Stop Healthcare Obstruction
It’s time to strengthen and unify the healthcare system! Join AAPA in our efforts to put a stop to the American Medical Association’s (AMA) divisive “scope creep” campaign. PAs stand with patients in our fight against healthcare obstruction.
What is the AMA “Scope Creep” Campaign?
The “scope creep” campaign is an effort led by the AMA to restrict the roles and responsibilities of PAs and other healthcare providers.
It claims that PAs are seeking to expand their scope of practice beyond their traditional roles, which the AMA says will compromise patient safety and disrupt established healthcare hierarchies.
However, PAs know this campaign mischaracterizes proposed policy changes, which are designed to modernize PA practice laws and improve patient access to care. The campaign also erodes patient trust of PAs in team-based healthcare.
Here’s How You Can Get Involved!
Latest News
PAs urge AMA to drop ‘scope creep’ campaign
The American Academy of Physician Associates is calling on the American Medical Association to end its “scope creep” campaign, arguing a more collaborative approach is needed to strengthen the U.S. healthcare system amid significant provider shortages.
Physician associates to AMA: Quit ‘tearing down’ other health care providers
The American Medical Association is spreading misinformation and using fear-mongering about “scope creep” to stifle modernized practice rules as patients face shortages in health care, physician associates say.
PA Group Asks AMA for Policy Truce
The AAPA released an open letter the president of the AMA last week, calling for an end to the AMA’s opposition of legislative measures and public policies that would allow PAs to have broader clinical practice rights.
AAPA Urges AMA to Modernize Health Care Laws for All Health Care Providers
The claim that only physicians are capable of providing quality health care is unfounded and overshadowed by the real priorities of patients, stated AAPA.
Resources
AAPA September 3rd Letter to AMA
Over a month has passed since AAPA first called on the American Medical Association (AMA) to put an end to their divisive “scope creep” campaign. In that time, the AMA has ignored the request for a meeting and has continued to spread misinformation about our profession. In response, AAPA sent a follow-up letter to the AMA, amplifying the voice of our PA community.
Following the letter from AAPA to the AMA on July 30, 2024, 8,000 PAs added their names to an open letter expressing concern about the AMA’s “scope creep” campaign.
This document provides information about efforts to stop attacks against PAs.
AAPA’s letter to the AMA confronts its unjust and harmful attacks on PAs and calls on the AMA to cease its divisive “scope creep” campaign.
Journal of Medical Regulation Study
This study affirms that removing barriers to PA practice improves patient access to high-
quality care.
The Patient Experience – Perspectives on Today’s Healthcare
Harris Poll public opinion survey identifies how PAs can improve access to care and overall patient outcomes.