AAOS Advocacy Podcast
58 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsThe AAOS Advocacy Podcast covers the latest health policy issues affecting musculoskeletal health. Each episode features expert insights on the changing landscape of orthopaedics and advocacy efforts to advance quality and access to care. Part of “The Bone Beat” orthopaedic podcast channel.
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Episodes
#5 Power of the Orthopaedic PAC
May 26, 2020 04:00 - 26 minutesAs the only national political action committee dedicated solely to representing orthopaedic surgeons before Congress, the nonpartisan Orthopaedic PAC is a powerful tool for advancing AAOS priorities. Chairman John T. Gill, MD, FAAOS, explains how it continues to break records as a $4 million-dollar PAC, produce award-winning campaigns and support candidates for federal office including three AAOS fellows running in 2020. Hosts: Kristen Coultas, AAOS Advocacy Communications Director and Mere...
#4 Special Episode: CMS Regulatory Response to COVID-19
May 23, 2020 04:00 - 31 minutes - 25.8 MBIn this second add-on episode dedicated to COVID-19, Dr. Marion Couch from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shares details on the agency’s response to the pandemic. She covers the sweeping regulatory changes made to support America's health care system, the gradual resumption of non-emergent surgeries and procedures, as well as COVID-19's potential long-term effects on various value-based programs in what she is calling the greatest transformation of medicine that we’ve see...
Special Episode: CMS Regulatory Response to COVID-19
May 23, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutesIn this second add-on episode dedicated to COVID-19, Dr. Marion Couch from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shares details on the agency’s response to the pandemic. She covers the sweeping regulatory changes made to support America's health care system, the gradual resumption of non-emergent surgeries and procedures, as well as COVID-19's potential long-term effects on various value-based programs in what she is calling the greatest transformation of medicine that we’ve seen...
#3 Intro to the Office of Government Relations
April 28, 2020 04:00 - 23 minutesBased in Washington, D.C., the AAOS Office of Government Relations promotes and advocates the viewpoint of the orthopaedic community before federal and state legislative, regulatory, and executive agencies. Guided by the Council on Advocacy, it identifies, analyzes, and directs all health policy initiatives to advance the organization's Unified Advocacy Agenda. Hosts: Kristen Coultas, Advocacy Communications Director, AAOS and Graham Newson, Vice President of Government Relations, AAOS
#2 Special Episode: Congressional Response to COVID-19
April 21, 2020 16:00 - 30 minutes - 37.5 MBIn this add-on episode, Congressman Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (OH-02), provides insight on the congressional response to COVID-19. We cover the three stimulus bills that have passed so far and look towards what’s coming in the fourth package and the future of health care post-pandemic. (Recorded on 4/17/20) Hosted by: Kristen Coultas, Advocacy Communications Director, AAOS and Catherine Hayes, Senior Director of Government Relations, AAOS
Special Episode: Congressional Response to COVID-19
April 21, 2020 16:00 - 31 minutesIn this add-on episode, Congressman Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (OH-02), provides insight on the congressional response to COVID-19. We cover the three stimulus bills that have passed so far and look towards what’s coming in the fourth package and the future of health care post-pandemic. (Recorded on 4/17/20) Hosts: Kristen Coultas, Advocacy Communications Director, AAOS and Catherine Hayes, Senior Director of Government Relations, AAOS
#1 Advocacy as a Strategic Plan Enabler
March 27, 2020 04:00 - 23 minutesAAOS President Kristy L. Weber, MD, FAAOS, sits down after a busy day on Capitol Hill to talk about Advocacy as a strategic plan enabler. She talks about how these efforts to shape health care policy also help to achieve AAOS' three goals and that Advocacy will be a priority of the association for years to come. Host: Kristen Coultas, Advocacy Communications Director, AAOS
Introducing The Bone Beat
February 27, 2020 21:09 - 1 minuteBrought to you by the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, "The Bone Beat" covers health policy issues affecting musculoskeletal health. Through conversation with the experts, each episode features insights on the changing landscape of orthopaedic surgery and supporting advocacy efforts to advance quality and access to care.