Advocacy update is a premier CAP member benefit. Delivered weekly to members' email, it provides news that affects pathology and laboratory medicine, including:
- Policy
- Legislation and political action
- Economic and regulatory affairs
In addition, CAP members receive special advocacy update alerts throughout the year when news breaks.
Advocacy Update: April 23, 2024
On April 16, CAP members met with their federal lawmakers and advocated to protect the value of pathology services. Pathologists discussed how Congress can mitigate Medicare payment cuts to physicians, set limits on future clinical laboratory fee cuts, and increase the medical workforce to address current shortages during meetings with 172 offices in the Senate and House of Representatives.
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Review the last quarter’s relevant advocacy updates in a snapshot of key issues and accomplishments of our advocacy efforts at the federal and state level.
AMA Physician Practice Information Survey
The American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Practice Information Survey is underway, and we urgently need all selected physicians to actively engage in this effort. The intent of the survey, which has been endorsed by over 170 medical societies and other health care associations, is to collect updated and accurate data on practice costs which are a key element of physician payment. These data have not been updated since last collected over 15 years ago and it is critically important to update these data to ensure accurate payment.
Physicians should complete the survey and urge their practices to do the same. Practices will be contacted by mail and email. Visit the AMA for more information on the Physician Practice Information Survey.
Practice Data
To fight for your interests, we must stay in touch with you on the issues that matter most. That's why our advocacy efforts are informed by ongoing research and comprehensive surveys of pathology practices.
The CAP's Policy Roundtable provides timely, well-researched, and objective policy analysis to advance the specialty and address changes in the health care system that affect pathology and pathologists' ability to provide benefits to patients. Learn more about our Pathology Practice Survey work.
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