When ACR volunteer leaders, members and patient advocates head to Capitol Hill in May, they will urge members of Congress to protect Medicare and Medicaid against cuts, restore research funding and reform pharmacy benefit managers for better transparency and accountability.
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RheumPAC Matching Campaign Now Underway
The annual matching campaign will run through May, coinciding with the ACR’s Advocates for Arthritis event. If you have not made your 2025 donation yet, now is the best time to invest for the largest impact.
Calling Rheumatologist Leaders: AMA House of Delegates Opportunity
The ACR’s delegation to the American Medical Association House of Delegates is seeking ACR members who may be interested in serving as representatives to the Young Physician Section.
ACR Community Practice Council Becomes Independent Practice Subcommittee
The Community Practice Council has been renamed the Independent Practice Subcommittee and now operates as a subcommittee of the Committee on Rheumatologic Care. The group will continue its mission with an enhanced platform and visibility within the College’s governance framework.
ACR Monitoring HHS Workforce Reductions, Function Consolidations
Changes announced April 1 will cut 10,000 positions at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and consolidate many department functions. The ACR is monitoring how these changes may impact regulatory issues of concern to ACR members.
New Communications & Marketing Committee Chair Gears Up to Amplify ACR’s Important Work
As the ACR’s megaphone, the Communications and Marketing Committee helps get clear and accurate information into the hands of those who need it, whether that’s clinicians, researchers, educators or patients, says chair Howard Yang, MD, RhMSUS.
RheumPAC Q1 Fundraising Update
First-quarter donations have put RheumPAC in great shape to help build a Congress that supports the needs of the rheumatology community. Consider joining your colleagues today in support of the ACR’s Congressional champions.
Looking Ahead to Advocates for Arthritis 2025
This May, more than 120 ACR leaders, fellows and patients with rheumatic disease will converge in Washington, D.C., to lobby Congress on issues including protecting Medicare and Medicaid, National Institutes of Health research funding and pharmacy benefit manager reform.
A ‘Polarized’ Topic: Synovial Fluid Crystal Examinations
Answer a short survey to help the ACR’s Committee on Rheumatologic Care decide whether the ACR should seek CMS approval for synovial fluid crystal analysis as a provider-performed microscopy procedure.
State Legislative Update, Spring 2025
With the state legislative session in full swing, the ACR is currently tracking 114 pieces of state legislation across many issue areas, including utilization management, prescription drug review boards and vaccines.
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