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PAs Secure Strengthened PA Practice and Expanded Patient CARE Under Medicare in 2020

Given the significant impact of COVID-19, most of Congress’ attention in 2020 was paid to pandemic response and relief efforts. AAPA lobbying efforts to demonstrate the importance of the profession to Congress, along with grassroots advocacy from individual PAs, were instrumental in advancing PA-friendly proposals in 2020.

February 3, 2021

Medication-Assisted Treatment Guidance Sign-On Letter

PA State Chapters Persevere in 2020 to Achieve Improvements for Profession

In a year of unprecedented disruption, PA state chapters persevered in 2020 to achieve great improvements for the PA profession. Due to COVID-19, PAs around the country adapted their advocacy plans to pursue temporary and permanent change to respond to COVID-19.

January 29, 2021

Getting to Know You: New Legislators in 2023

At the start of every new legislative session – whether we’re talking about Congress in Washington or at state capitols across the country – it is critically important that PAs…

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Myths vs. Facts: AAPA’s Political Action Committee

How PA PAC Supports PA-Friendly Candidates AAPA’s political action committee (PAC) is the only federal PAC representing PAs on Capitol Hill. PA PAC supports candidates who are committed to the…

AAPA, AANP Ask HHS to Amend New Guidelines for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

AAPA and AANP have submitted a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar, in response to the recent HHS notice of “Practice Guidelines for the Administration of Buprenorphine for Treating Opioid Use Disorder.”

January 15, 2021

AAPA-AANP Medication-Assisted Treatment Guidance Letter

PAs in Emergency Medicine

Issue brief on PAs in Emergency Medicine.

Convenient Care Association Voices Support for Eliminating Barriers to Employing PAs

The Convenient Care Association (CCA), the national trade association of companies and healthcare systems that provide consumers with healthcare in retail-based locations, recently voiced its support for eliminating the requirement for a specific relationship between a PA and a physician.

January 14, 2021

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