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AACU Advocates on the Move
Dr. Damara Kaplan, Immediate Past President, was on the ground in Santa Fe last week advocating for physicians and urology at the Capitol! Dr. Kaplan has also testified on behalf of AACU this session in opposition to expansion of pharmacist scope of practice in New...
AACU Supports the HELP Copays Act
The AACU will be issuing a support letter next week in support of the HELP Co-pays Act. This legislation a bipartisan bill designed to improve affordability and access to prescription medications. The HELP Copays Act (H.R. 830) would require insurers and pharmacy...
DC Prostate Cancer Screening Legislation Introduced
https://www.charlesallenward6.com/councilmember_allen_introduces_legislation_requiring_insurers_cover_annual_prostate_screenings_as_dc_leads_nation_in_disease_s_fatalities On March 21, DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) introduced legislation requiring all...
California Prostate Cancer Screening Legislation Passes Out of Committee
CA AB 632 passed out of the Assembly Health Committee without opposition yesterday afternoon; this legislation (and other no-cost prostate cancer screening legislation) is developed in partnership with AACU, AUA, and Zero – The End of Prostate Cancer. You can view...
Register now for Private Equity & the Business of Medicine
Register now for our April AACU After Hours event – Private Equity & the Business of Medicine – on April 13 at 8 pm ET. Mark Edney, MD, MBA. joins us as our featured speaker on a topic relevant to many practicing urologists. Dr. Edney, AACU president from...
AACU Calls for a Veto of Pharmacist Scope of Practice Legislation in New Mexico
On March 22, the AACU and AUA submitted a letter advocating for Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to veto Senate Bill 92 . This legislation expands pharmacist scope of practice to allow them to diagnose, test, treat, and order medication for certain medical conditions,...
The AACU Supports Federal Funding for the Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP)
The AACU joined thirteen other organizations in asking the House and Senate appropriations committees to allocate $60 million in FY24 for the Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) at the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) conducted by the US...
AACU Advocates for a Veto of Virginia HB 2274/SB 948
On March 6, the AACU and AUA submitted a letter advocating for Governor Glenn Youngkin to veto HB 2274/SB 948. This legislation expands pharmacist scope of practice to allow them to diagnose, test, treat, and order medication for certain medical conditions, including...
The AACU Opposes Scope of Practice Expansion in Connecticut
Last month, in partnership with the AUA, the AACU submitted a letter opposing Senate Bill 6398. This legislation would expand pharmacist scope of practice to allow for pharmacists to test, screen and treat a number of health conditions including urinary tract...
No-Cost Prostate Cancer Screening Moving Forward in California
Assemblyman Gipson has introduced AB 632 in California, legislation proposed to assist with financial barriers to prostate cancer screening. The first hearing on this bill will be held on March 21 and the AACU will be present to testify We are happy to be partnering...