APMA is urging the Trump administration to rescind or revise unsound policies that impede patient access to care and increase administrative burdens for podiatrists related to DME and the Medicare Therapeutic Shoes for Diabetics program.
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APMA has new, on-demand virtual learning opportunities available. The courses include surgical complications and DEA MATE training.
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APMA representatives participated in the CPT® Editorial Panel meeting May 1-3 in Brooklyn, NY. The CPT® Editorial Panel ensures that CPT® codes reflect the latest medical care available to patients.
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APMA and 42 other state and national podiatric medical societies have submitted a co-signed letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Finance, urging these committees to protect and preserve access to care by podiatrists for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in the forthcoming budget reconciliation process.
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APMA representatives participated in the AMA/Specialty Society RVS Update Committee (RUC) meeting April 23–26 in Chicago. APMA is the only organization representing podiatry in the AMA RUC process.
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All seven Part B Medicare Contractors have finalized local coverage determinations (LCDs) that will govern the provision of skin substitute grafts/cellular and tissue-based products to Medicare Part B beneficiaries when used for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers. On April 11, 2025, CMS announced implementation of these finalized LCDs would be delayed until January 1, 2026.
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APMA formally endorses HR 657, The VA Continuing Professional Education Modernization Act, sponsored by Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA). The bill would give Continuing Medical Education allowances for VA podiatrists and other health-care clinicians.
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Last month, APMA hosted a successful Legislative Conference and Capitol Hill Day with nearly 100 podiatrists participating and advocating for the profession.
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On April 1, the DME MACs provided guidance that clarifies replacement of compression garments used to treat lymphedema.
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As a direct result of APMA and its coalition partners' advocacy efforts, House Energy & Commerce Chair Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) introduced the bipartisan HR 2483, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, which includes a technical fix to the MATE Act.
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APMA is working closely with the Rhode Island Podiatric Medical Association (RIPMA) to defeat proposed legislation, H6088, which would permit a nurse to perform routine foot care and other related foot and ankle services in home settings with no podiatric physician supervision.
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APMA is once again partnering with BFMV on its annual Physician Call Coverage Survey. Each year, BFMV surveys physicians to collect comprehensive call coverage burden and compensation data.
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