The ACR thanks all members who donated to RheumPAC this year. These contributions enable the ACR to educate key legislators and their staffs about the important issues rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals face. Every dollar raised goes directly to the re-election campaigns of legislative leaders in our field to help those who best understand our issues…
New D.C. Office Strengthens ACR Advocacy Efforts
Three full-time, ACR advocacy staffers are now working in Washington, D.C., to provide a daily presence for national rheumatology lobbying efforts.
2019 RheumPAC Matching Campaign Donors Recognized
Contributions from ACR/ARP members and volunteer leaders raised more than $36,000 in November to support rheumatology advocacy efforts.
Practice & Society Donations Advance Advocacy Efforts for Rheumatologists & Patients
A new RheumPAC fund, which supports awareness and operations of the ACR’s political action committee, has exceeded an initial goal of $20,000 by two times in its first year.
Rheumatology Patients & Providers Push for Step Therapy, Workforce Changes
Rheumatology professional and patients visited with 117 legislators and their staffs during the 2019 Advocates for Arthritis event to champion better rheumatology patient care and access.
RheumPAC Advocates for Dept. of Defense Arthritis Research Funding
RheumPAC is the ACR’s non-partisan political action committee, which promotes the needs of rheumatology providers and patients. Advocacy efforts often focus on legislation to improve the day-to-day clinical care of rheumatology patients, such as establishing clinical exceptions to step therapy requirements and reforming the prior authorization process. In addition, the ACR and RheumPAC recognize the…
Patients & Physicians Unite for Arthritis Advocacy
Nearly 120 ACR/ARP member advocates and rheumatology patients were on Capitol Hill this week fighting for rheumatology as part of the ACR’s Advocates for Arthritis conference.
CMS Proposes Major Payment Increases for E/M Services
CMS estimates that under their proposal, released July 29, rheumatologists would see on average a 15% payment increase, beginning in 2021.
RheumPAC Advocates for Department of Defense Arthritis Research Funding
The ACR’s nonpartisan political action committee is continuing to advocate for increased defense department funding for rheumatology research. Learn about RheumPAC’s efforts and how you can help.
The ACR & ARP Fight Step Therapy on Capitol Hill
Step therapy (or fail first) policies introduce significant barriers to access to effective treatments for patients with rheumatic diseases. They also impose significant administrative and cost burdens on providers and practices. The ACR and ARP are advocating state governments, Congress and regulatory agencies limit the impact of these policies on access to care by creating…
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