Advocacy in action: Elevating sarcoma awareness and advancing the orthopaedic profession

Joel L. Mayerson, MD, FAOA, FAAOS

July marks Sarcoma Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight a group of rare but often devastating malignancies managed within orthopaedic surgery.

Key health policy issues shaping Orthopaedic Advocacy Week

Last year, AAOS celebrated the fifth annual Orthopaedic Advocacy Week with three days of virtual collective action in support of the orthopaedic profession.

AAOS sounds alarm on CMS Medicare proposal that drives consolidation and harms patient access to care

AAOS expressed alarm with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' calendar year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule and urges CMS to withdraw the proposed policies that threaten patient access to high-quality musculoskeletal care.