When insurance company practices put patients at risk, advocacy is an important tool physicians can use to make a real difference. You can make a difference.
ACR Advocates for Dedicated Department of Defense Arthritis Research Funding
The ACR and RheumPAC are working to secure an annual allocation of $20 million dedicated to research on arthritis prevention and treatment in the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program budget.
ACR Insurance Subcommittee Focuses on Coverage & Reimbursement
On behalf of the ACR, I wish you happiness, prosperity and, above all, good health in this new decade. Now that the holidays are behind us and 2020 has launched, the ACR’s dedicated volunteers and staff are working collaboratively to achieve many ambitious initiatives to ensure the College’s dynamic and bright future. A few weeks…
State Legislative Update: Setting the Stage for 2020 & Beyond
In the new year, ACR advocacy staff will be working to advance bills to reform step therapy, prior authorization and more in state legislatures across the country.
ACR Advocacy: 2019 Year in Review
As a new year begins, Government Affairs Committee chair Blair Solow, MD, takes stock of ACR advocacy wins in 2019 and issues to watch in 2020.
Last Call for 2019 RheumPAC Contributions
The ACR thanks all members who donated to RheumPAC this year. These contributions enable the ACR to educate key legislators and their staffs about the important issues rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals face. Every dollar raised goes directly to the re-election campaigns of legislative leaders in our field to help those who best understand our issues…
New D.C. Office Strengthens ACR Advocacy Efforts
Three full-time, ACR advocacy staffers are now working in Washington, D.C., to provide a daily presence for national rheumatology lobbying efforts.
2019 RheumPAC Matching Campaign Donors Recognized
Contributions from ACR/ARP members and volunteer leaders raised more than $36,000 in November to support rheumatology advocacy efforts.
ACR Supports Bill to Establish Minimum DXA Payment
Legislation introduced in both houses of Congress would set a minimum Medicare reimbursement of $98 for DXA bone density scans.
ACR Leverages AMA Representation to Advance Rheumatology Issues
The ACR’s delegation to the AMA HOD meeting in November successfully advanced resolutions to advocate for pharmacy benefit manager transparency and expanded patient protections from step therapy protocols.
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