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AAPA Urges HHS to Include PAs in Future Reimbursement Rules for Use of AI Technology

In early 2026, AAPA submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the topics of Artificial Intelligence and Medicare Advantage.

March 16, 2026

Considerations for Aspiring PA Entrepreneurs

AAPA has developed a checklist to act as a guide to PA Practice ownership that will help PAs begin their business ownership journey.

September 26, 2025

AAPA Submits Comments on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

AAPA responds to 2026 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, calling on CMS to maintain transparency in PA service attribution, reduce administrative burdens, and improve patient access to care.

September 12, 2025

Reimbursement Questions Following the Enactment of the 2025 Reconciliation Bill?

To support PAs and PA administrators with navigating changes in the healthcare reimbursement environment put into effect by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1), AAPA has prepared an overview of our extensive resources containing up-to-date guidance on reimbursement policies.

July 21, 2025

AAPA Shines Light on Barriers to PA Practice and Opportunities to Improve Care in Multiple Comment Letters to Agencies

Over the last several weeks, AAPA submitted a series of comments to multiple agencies addressing topics ranging from anticompetitive practices against PAs to opportunities to improve policies in skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, inpatient psychiatric facilities, and hospice. In addition, AAPA raised attention to regulatory and policy barriers that limit PA practice and impose administrative burdens in letters to HHS, CMS, FDA, and OMB.

July 9, 2025

AAPA’s Letters to HHS, CMS, FDA, and OMB Recommend Changes to Multiple Federal Regulations and Policies

From May to July 2025, through letters to HHS, CMS, FDA, and OMB, as well as submissions through CMS and OMB portals, AAPA identified numerous regulatory and policy barriers that arbitrarily and unjustifiably limit PA practice and impose administrative burdens.

July 9, 2025

AAPA Asks CMS to Remove Regulatory Restrictions on PAs Providing Care in Hospice and Facilities

In June 2025, AAPA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the topics of hospice, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and inpatient psychiatric facilities. These comments, in response to annually released proposed rules that make adjustments to the hospice wage index and respective fee schedules, responded directly to inquiries made within the rules, as well as identified policy obstacles faced by PAs in these settings.

July 9, 2025

AAPA Submits Comments to DOJ and FTC Underscoring Anticompetitive Regulations Placing Barriers to PA Practice

In May 2025, AAPA submitted comments to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in response to separate, but similar, requests for information (RFIs) regarding the topic of anticompetitive laws and regulations at both the state and federal levels. These comments directly addressed inquiries made within the RFIs and identified obstacles faced by PAs due to anticompetitive measures.

July 9, 2025

AAPA Responds to Expiration of CMS Public Health Emergency

The public health emergency (PHE) declaration, put in place by the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic, temporarily lifted several outdated policies that prevented PAs from practicing to the full extent of their education and experience. In a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, AAPA requested that certain PHE policies become permanent and others be discontinued or amended.

May 2, 2023

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