RheumPAC contributions enable the ACR to educate key legislators and their staff about the critical issues rheumatologists and rheumatology care team members face.
The new chair of the ACR’s Pediatric Rheumatology Committee, Ekemini A. Ogbu, MD, MSc, FAAP, describes how helping children and families navigate complex care brings a sense of fulfillment, purpose and “just joy.”
As the new administration enacts policies that impact you and the care you provide to your patients, RheumPAC is working to inform key lawmakers of the downstream effects of these unilateral actions. Learn more about RheumPAC’s role in the ACR’s advocacy efforts.
The Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 would fully offset the harmful 2.8% cut in the MPFS and include an additional 2% payment update to physician services furnished after April 1.
Who is the newest ACR, ARP or Rheumatology Research Foundation volunteer? Hopefully you. Volunteers, working side by side with staff, move the ACR forward. They are the voice through which our mission is put into action, ensuring we meet our members’ goals. Developing an effective pipeline of future volunteer leaders is essential to the future…
Helping ACR/ARP members talk to lawmakers about rheumatology-related policy is a key part of the ACR’s advocacy efforts. A postcard-writing campaign to Congress highlights outreach efforts of a new member engagement working group.
Although many rheumatology priorities were cut from big funding bills in the 118th Congress, some policy victories and signals of progress set the stage for the new year