January 2024
ASDP joined the AMA and 130 other national and state medical organizations in signing a letter to the House and Senate leadership to urge Congress to reverse the full 3.4% Medicare physician fee cut that took place on January 1, 2024. The deadline for Congress to reverse the payment cut is fast approaching, as the first of two continuing resolutions expires on January 19. And importantly, the Medicare Improvement Fund (MIF) was expanded in December and now includes more than enough money to cover a full reversal of the cut.
February 2024
ASDP joined other national pathology organizations in a leadership meeting convened by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) to discuss current health care policy and advocacy issues impacting pathology and laboratory medicine. ASDP suggested the following issues as top priority for discussion: Medicare payment for physician services, prior authorizations for IHC, corporate practice of medicine, Laboratory Developed Tests (LDT’s), and physician-led teams.
ILDS Newsletter - February 2024 Issue
March 2024
ASDP successfully partnered with AAD, CAP, Iowa State Derm Society and Iowa State Path Society to reverse Wellmark of Iowa’s undue burden reimbursement requirements for immunohistochemical stains.
April 2024
ASDP co-signed an AMA resolution initiated by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association, to protect patients from inappropriate dentist and dental hygienist scope of practice expansion.
May 2024
The American Society of Dermatopathology (ASDP) highly recommends and encourages its members to participate in the American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Practice Information Survey. The Physician Practice Information Survey will serve as an opportunity to communicate accurate financial information to policymakers, including members of Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
ILDS Newsletter - May 2024 Issue
August 2024
ILDS Newsletter - August 2024 Issue