Testimonial Tuesday: “Make sure your voice is heard and opinion considered.  Get involved!  Write a letter or email, make a call, join ASA Team 535, educate yourself on the issues” - Katherine Mills, MD, MPP

Anesthesiology residents interested in advocacy are encouraged to participate in the ASA Resident Advocacy Champion Program 👉 ow.ly/Zp8950SJ9c8

Proud to represent ASA® ASAGrassrootsNetwork at the Rep. Lou Correa Disneyland Event Co-hosted by Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. ! Both Congressmembers have been leaders in ensuring Physician-led access to health care! #RepresentationMatters #physician #advocacy CSA

Testimonial Tuesday: “[The Legislative Conference] highlighted the big picture of advocacy for our specialty. To discuss what we do, patient safety and sensible healthcare reform with lawmakers and legislators was exciting and inspiring" - Patrick McFarland, MD

A federal court affirmed federal agencies must consider all criterion referenced in the #NoSurprisesAct statute and not give preferential weight to the insurer-calculated qualifying payment amount (QPA) ensuring fair arbitration 👏 Read more: asahq.org/advocacy-and-a…

Are you an anesthesiology resident interested in advocating for the specialty and patient safety? Learn more about how you can become a resident advocacy champion: ow.ly/UNL350SJ9xo

ASA, ACEP Members, & American College of Radiology formally urge federal agencies to release a pending #NoSurprisesAct regulation ASAP. The regulation is expected to bring significant improvements to the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process: asahq.org/advocacy-and-a….

Did you know that you can support ASA advocacy efforts by building a relationship with your lawmaker? Join ASA Team 535 today and get to know your elected officials: asahq.org/advocacy-and-a…

Testimonial Tuesday: "Starting early and really showing your interest is important because then you'll be appreciated on an advocacy level as well, and it will be just more natural and easier for you to go and continue these advocacy efforts as an attending" -Richa Taneja, MD

.ASA® applauds the FDA for making this medication available by prescription and expanding options to opioid overdose reversal agents.

Testimonial Tuesday: “Having a voice at the table is super important, especially as the field continues to flourish and continues to change, especially institutional changes." - Natalie Koons, DO

Did you know that you can read about our previous Resident Scholars and their experiences advocating for the specialty and patient safety? Learn more: asahq.org/advocacy-and-a…

Testimonial Tuesday: "The bigger picture of advocacy is knowing what's best for your patients and knowing the best you could do for them, and at the same time, being the voice of theirs" - Mohammed Hakim, MD

Testimonial Tuesday: "Advocacy definitely drives the way we practice, you know, the way our patients are treated, their outcomes." - Lydiesther Martinez, MD

ASA welcomes Dr. Jackson Dunitz as our September Resident Scholar! Dr. Dunitz is a CA-3 at Grand Strand Medical Center in SC and will be going to @uvaanesthesia @UVAcritical for a Critical Care fellowship. He will spend the month advocating in DC. #Residentscholar #Anesthesiology

You know how use ASA standard monitors to watch & care for patients, but are you signed up to continuously monitor advocacy? ASA members can ensure they get the biweekly Vital Signs newsletter by joining the ASA Grassroots Network – new edition tomorrow! asahq.org/grassroots

Looking for ways to get involved this election season or reasons why? Check out this ASA-member webinar "Campaigns and Elections 101" to learn more: ow.ly/Cel850TgUq6 Are you inspired yet?

Did you know that there’s an ASA advocacy app? Download the app today to get the latest alerts from Washington, DC: asahq.org/advocacy-and-a…

ASA submitted formal comments to @CMSgov on the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, expressing strong opposition to significant payment cuts to physicians & providing detailed feedback on other wide-ranging payment and quality regulations. ow.ly/6mxF50Tj6Mi

ASA joined with leading national surgical orgs (known as Surgical Coalition) in urging fundamental reforms to Medicare physician payment system incl. adding mandatory annual inflation adjustment & restructuring the punitive budget neutrality mechanism. ow.ly/ei5U50Tlxgo