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Previous Advocacy Updates

  • May 6, 2025

    CAP advocacy improves special stains coverage; Senate fails to reverse Trump tariffs; White House offers 2026 budget cuts; Unlock opportunities at upcoming CAP events.

  • April 29, 2025

    Photos and highlights from Hill Day and the final day of the House of Delegates & Pathologists Leadership Summit.

  • April 28, 2025

    House of Delegates & Pathologists Leadership Summit: Recap of day 3, looking ahead to Hill Day.

  • April 27, 2025

    House of Delegates & Pathologists Leadership Summit: Recap of day 2, looking ahead to day 3.

  • April 26, 2025

    View photos and highlights from the first day of the CAP House of Delegates and Pathologists Leadership Summit 2025.

  • April 22, 2025

    Trump memo targets regulatory overhaul; podcast: HODPLS leadership workshop preview; Supreme Court revisits ACA preventive services; share your thoughts in Change Healthcare fallout survey.

  • April 15, 2025

    CAP calls for stronger health care cybersecurity standards; Make your voice heard in Washington, register for HOD/PLS; WV genetic privacy bill deterred in committee; CDC warns of rising measles cases.

  • April 8, 2025

    Laboratory-developed tests FAQs; why pathologists need to advocate for the profession; sweeping changes at the Department of Health and Human Services.

  • April 1, 2025

    A US District Court judge today nullified the FDA regulation on the oversight of laboratory-developed tests (LDT), agreeing with plaintiffs' and the CAP's arguments that the rule should be vacated; unlock your leadership potential with an exclusive workshop held on the first day of the House of Delegates and Pathologists Leadership Summit.

  • March 31, 2025

    A US District Court judge today nullified the FDA regulation on the oversight of laboratory-developed tests (LDT), agreeing with plaintiffs' and the CAP's arguments that the rule should be vacated. 

  • March 25, 2025

    Four key policy issues will top the list of priorities that the CAP will raise when members go to Capitol Hill on April 29; MedPAC says Medicare physician pay should account for inflation; CAP advocates for pathologists in federal AI action plan; it's time to Back the PAC!

  • March 18, 2025

    Congress averted a government shutdown on March 14, but neglected to stop cuts to Medicare physician payment rates in 2025; the CAP expressed support for draft guidance by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on validating in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) for emerging pathogens during emergencies; multiple confirmation hearings and meetings are happening on Capitol Hill.

  • March 11, 2025

    Register now for the Spring HOD, Pathologists Leadership Summit; House budget bill fails to stop Medicare cuts; CDC issues new health advisory on measles.

  • March 4, 2025

    Pathologists send 1,400 messages to Congress to stop Medicare cuts; Conrad 30 bill reintroduced to address physician shortages; HHS to end notice-and-comment rulemaking for certain announcements.

  • February 25, 2025

    The CAP urges HHS to heed executive order and revoke FDA LDT regulation; new House bill would stop funding for FDA LDT oversight; act now: reverse Medicare cuts.

  • February 19, 2025

    Attorneys for the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) and Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) had filed a motion to hold Wednesday’s hearing due to the first stage of the LDT regulation’s implementation on May 6.

  • February 18, 2025

    Pathologists lobby to stop 2025 Medicare cuts; oral arguments for LDT lawsuit happening on February 19; navigating a changing political landscape for pathology.

  • February 11, 2025

    Upcoming action alert to stop Medicare cuts; Arizona pathologists and the CAP fight to amend forensic autopsy legislation; register for HOD/PLS 2025.

  • February 4, 2025

    The CAP is actively working with lawmakers to enact short- and long-term Medicare payment reforms; CAP President Donald Karcher, MD, FCAP, shares why pathologists should attend the annual summit; and, the CAP is engaging with CMS to influence the composition of a Pathology MVP to ensure it is meaningful for pathologists.

  • January 28, 2025

    A motion has been granted in a US District Court in Eastern Texas to hear oral arguments over the federal oversight of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) on February 19; the CAP is tracking President Trump's latest executive orders; registration is open for the CAP House of Delegates & Pathologists Leadership Summit 2025.

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