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AADA hosts largest Capitol Hill skin cancer check in a decade
On May 15, the AADA hosted its 10th annual Capitol Hill Skin Cancer Check and Health Fair with the Congressional Skin Cancer Caucus. This event was our largest to date, hosting 198 Hill staffers and 11 members of Congress, performing 127 skin checks, and providing 75 Reveal camera image results.
Academy physician leaders meet with federal legislators
On June 4, AADA physician leaders met with legislators in Washington, D.C., as part of the House Call on the Mall fundraiser hosted by the National Republican Congressional Committee and Rep. John Joyce, MD, FAAD (R-PA). During the event, AADA leaders reiterated the importance of Medicare physician payment reform.
AADA hosts 10th annual Capitol Hill Skin Cancer Check and Health Fair
Moving the needle ... By Apoorva Stull, Senior Manager, Advocacy Communications, May 1, 2024 DermWorld ... breaks down the latest highlights of AADA advocacy activities at the federal and state legislative and regulatory level. On May 15, the AADA hosted its 10th annual Capitol Hill Skin Cancer Check and Health
Advocacy Update Feb. 4 2025
The AADA is pleased that physician champions in the U.S. House introduced a bipartisan bill to address the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule cut.
Advocacy Update May 5, 2026
In response to advocacy by the AADA and other specialty societies, UnitedHealth Care will delay any adverse payment decisions related to Medicare Advantage referral requirements starting on May 1.
Taking the challenge: Social media, adolescents, and the skin
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Advocacy Update Dec 9, 2025
The AADA endorsed a House bill that would include an annual inflationary update to the Medicare physician fee schedule, the Academy’s top federal advocacy priority.
Advocacy Update Feb. 18 2025
The AADA joined over 130 national and state physician organizations led by the AMA demanding Congress act to reform Medicare physician payment.
Advocacy Update Mar. 18, 2025
The AADA is outraged that Congress once again passed a government funding bill that did not include relief to stop this year’s 2.8% Medicare physician payment cut.
Glucose monitors: Not as sweet as they seem
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Researching therapeutic reformation of the capillary malformation: Arteriovenous Malformation Syndrome
Read the June 17, 2020 DermWorld Insights and Inquiries on capillary malformation.
Key messages to communicate about Indoor tanning
By communicating these key messages on indoor tanning, you can help position the specialty while increasing your credibility and raising the profile of your practice.
Biotin supplementation for hair and nail health: Does it pass the test?
Read the November 17, 2021 DermWorld Insights and Inquiries on biotin supplementation for hair and nail health.
After 23 years, a syndrome converted me into an eflornithine believer
Polyamines are integrally involved with the hair cycle. The Bachmann-Bupp syndrome has shed new light on the role of ornithine decarboxylase, and how it’s inhibition by eflornithine can be used as an advantage to either slow or stimulate hair growth.
Promising therapeutic developments for cutaneous lupus erythematosus: Interfering with interferon
Read the Aug. 17, 2022 DermWorld Insights and Inquiries on cutaneous lupus erythematosus and interferon.
The nexus of VEXAS syndrome
Read the December 1, 2021 DermWorld Insights and Inquiries on VEXAS syndrome.
Exchanging plasma exchange for a novel approach: The potential of FcRn antagonists in dermatologic autoimmune disease
FcRn antagonists, currently approved for treating myasthenia gravis, show potential for treating pemphigus and other autoimmune diseases.