Thank you to neurosurgeon and congressional candidate @DrJohnCowan for joining us virtually at the #ACSCC26 Grassroots Network Meeting! We appreciated hearing his perspective on surgeon advocacy, his path to public service, and the importance of surgeons making their voices heard. When surgeons speak up and get involved, they help shape the policies that affect their profession and their patients. Your voice matters — use it!

10 minutes until the Grassroots Network meeting! Come by room 154AB in the Convention Center to learn all about advocacy and how to get involved. We’ll also have a surprise special guest 👀 #ACSCC26

Don't forget: Grassroots Network Meeting TODAY at 2 p.m. in Room 154AB! Hope to see you there! #ACSCC26

Stop by the SurgeonsVoice booth on the L Street Bridge at #ACSCC26 to fill out a postcard to your Representative urging them to cosponsor H.R. 7520, the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act.

Help protect surgical reimbursement and make your voice heard!

Don’t forget to stop by the SurgeonsVoice booth on the L-Street bridge! #ACSCC26

Surgeons see firsthand how coverage decisions can affect a patient’s ability to receive timely, necessary care. Make your voice heard: Ask Congress to support the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (H.R. 3277/S. 1677). Take action: surgeonsvoice.org #EnsuringLastingSmiles

Advocacy makes a difference! Add your voice and urge your members of Congress to cosponsor the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (H.R. 3277/S. 1677), bipartisan legislation that would help protect access to medically necessary care. Take action: surgeonsvoice.org #EnsuringLastingSmiles

Congenital anomalies affect about 1 in 25 children in the U.S. Urge your elected officials to cosponsor the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act so patients can access medically necessary treatment without insurers denying care as "cosmetic." Take action: surgeonsvoice.org #EnsuringLastingSmiles

Thank you to Senators @JohnBoozman, @SenPeterWelch, @RogerMarshallMD, @SenAngusKing, @SenThomTillis, and @SenatorShaheen for leading the way in introducing the bipartisan Provider Reimbursement Stability Act. We look forward to working with you to continue addressing outdated budget neutrality policies and advancing Medicare physician payment reform. This bill is an important step toward modernizing Medicare physician payment. The bill would help create a more stable, predictable payment system that better reflects the cost of delivering care.

This month, ACS recognizes Marion Henry, MD, MPH, FACS, @mcwhmd and Deborah Loeff, MD, MJ, FACS, for their leadership in surgical advocacy. Their work engaging pediatric surgeons helped strengthen support for the SAFE Ride Act (H.R. 5265). Thank you both! bit.ly/4vWfrew

ICYMI: The latest ACS Advocacy Brief is now available! Read updates on Medicare physician payment reform, the Advocacy at Home Program, advocacy leaders making an impact, and other federal policy issues affecting surgeons. Read more: facs.org/for-medical-profess…

Another major milestone for H.R. 3514! 🎉 The House Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act, 42-0. Thank you to the committee for advancing this bipartisan bill to reduce prior authorization delays.

Thank you @RepDavidRouzer for cosponsoring H.R. 7520, the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act. Your support helps protect Medicare patients’ access to surgical care and the surgeons who treat them. Thank you!