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    On July 28, the AUA joined the Alliance of Specialty Medicine in a letter to the sponsors of H.R. 7995, the Gold Card Act of 2022, formally endorsing the Gold Card Act. The bill expedites the prior authorization process in the case of physicians for whom at least 90% of their requests submitted to a plan in the preceding year were approved. The AUA and its coalition partners remain committed to…

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    On July 13, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule (which also includes updates for the Quality Payment Program and other Medicare Part B payment policies). The AUA submitted comments on the proposed rule on September 10.

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    On August 17, AUAPAC participated in a fundraiser for Representative Dwight Evans (D-PA-03). Ruchika Talwar, MD, a resident physician at the University of Pennsylvania, constituent, and Policy & Advocacy Resident Work Group member attended. Rep. Evans is a member…

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    • .@RuchikaTalwarMD represented AUA PAC at a fundraiser for @DwightEvansPA. He’s a member of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health with an interest in protecting healthcare & reducing health disparities. Learn more: https://t.co/AW2OQFGKeP #AUAAdvocacy https://t.co/ERKSDfLJFK

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    On August 18-19, the AUA met with staff in the office of Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) to garner support and sponsorship for a Senate companion of the aforementioned H.R. 944. As a reminder,…

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    On August 9 & 11, the AUA met virtually with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) respectively. The AUA highlighted the relevance of urologic conditions to their specific agencies and how advocates for urologic research funding have contributed to recent gains in NIH funding….

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