ASCP’s Call for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Heard by 12 Million-Plus Around the Nation
ASCP’s media campaign to amplify its mandate that all Americans must be vaccinated against COVID-19 reached more than 12 million people across the nation. The campaign particularly targeted audiences in southern states where vaccine rates are low and the number of COVID-19 cases remain high. Read
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Action Requested: ASCP Needs Your Help to Prevent Medicare Cuts
ASCP, in partnership with the American Medical Association, needs your help to prevent a 9-percent+ cut in Medicare payments in CY 2022. The payments would affect the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which pays for technical work provided by laboratory professionals and work performed by pathologists and other physicians. Read
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CMS Needs to Make Changes to Medicare PFS, ASCP Urges
ASCP is urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to make a series of changes to its Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule for CY 2022, including changing the rule to help appropriately reimburse pathology and laboratory services. Read
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ASCP Advocates for Meaningful Participation Under QPP for Pathologists in 2022
ASCP has focused on proposals for the quality payment program, including the Merit-based incentive payment system and the Advanced Alternative Payment Models, in its comments on the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Calendar Year 2022 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule. Read
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Inside the Lab Podcast Explores Ways to Reverse Workforce Shortage
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the staffing of laboratory personnel and stream of incoming graduates entering the workforce. Developing strategies on how to address these challenges should be at the forefront of the discussions in the field. ASCP has a new Inside the Lab podcast that focuses on workforce policies and strategies to address the critical needs of the lab. Read
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ASCP Urges Congressional Appropriators to Increase GME Slots
ASCP is among 70 medical specialty societies asking House and Senate leaders to allocate funds in its budget for calendar year 2022 for the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act to address the physician shortage by providing 14,000 new Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME) positions. Read
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Sickle Cell Disease Care Focus of Recent ASCP Advocacy
ASCP has joined forces with the American Society of Hematology and other medical societies to promote the development of a Medicaid demonstration project to improve sickle cell disease care. Read
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