On Jan. 18 the American Medical Association (AMA) released a Consensus Statement on Improving the Prior Authorization Process, together with the American Hospital Association, America’s Health Insurance Plans, American Pharmacists Association, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and the Medical Group Management Association. Based [...]

On Jan. 11 the Trump White House released guidelines for a "community engagement initiative" that will allow states the opportunity to mandate work requirements for patients on Medicaid. In a letter from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Brian Neale, CMS Deputy [...]

On Jan. 8 the American Medical Association (AMA) released the report, "The National Economic Impact of Physicians," which highlights the positive effects that physicians have on state and federal economies, job growth, and wage increases. The report is the latest installment in the ongoing [...]

On Dec. 20, Senate Republicans advanced the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1), a bill that will cut taxes for the large majority of American individuals while also cutting corporate tax rates significantly from 35% to 21%. In passing this legislation, they join [...]

This Thanksgiving, the AASM PAC is hungrier and more motivated than ever before, and we’re ready to take our seat at the table in Washington’s health policy debate. As the future of health care is written, well-represented interest groups are ready to gobble up [...]

On Monday, Nov. 13, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a news release criticizing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for failing to keep fatigued and unsafe commercial drivers off the roads. The statement coincided with the release of the NTSB accident [...]

On Tuesday, Nov. 14, Senate Republicans released their U.S. tax system reform plan, which includes a provision to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual insurance mandate — a core component of the Obama administration’s health care legislation. While short of the GOP’s promise [...]

On Monday, Nov. 13, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Alex Azar as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) -- a position recently vacated by former Secretary Tom Price after he stirred controversy by misusing [...]

One year after a commercial vehicle crash claimed 13 lives in southern California, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced in a press release that both vehicles involved in the crash were likely operated by severely fatigued drivers. According to a synopsis from the [...]

Thank you to all 105 members who chose to donate to the AASM Political Action Committee (AASM PAC) throughout the month of October. Thanks to you, we’ve skyrocketed past all expectations this month on our way toward raising a total of $10,230 to fight [...]