Representative Bucshon Provides Updates from the Hill, Ongoing Support for Orthopaedics

Robert Hagen, MD, FAAOS

On June 17, I participated in a webinar with Representative Larry Bucshon, MD (R-Ind.), and AAOS President Joseph A. Bosco III, MD, FAAOS. The event provided a unique and valuable opportunity for us to partner with our orthopaedic colleagues at the National Association of Spine Specialists and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/College of Neurological Surgeons.

POHs Would Benefit from Less Restrictions During the Pandemic and Beyond

Catherine Hayes

Approximately 230 U.S. hospitals have some form of physician ownership. Physician-owned hospitals (POHs) are an important component of the American healthcare system. As a competitive force, they help ensure that patients receive the highest-quality care at the lowest cost.

AAOS Refines Its Advocacy Strategy and Tactics to Respond to COVID-19 and Beyond

Joseph A. Bosco III, MD, FAAOS

Advocacy has taken center stage since the COVID-19 pandemic hit our country earlier this year. First, healthcare providers were asked to stop performing elective surgeries in order to preserve personal protective equipment and hospital beds needed for the surge of COVID-19 patients. As a result, hospitals and private practices needed financial relief and sweeping regulatory changes to stay afloat and provide care during these unprecedented circumstances.

A Quick Guide to the Available COVID-19 Loan Programs

Over the last several weeks and months, AAOS has continuously provided updates and information on the various COVID-19 financial relief programs available to members. Whether it is an extension of an application deadline or the creation of a new program through Congress, AAOS is working hard to bring information about these changes to you as they happen, as these can be time-sensitive and invaluable for your practice.

Podcast Covers Healthcare Disparities and Public Policy Solutions

Kerri Fitzgerald

Structural inequities and barriers to health care existed prior to COVID-19, but the pandemic has put a spotlight on the problem, which has also recently become the focus of advocacy efforts nationwide. On an episode of “The Bone Beat,” Kristen Coultas, who leads advocacy communications for the AAOS Office of Government Relations (OGR), and cohost Shreyasi Deb, PhD, MBA, who leads the regulatory arm of AAOS government relations, spoke with Movement Is Life (MIL) Chair Mary I. O’Connor, MD, FAAOS, professor of orthopaedics and rehabilitation at the Yale School of Medicine, about how public policy and individual surgeons can strengthen community-based programs to ultimately help narrow the health equity gap.