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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

Utah Governor Signs First PA Licensure Compact Bill into Law

Utah is leading the way as the first state to adopt the PA Licensure Compact! S.B.35, signed into law by Governor Spencer Cox on March 14, addresses professional licensing issues across several industries and professions and, most notably, includes the PA Licensure Compact.

March 17, 2023

PA Act Modernization Bills Advance in Several States

The 2023 state legislative season is in full swing, and it's proving to be a busy year for PA state chapters pursuing changes to law that will expand access to care and strengthen team-based healthcare.

March 17, 2023

Make a Commitment: Engage in AAPA Advocacy Opportunities

AAPA offers opportunities to advocate for your profession. Find out how to become an AAPA Key Contact and meet with legislators, and learn how to inform AAPA about emerging and challenging policy issues.

March 15, 2023

CAPA’s Legislation Passed by Colorado State Senate by Vote of 26-8

Following a lengthy floor debate, the Colorado State Senate passed Senate Bill 23-083 on March 8 by a vote of 26-8.

March 10, 2023

Iowa State House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill Modernizing PA Practice by a Vote of 90 – 8

On March 7, the Iowa House of Representatives passed HF 424 by a vote of 90 to 8. The legislation would remove mandates for written agreements between PAs and a specific physician.

March 9, 2023

Colorado Academy of PAs One Step Closer to Move from Supervision to Collaboration

The Colorado Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed SB 83 yesterday by a vote of 6 to 3. This bill would modernize Colorado's PA Practice Act, removing the requirement for PAs to be supervised by a physician.

March 3, 2023

Major Marc Latta Focuses on Transformation

Major Marc Latta, DHSc, PA-C, has spent more than two decades in cardiac surgery, education, and aviation medicine. Now he navigates his own transformation while building Elevated Black Man, LLC, his organization that will address sociocultural traumatology by creating safe spaces for African American men to connect and grow.

February 28, 2023

Cardiology PA Viet Le Helps Pave the Way for More PA Researchers

Viet Le, preventive cardiology PA and associate professor of research at the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Utah, devotes much of his time to cardiovascular research. His clinical practice and research often go hand in hand as he treats complex cardiovascular diseases.

February 23, 2023

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