Elizabeth “Blair” Solow, MD, MSc, and Angus Worthing, MD, FACP, FACR, described the top political issues affecting rheumatology now and how ACR members can work toward practices and policies that help us better care for patients.
Business of Rheum Session to Outline What to Expect with MIPS Value Pathways
The MIPS Value Pathways will streamline federal reporting to better incentivize quality improvement. Start preparing for MVP with this session at ACR Convergence 2021.
A Farewell Message from Outgoing Government Affairs Committee Chair Angus Worthing, MD, FACR, FACP
A farewell message from outgoing Government Affairs Committee Chair Angus Worthing urges ACR/ARP members to advocate for the rheumatology profession.
Advocacy Team Celebrates Healthcare Fixes, Prepares to Face New Threats
Greetings, Advocates! Great news for the rheumatology community came on Feb. 9, when the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 was enacted. It contains several critical healthcare fixes pertinent to rheumatology. First, after hundreds of emails, meetings, letters to the editor, an op-ed, and a forceful 109-member coalition (led by the ACR and including many state…
ACR Advocacy: Past Wins, Future Outlook
Greetings, advocates! Your government is back to work after ending a brief government shutdown by passing a short-term continuing resolution (CR), which will keep the government running at current funding levels into February. At some point, it would be great for Congress to pass a budget (instead of a CR) and to enact bipartisan plans…
ACR Holds Its Ground Amid Rapid-Fire Changes in D.C.
Greetings from your advocacy team in Washington, D.C.! The tectonic plates of the U.S. political landscape continue to shift. The latest: President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, May 16; since then, Congress and journalists have had very little bandwidth for much else. But healthcare advocates remember just several news cycles ago when…
Advocating Where It Counts: A Conversation with Incoming Government Affairs Committee Chair Angus Worthing, MD, FACR, FACP
As he prepares to take on his newest volunteer role with the ACR, leading the Government Affairs Committee (GAC), Angus Worthing, MD, FACR, FACP, is looking forward to making the most of the opportunities that a unified government can offer the ACR in advocating for rheumatology care. “Advocacy is an investment in our profession—regardless of…