New Committee on Rheumatologic Care (CORC) Chair Chris Phillips, MD, talks about his past work with the ACR, his experience as a private practice rheumatologist and his plans to lead CORC in addressing practitioner pain points and supporting the business side of rheumatology practice.
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Updates from AMA House of Delegates 2023 Interim Meeting
Last month, the ACR’s delegation to the AMA House of Delegates discussed and advanced resolutions to address specialty workforce shortages, payment reform and access to care.
Experts Highlight Key Issues Impairing Access to Care
Speakers discussed common payer practices and policies that rheumatologists must navigate to secure and maintain appropriate care for their patients, including pharmacy benefit managers and prior authorization.
The ACR Thanks Members for Supporting RheumPAC During Matching Campaign
This year’s matching campaign raised more than $20,000 from ACR and ARP members and staff and another $7,300 from volunteer leaders.
ACR Advocacy Staff Outline Victories, Challenges from a Busy Year
SAN DIEGO—In an advocacy update session at ACR Convergence 2023, ACR staff described progress in multiple priority areas, including access to care and workforce issues.
Immunology: What Is It Good For?
I was cleaning out an old storage closet in my parents’ house in Florida when I stumbled across some notes I took in medical school. As I leafed through pages and pages of notes filled with doodles and reminders, I found a statement that gave me pause: “Immunology—what is it good for?!” To be honest,…
ACR on the Hill: Members Ask Congress to Reduce Barriers to Care
In late September, 80 rheumatologists, rheumatology professionals and patients living with rheumatic disease convened in Washington, D.C., for the ACR’s annual Advocates for Arthritis conference, where they marshaled in support of legislation that would reduce current barriers to care for patients.
Fight for Change: 2 ARP Members on Why Advocacy Is Important to Them
Two ARP members who currently serve on the ACR Government Affairs Committee discuss why & how they got involved in advocacy.
Rheumatology Priorities Advanced at Busy AMA House of Delegates Meeting
Two ACR-led resolutions on in-office specialty drug dispensing and the proposed NIH Public Access Plan passed the House of Delegates and will become AMA policy.
Tennessee Rheumatology Society: Keeping Pace with State Growth
The Tennessee Rheumatology Society is helping rheumatology professionals in the state keep pace with a rapidly growing population by supporting both current practitioners and fellows in the state’s two rheumatology fellowship programs.
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