Latest AACU News
Graduate Medical Education and Physician Workforce Shortage
Ensuring a Well-Trained Physician Workforce. Increase Federally Funded Physician Training Programs Request Urologists urge Congress to acknowledge the importance of specialty medicine and address urological workforce shortages that jeopardize patient access to care....
Prostate Cancer Screening and Awareness
Eliminating Misdiagnosis and Reducing Wasteful Medicare Spending Every 20 minutes an American man dies from prostate cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that 161,360 men were told they have prostate cancer in 2017. Early detection is critical because...
Modernize Law Restricting Coordinated Care (“Stark Law”)
When Congress enacted the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, it replaced a fundamentally flawed reimbursement framework with a program promoting value-based care delivery. Value-based care, as measured by the new Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)...
AACU Leaders Meet with Congressman Ruiz
AACU leaders met recently with Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-CA 36th) to discuss our policy concerns and priorities, including the MPFS, telehealth, prior authorization, GME funding, and more. Congressman Ruiz is an emergency medicine physician and sits on the House Energy...
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month — AACU Legislative Spotlight
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month! The AACU, in partnership with the AUA and Zero, advocate for state legislation providing for no-cost prostate cancer screenings. We’re pleased to announce that after several legislative wins (including Illinois this year...
AACU Submits Comments on 2023 Medicare Hospital OPPS and ASC and Ambulatory Surgical Center Proposed Rule
On September 13, the AACU submitted a formal comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed CY 2023 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule. In our formal...
AACU Opposes Medical Chaperone Rules in Wisconsin and Oregon
Recently, the AACU opposed medical chaperone rules in Wisconson and Oregon, as the proposed regulations represent an unwarranted regulatory intrusion into medical practice. Additionally, as written, the regulations would place a substantial economic burden on urology...
AACU Submits Comprehensive Comments on 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposal
On September 6, the AACU submitted a formal comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). The rule proposes Medicare payment and policy changes for 2023, including proposals which...
AACU Reviews CMS released information on the No Surprises Act (NSA)
The AACU is reviewing this information and will respond as appropriate. The newly released information from CMS includes: Final rules taking into account the two district court rulings on the NSA, addressing issues related to disclosures by plans and issuers about the...
AACU Supports CA SB 107
The AACU joined the California Medical Association's letter in support of SB 107. This legislation protects patients' and providers' ability and right to receive and deliver gender-affirming care services and sets up proper liability and immunity protections for...