Latest AACU News
AACU – Supported Biomarker Bill Advances in Ohio
In early 2022, the AACU joined more than 20 other organizations in supporting biomarker testing legislation introduced in Ohio (HB 608). This legislation continues to move forward, and passed the House Health Committee this week with only one vote in opposition. Bills...
State Legislative Update — Copay Accumulator Legislation
The AACU is advocating in Ohio for HB 135 – legislation that would require insurers and pharmacy benefit managers to count all payments made on behalf of a beneficiary to their deductible and out-of-pocket maximums for prescription medications. Payers are increasingly...
AACU Introduces Successful Resolution on Physician Reimbursement for Interpreter Services
Pictured is the AUA/AMA Joint Delegation The AACU delegation includes Martin K. Dineen, MD, FACS (AMA Delegate), Robert Lurvey, MD, JD (AMA Alternate Delegate) and William C. Reha, MD, MBA, AMA Alternate Delegate - Specialty Society President. At the 2022 Interim...
2022 Midterm Election Results
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...
New Study Shows Independent NPs Use More Resources, Cost More to Employ
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...
New UROPAC Chair Announced
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...
Final Physician Fee Schedule Rule Released
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...
AACU Supports HR 8800 — Take Action to Stop Payment Cuts!
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,...
AACU Announces 2022 Herb Sohn Award Recipient
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. This...
The American Association of Clinical Urologists Announces New Board Officers
The American Association of Clinical Urologists (AACU) is pleased to announce the installation of new board officers for 2022-23: William C. Reha, MD, MBA, Harbhajan Singh Ajrawat, MD, FACS, FICS, and Lorie Fleck, MD. New officers were installed during the membership...