July 21, 2013Sunday advocacyHouse of Delegates Bipartisan solution? Move to repeal SGR formula showing promise in Congress, AOA says Congressional House committee releases final version of legislation to repeal the sustainable growth rate formula.
March 27, 2013Wednesday advocacyosteopathic medical educationtechnology Your health talk Q&A: Bringing DO, MD students together one podcast at a time KCUMB-COM student launches podcast, advocacy group to foster rapport among students from Kansas City’s three medical schools.
March 19, 2013Tuesday advocacyDO Day on Capitol Hillgraduate medical educationMedicare Supporting the future White-coated DOs, students target SGR, GME during DO Day on Capitol Hill DOs and osteopathic medical students met with lawmakers while a repeal of the SGR formula has gained momentum for the first time in 10 years.
May 2, 2012Wednesday advocacy Prescription for controversy DO to Congress: OTC rule ‘significantly’ cuts into time for sick patients Joel M. Feder, DO, told a House subcommittee of the burdens of the new rule that expands the need for prescriptions for OTC medications.
March 28, 2012Wednesday advocacyDO Day on Capitol Hill Up the hill DO Day participants press for GME increases, reallocation With nearly 1,000 students taking part, DO Day on Capitol Hill focused on the future of graduate medical education.
March 28, 2012Wednesday advocacyDO Day on Capitol Hill Putting patients first Improve patient access to quality care, DO Day participants tell Congress DOs, students highlight four bills related to patient access, including one to repeal a burdensome provision of the health reform law.
March 27, 2012Tuesday advocacyAOA Welcome home AOA’s National Osteopathic Advocacy Center opens its doors in Washington Just half a mile from the White House, the NOAC serves as the new headquarters for the AOA’s federal advocacy efforts.
March 16, 2012Friday advocacypatient care An eye for advocacy Q&A: Spirited, Vietnam-born TCOM grad takes no freedoms for granted ”Here, we have freedom of speech and freedom of the press,” says the blogging, letter-to-the-editor-writing ophthalmologist Tayson DeLengocky, DO.
March 21, 2011Monday advocacyresidency training Becoming advocates Tracking the 112th Congress: SOMA’s call to action Student association targets need for more residency slots, compensation for preventive care.
July 15, 2009Wednesday advocacyAOA Physician shortage AOA president testifies before House committee AOA President Carlo J. DiMarco, DO, gives congressional testimony on the nation’s growing shortage of physicians.