The VSA Board of Directors chose Senator Emmett Hanger as the 2020 VSA Legislator of the Year. Senator Hanger joined our board meeting on January 8th so that we could formally thank him for his work. VSA chose Senator Hanger for this award because he carried the budget amendment to increase the Medicaid reimbursement rates for anesthesiologists to 70% of Medicare. Because of … [Read more...] about Senator Emmett Hanger Awarded as VSA’s 2020 Legislator of the Year
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Legislative Update
By Lauren Schmitt
Commonwealth Strategy Group
The 2021 legislative session is rapidly approaching! The General Assembly will convene on January 13 and it will be much different than usual. The House of Delegates will be 100% virtual and never meet in person.
The Senate will meet at the Science Museum of Virginia, as they did during the recent Special Session. However, no one from the public is allowed there or at the … [Read more...] about Legislative Update
By Lauren Schmitt
Commonwealth Strategy Group
Dr. Moses Running for the House of Delegates
By Ben Moses, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Whenever my department meets for grand rounds, or M&M conference, invariably one of the old heads in the room will stand up and argue why this policy or that practice is backwards, or how ridiculous it is that we still do certain things, or don’t do others.
For some, these are treasured moments of glee, hearing a loud, confident, voice shout to a room full of people who … [Read more...] about Dr. Moses Running for the House of Delegates
By Ben Moses, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
ASA Endorses Legislation to Preserve U.S. Workforce of International Physicians
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) applauds U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Todd Young (R-IN), Christopher Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) for introducing S. 3599, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act. This bipartisan legislation would recapture 15,000 unused immigrant visas for physicians to strengthen the … [Read more...] about ASA Endorses Legislation to Preserve U.S. Workforce of International Physicians
An Update on Legislative Matters in an Eventful Year
By Lauren Schmitt
Commonwealth Strategy Group
2020 has been an eventful year in all aspects, including the legislative arena. While the regular 2020 General Assembly session adjourned in March, a lot has happened since then as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. When the legislature returned for the Reconvened Session in April, they voted to freeze all new spending that had been included in the budget passed in March. … [Read more...] about An Update on Legislative Matters in an Eventful Year
By Lauren Schmitt
Commonwealth Strategy Group