Richard Boxer, MD, FACS is Voluntary Clinical Professor in the Department of Urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and recently attended the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, where he hosted a special event, Beyond the Affordable Care Act (ACA): The Future of...
Following their parties’ presidential nominating conventions, the U.S. Congress remains adjourned and will not return to Washington, D.C. until after Labor Day. Both the House and Senate left the nation’s capital without completing work on various hot-button policy matters, such as passing...
Dr. James Ulchaker is a urologist at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. As previously reported , he recently attended the Republican National Convention in Cleveland as an Honorary Delegate. He serves as the chair of the AUA Legislative Affairs Committee. We recently sat down with Dr....
Bladder health is an important public health issue that deserves greater visibility and public discourse. Bladder diseases and conditions – such as urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, interstitial cystitis, urinary tract infections, urotrauma and bladder cancer –significantly reduce health...
On July 12-13, nine AUA physicians joined their Alliance of Specialty Medicine colleagues in the annual Capitol Hill Advocacy Conference in Washington, DC. Drs. Chris Gonzalez, Jim Ulchaker, Tom Rechtschaffen, Jason Jameson, Tim Averch, Cary J. Stimson, Jim Dupree, Kevin Koo and Joshua Langston...
The AUA sponsored Legislative Affairs Committee chair Dr. Jim Ulchaker as a special delegate to this week’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland. While there, he is conducting visits with leading policy makers, including Ohio delegation Representatives Pat Tiberi (Chairman of the U.S....
The AUA, together with 142 organizations in the healthcare community, submitted a letter in strong opposition to two provisions (Sections 756 and 898) in the proposed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 (S. 2943) that would have put critical medical research programs...
Several AUA Legislative Priorities are moving on Capitol Hill. This is what you need to know. House Resolution Proclaims June as “National Men’s Cancer Awareness Month” House Resolution (H.Res) 705 was introduced on April 26 by Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL-20) and had 24 original...
On April 26, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) introduced House Resolution 703, a measure supporting the designation of November 2016 as “National Bladder Health Month” in the United States. The American Urological Association (AUA) and the Urology Care Foundation, supported this initiative together...
As physicians, you understand first-hand the challenges that you face each and every day in your practices, and how laws and regulations impact your ability to provide quality care. When it comes to engaging lawmakers on these issues, personal stories are very impactful, and can help make a...