this bill would be great for urology to encourage patient access and grow the profession...... Click here to read more. Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men Act or the PSA Screening...

AACU Opposes HR 2713, the I CAN Act.

The AACU strongly opposes HR 2713, the “Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act,” or the “I CAN Act.” This legislation would endanger the quality of care that Medicare and Medicaid patients receive by expanding the scope of practice for non-physician practitioners...

Scope of Practice – Pharmacists Test/Treat UTI Legislative Updates

Read about our efforts to oppose this legislation. OK – SB 931Passed the Senate – waiting for a hearing in the House Public Health Committee NM – SB 92Signed into law by the governor MS - HB 1317Tabled for the session  CT HB 6398Referred to the Public Health Committee...

No-Cost Prostate Cancer Screening Legislation Updates

Read more about our No-Cost Prostate Cancer Screening legislative efforts CA – AB632 Passed the House and has moved to the Senate Rules Committee for assignment to a committee for review. TX HB 118Passed out of the insurance committee and has been placed on the...

ICYMI: AACU After Hours – Private Equity & the Business of Medicine

https://aacu.memberclicks.net/aacu-after-hours-webinars Last week, the AACU Young Urologists Committee and Employed Urologist Committee hosted a discussion on private equity and the business of medicine featuring Dr. Mark Edney and Dr. Ian Thompson. More than 40 AACU...

AACU Members Serve as ABU Examiners

In February 2023, five members of the AACU participated as examiners for the ABU Certifying Examination (Oral Board Exam): Dr. William Reha, Dr. Peter Knapp, Dr. Lorie Fleck, Dr. Terrence Regan, and Dr. Thomas Herrick. Oral examiners were selected for their knowledge,...

AACU Shares Concerns about Modifier 25 with Cigna

On April 18, the AACU was part of a coalition led by the AMA that sent a letter to Cigna expressing concerns with its forthcoming policy that will require the submission of office notes with all claims including evaluation and management services and modifier 25 when...