ACP is your champion, addressing critical issues and promoting policy reforms on the federal and state level to improve the health care system for you and your patients.
2024 Advocacy in Action
- Led the charge to shape prior authorization reform resulting in CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule requiring Medicare Advantage plans to make decisions within 72 hours for expedited requests
- Worked closely with ACP chapters in NJ, OH, NH, and KY to support efforts to pass state legislation to reduce prior authorization burdens
- Successfully drove the inclusion of report language in Congress’ appropriations bills for 2025, calling for a review of whether CMS has overestimated utilization of certain Medicare codes to prevent unnecessary cuts
- Defended scope of practice opposing legislation that would expand pharmacist scope of practice beyond safe limits
- Issued policy papers and made recommendations for practitioners related to health care reform and access to care, the use of artificial intelligence in the provision of health care, a regulatory framework for cannabis, and gender minority health disparities
- And more