ASA Grassroots Network

10/09/2026

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized Transparency in Coverage reforms that reflect several ASA recommendations including:

✅ Eliminating misleading "ghost rates" that distort physician payment data
✅ Creating new utilization files that identify physicians who are genuinely accessible to patients
✅ Improving standardization and usability of transparency data
✅ Better aligning reporting requirements with the No Surprises Act

Read more: https://www.asahq.org/advocacy-and-asapac/fda-and-washington-alerts/washington-alerts/2026/10/cms-finalizes-transparency-in-coverage-reforms-backed-by-asa-advocacy

10/08/2026

In “The Grassroots Battle Is Won by Those Who Show Up,” Dr. Brooke Trainer and ASA Chief Advocacy Officer Manuel Bonilla explore why lawmakers need anesthesiologists’ perspectives in key areas, including:

🔸 Medical title misappropriation
🔸 ASA’s Safe VA Care initiative
https://ow.ly/Abxr50ZR10K

10/08/2026

Explore why advocacy is a professional responsibility for anesthesiologists and why speaking up matters.

Read “Retaliation for Advocacy in Anesthesiology: Why Speaking Up Must Not Lead to Silence.” https://ow.ly/riqV50ZR6Mu
ASA Grassroots Network

10/08/2026

📷NYSSA residents at a state legislative office.
Discover ways to get involved in advocacy and why state component societies should invest in resident advocacy education.

https://ow.ly/E8J650ZR39C
ASA Grassroots Network

10/08/2026

ASA leaders recently met with senior officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to discuss two regulatory issues affecting anesthesiologists and patient access to care: concerns regarding the off-label prescribing of ketamine via telehealth and its administration without physician supervision and outdated controlled substance rules affecting mobile anesthesiology practices. https://www.asahq.org/advocacy-and-asapac/fda-and-washington-alerts/washington-alerts/2026/10/asa-leaders-meet-with-senior-dea-officials-to-address-anesthesiology-priorities

10/02/2026

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance feedback & final scores for the 2025 performance year have been released. Anesthesiologists should review performance feedback & final scores & request a targeted review if they spot errors: https://www.asahq.org/advocacy-and-asapac/fda-and-washington-alerts/washington-alerts/2026/09/cms-releases-2025-mips-final-scores-and-opens-targeted-review-period

10/02/2026

ASA submitted a formal statement to Aetna expressing serious concerns about its policy denying coverage for genicular nerve interventions used to treat acute and chronic knee pain 👉 https://www.asahq.org/advocacy-and-asapac/fda-and-washington-alerts/washington-alerts/2026/09/asa-urges-aetna-to-remove-barriers-to-care-for-patients-with-chronic-and-acute-knee-pain

09/24/2026

New analysis confirms the No Surprises Act protects patients. The real problem? Insurers skipping arbitration, making $1 offers, & trying to rewrite the rules when they lose. Congress must strengthen enforcement, not weaken patient protections: https://www.asahq.org/about-asa/newsroom/news-releases/2026/09/insurers-are-undermining-the-no-surprises-act-and-then-claiming-the-idr-process-is-broken

09/17/2026

September Resident Scholar, Dr. Andrea Martinez, has officially taken over the ASA Instagram account. Follow along now: https://www.instagram.com/asa_hq/

Follow along over on Instagram this Thursday (9/17) when Dr. Andrea Martinez takes over our account to showcase her day-to-day advocacy efforts as this month's Resident Scholar in Washington, D.C.! https://ow.ly/Z5p450ZNqAg

09/17/2026

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today commended the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health for convening a hearing on Medicare payment reform, an important step toward fixing the deeply flawed Medicare payment system.