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Introducing the Nominating Work Group’s 2023 Endorsements

The Nominating Work Group is charged with recruiting, evaluating, and endorsing candidates to run for positions on the AAPA Board of Directors. We are pleased to announce the slate of candidates the NWG has endorsed to run in the 2023 AAPA Board of Directors and House of Delegates Elections.

April 21, 2023

Montana Governor Signs Law Removing Supervision Requirement

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte has signed HB 313 into law! Enacted upon being signed on April 18, the new law allows PAs with fewer than 8,000 practice hours to practice in collaboration with a physician or a PA with 8,000 or more practice hours.

April 20, 2023

Arizona Becomes Fourth State to Remove the Legal Tether Between PA, Physicians

Arizona is officially the fourth state to remove the legal tether between a PA and another healthcare provider. With the signing of H.B. 2043, PAs in the Grand Canyon State are now empowered to expand patient care through more modernized, team-based healthcare.

April 19, 2023

How to Overcome Struggles in Family Medicine

In an AAPA Huddle Ask Me session, two experts with years of experience in family medicine answered questions on increasing the number of PAs in the field, the benefits of getting involved in the community, and how to negotiate for better conditions for PAs and their patients.

April 19, 2023

AAPA Joins United Front on Value-Based Medicare Reimbursement Proposal for Primary Care

AAPA’s CEO Lisa M. Gables, CPA stresses the need to change the structure of the healthcare delivery system by strengthening the primary care workforce to provide preventive care, chronic disease management, and help address skyrocketing mental health and substance use problems.

April 5, 2023

Updated Guides and Resources for PAs

In a rapidly changing healthcare environment, understanding PA billing and compliance is essential to maximizing the collection of appropriate reimbursement, demonstrating PA value, and avoiding regulatory and accrediting violations. The Essential Guide to PA Reimbursement and the Guide to PA Regulations and Compliance are updated every year and available to AAPA members (free of charge)!

April 4, 2023

New DEA Requirement for Registered Practitioners to Complete SUD, OUD Training to Take Effect June 27

As part of a large end-of-year spending agreement, Congress passed a law that requires all Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners to meet a one-time, eight-hour training requirement on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. The requirement takes effect on June 27, 2023.

April 3, 2023

Resources to Fuel Your Inner Researcher

Want to make an impact on the PA profession? The research team at AAPA has curated a series of resources just for you! Follow the links and check them out today.

March 27, 2023

AAPA Responds to Senate HELP Request for Healthcare Provider Input on Workforce Solutions

The American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) underscored the need to reduce provider barriers that interfere with optimizing patient care in the organization's comments submitted to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee.

March 22, 2023