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Advocacy in Action: Election Results, EDCs, Diabetes Awareness, and More

What’s Happening in Washington Election Results – While Republicans held onto the majority in the US Senate, Democrats picked up more than the 23 seats needed to gain control of the House of Representatives when the 116th Congress convenes in January.  The Democrats’ win of the House will portend serious changes in Washington, as the...
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Advocacy in Action: Physician Payment Rule, Diabetes Awareness Month, and More

What’s Happening in Washington: Physician Payment Rule – On November 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final 2019 Physician Fee Schedule rule, which includes a controversial provision to revise the structure of evaluation and management (E/M) codes. CMS significantly revised its original proposal, which we strongly opposed.  We continue, however,...
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Advocacy in Action: Transgender Policy, BPA Safety, and More

What’s Happening in Washington Trump Administration Unveils Plan for Revamped Medicare Drug Payments – The Trump Administration proposed a new Medicare payment model for certain prescription drugs that is certain to meet pushback from both doctors and the pharmaceutical industry.  The plan would tie what Medicare pays for drugs administered at a doctor’s office under...
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Society Names Co-Chairs of Congressional Diabetes Caucus Diabetes Champions

The Endocrine Society awarded co-chairs of the Congressional and Senate Diabetes Caucuses with the Diabetes Champion Award for their outstanding work in promoting research and prevention efforts for people with diabetes. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Representatives Tom Reed (R-NY) and Diana DeGette (D-CO 1st District) received the award for their work reauthorizing the Special Diabetes Program (SDP) at...
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Advocacy in Action: Opioid Crisis, Diabetes, Women’s Health, and More

What’s Happening in Washington: While much of the country’s attention has been on the continuing Supreme Court Justice confirmation, Congress worked on the following health-related legislation this week: Spending Bills – We started the week and the new fiscal year (FY) Monday, October 1 with a signed appropriation bill covering all Department of Health &...
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Advocacy in Action: Appropriations, Prescription Drug Prices, and More

This week’s Washington headlines were dominated by the continuation of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.  However, we also saw important congressional action supporting Endocrine Society legislative priorities: Appropriations – The House of Representatives passed the combined Labor-HHS/Defense spending package.  The same bill passed the Senate last week.  The bill, which includes...

Endocrinology Advocacy

Not all topics of relevance to endocrinologists are about specific conditions and diseases. Sometimes, doctors need information about changes in the medical field or the field of endocrinology. Changes to medical insurance legislation, drug trial regulations and even patient privacy legislation all impact a practitioner’s way of doing business and practicing medicine. Yet keeping track of these details is not always easy. That’s why Endocrine News has organized articles and news pieces on these topics into this advocacy page. Here, practitioners can find the information gathered by the Endocrine Society, a leading endocrinology advocacy organization, conveniently in one location.

Important Advocacy Information From the Endocrine Society

As an endocrinology advocacy organization, the Endocrine Society is constantly working to advocate for endocrinologists and their patients, both in the government and in various research centers across the country. Here on Endocrine News, you can stay informed about these efforts and their results, so you are well aware of what changes may be coming that affect your practice. This is an invaluable resource for doctors who wish to spend their time focusing on their patients, rather than advocating for their practices, but also wish to stay informed about what is happening in the field.

Both Clinical and Research Advocacy Information

On the Advocacy page, Endocrine News provides advocacy information relevant to both those in the research field and those practicing on a clinical level. Stay up to date with the activities of the Endocrine Society, learn more about the legislation that affects your work, and see highlights of leading researchers who are pioneering not only advances in the practice but also advocacy for endocrinology as a field. By utilizing the resources on the Advocacy page, you will be better equipped to meet the needs of your patients while staying abreast on the changes affecting the industry.