AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Health Issues

Promote medical liability reform; Preserve access to appropriate prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening and Reform the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation process; Address workforce shortages and diversity to strengthen patient access and health equity; Promote and protect funding for urologic research including disparities in urologic care and patient access; Improve prostate cancer care and research and ensure equitable infertility care for wounded warriors and veterans; Promote appropriate care for bladder health and bladder-related conditions

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Medicare/Medicaid

Reduce regulatory burdens (e.g., MACRA implementation, prior authorizations, step-therapy) and promote practice sustainability during the COVID-19 public health emergency and beyond; Advocate to expand access to telehealth services as an alternative health care delivery model in urology to address access to care and health care equity; Preserve the appropriate use of the in-office ancillary services exception (IOASE) to the Stark Law; Advocate for the full continuum of care for prostate cancer survivorship;

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