Lame Duck Congress Considers NIH Funding Congress is scheduled to return to Washington for a “Lame Duck” session to complete work on items that were left unfi nished before the mid-term elections. Key among these will be Fiscal Year 2015 funding. Although the fi scal year began October 1, Congress was unable to agree to...
The Social Security Act requires CMS to collect information from applicable manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) in order to report information about their financial relationships with physicians and hospitals. Open Payments is the federally run program that collects the information about financial relationships between physicians and hospitals with applicable manufacturers and GPOs and makes...
Endocrine Society Tells FDA Testosterone Therapy Should Only Be for Men with Hypogonadism The Endocrine Society testified at a September 17 meeting of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discussing the appropriate population for testosterone replacement therapy and the potential for adverse cardiovascular outcomes associated with its use. Th ough testosterone use has sharply increased...
Senate LHHS Bill and Report Incorporates Endocrine Society Priorities The federal appropriations process directs spending for a number of agencies and programs that support Endocrine Society researchers and enable practicing endocrinologists to treat patients more eff ectively. The Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services and Related Agencies (LHHS) are responsible...
New report documents devastating impacts of deep cuts to biomedical research.
Society Members Advocate on Capitol Hill for Expansion of Diabetes, Obesity Coverage By Meredith Dyer On May 6, 2014, the Society held a clinician Hill Day to build support for a variety of advocacy issues related to diabetes, obesity, and physician reimbursement. Members of the Advocacy and Public Outreach Core Committee and the Clinical Affairs...
A critical component of the translation of basic science to new therapies is the extent to which females and males are equitably incorporated in research studies in all phases of biomedical research. At the basic research stage, this includes taking into account the sex of cell lines and animals used in preclinical research studies. During...
Society Members Advocate on Capitol Hill for Expansion of Diabetes, Obesity Coverage
On May 6, 2014, the Society held a clinician Hill Day to build support for a variety of advocacy issues related to diabetes, obesity, and physician reimbursement. Members of the Advocacy and Public Outreach Core Committee and the Clinical Affairs Core Committee came to Washington, D.C., to meet with congressional offices about the importance of...
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.
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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.
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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.
