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Articles tagged with "Advocacy"

Advocates for Arthritis Will Target Step Therapy, Workforce Shortage

From the College  |  August 16, 2019

The 2019 event, to be held Sept. 9-10 in Washington, D.C., will bring together rheumatology professionals and patients to advocate on behalf of the rheumatology community.

CMS Proposes Major Payment Increases for E/M Services

From the College  |  August 1, 2019

CMS estimates that under their proposal, released July 29, rheumatologists would see on average a 15% payment increase, beginning in 2021.

New Wins, Ongoing Challenges for ACR Insurance Subcommittee

Carina Stanton  |  July 3, 2019

Corrections to reimbursement system errors with Aetna and a Medicare contractor demonstrate the latest wins for all providers by the ACR’s Insurance Subcommittee. But the committee remains hard at work advocating for rheumatologists on several fronts.

Making Sense of Drug Pricing Legislation

From the College  |  July 2, 2019

A number of bills have been introduced in the 116th Congress to mitigate the impact of treatment and drug costs on U.S. patients. The ACR has reviewed the bills and supports those that most closely align with its positions on access to care.

Physician-Editor Discusses Lessons Learned after 1 Year on the Job

Philip Seo, MD, MHS  |  December 17, 2018

2018 is coming to a close, and somehow, I have managed to make it through a year as the physician editor of The Rheumatologist without being sued or fired, so I thought this would be a good time to pause and reflect on lessons learned—and to give thanks. My first lesson: this is a lot of…

Year in Review: The Impact of Advocacy & RheumPAC in 2018

From the College  |  December 16, 2018

In 2018, did you interact with the Medicare payment system, receive payment for a consultation code or worry about the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) reducing reimbursement through its proposal to combine evaluation and management codes in the Physician Fee Schedule? If your answer to any of those questions is yes, then you…

Rheumatologists: Participate in the ABMS Certification Conversation

From the College  |  May 4, 2018

The ACR continues to actively advocate for certification reform and recently testified to the Continuing Board Certification: Vision for the Future Commission. The Commission is leading a collaborative effort to assess the current state of continuing board certification, and to envision a framework that is relevant and meaningful to physicians, patients, hospitals and health systems….

5 Ways You Can Get Involved During Arthritis Awareness Month

From the College  |  April 26, 2018

The ACR’s 2015 Rheumatology Workforce Study Report projects a shortage of 3,800 rheumatologists in the U.S. by 2040. Given the projected rise in the number of adults with arthritis and the anticipated shortfall in the supply of rheumatologists, it is more important than ever to raise awareness about the benefits of early intervention, timely referral and specialized care by a rheumatologist. The ACR’s Board of Directors and advocacy team will be in Washington, D.C., this month to let legislators know how their decisions affect your practices and patients. You can take action—no matter where you are—to help us spread our advocacy messages throughout the month…

The ACR’s 2018 Legislative & Regulatory Priorities

Kelly Tyrrell  |  March 19, 2018

A recent Politico article outlined the looming agenda facing Congress as 2018 begins: Fund the government, raise the debt ceiling, modify spending caps, address healthcare subsidies, allocate additional funds for disaster relief, and address the status of millions of undocumented young immigrants.1 Amid all that activity, the ACR, through its Government Affairs Committee (GAC) and…

Protect Your Patients’ Access to Care & Treatment

David I. Daikh, MD, PhD  |  February 17, 2018

Persistent Challenges Sometimes the challenges seem neverending. In addition to the rigors of our daily lives as rheumatology health professionals—growing administrative burdens, increasing pressures to fund research and achieve balance in family and personal lives—we face a growing number of challenges related to the rapidly escalating prices of rheumatology treatments. Even more unfortunately, these costs…

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