Medicare Physician Payments: H.R. 879- Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 ; Would stop the 2.8% payment cut from January 1 - December 31, 2025, and provides a partial inflation update of 2%. Medicaid Cuts: Urging Congress to preserve Medicaids vital role in the healthcare system and explore solutions that maintain access to high-quality care, particularly for underserved communities. Access to Care: H.R. 1509/ S.752- The Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act; Would require state Medicaid programs to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may temporarily treat children without undergoing additional screening requirements. It also requires pass-through pricing models for covered drugs under Medicaid. H.R. 2433- Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act; Requires Medicare coverage decisions, including prior authorization requirements and adverse coverage decisions, to be based on written clinical criteria that is developed in consultation with physicians. Bill # Pending- The Access to Claims Data Act; Would require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a program that allows clinician-led clinical data registries access to Medicare claims data for research, quality of care measurement, and reporting. Educating members on the need for updates to the physician fee schedule with an annual update based on a portion of the growth in the Medicare Economic Index (MEI).
Expanding GME opportunities: H.R. 3890- Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; Adds 14,000 new residency slots over seven years, starting in 2026. Loan Repayment: H.R.2028/ S.942- Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act; Would permit a pause on student loan interest accrual and principal loan repayment for the duration of medical residencies and fellowships.
Lung Cancer: H.R.4417- Mobile Cancer Screening Act; Would establish a competitive grant program through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to fund mobile cancer screening units, grants of up to $2 million would help providers acquire vehicles, imaging equipment, and essential software to reach more patients where they live. S.1157/H.R. 2319- Women in Lung Cancer Research; Would provide additional funding for prevention and treatment of lung cancer in women, particularly non-smokers. NIH Funding: Calling for the protection of NIH indirect funding. CDC Funding: Urging the continuation of CDC funding for Firearms Violence Research.
Workforce: S. 266/ H.R. 929- The Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Act; Would reauthorize a grant program for healthcare organizations and professional associations for employee education on strategies to reduce burnout, peer-support programming, and mental and behavioral health treatment for five years. Communities with a shortage of health care workers, rural communities, and those experiencing burnout due to administrative burdens, such as lengthy paperwork, will be prioritized. H.R.3178 - The Save Health Care Workers Act; Would make it a federal crime to assault or intimidate hospital workers. S. 2031 - Workforce Mobility Act; Aims to prohibit certain noncompete agreements.
Telehealth: S. 1261- CONNECT for Health Act; Would permanently remove all geographic restrictions on telehealth services and expand originating sites to the location of the patient, including homes, among other provisions.
H.R.2414-Reauthorize a military and civilian partnership for trauma readiness grant program aka "Mission Zero" Ensuring Military Readiness of Surgeons.