HEALTH POLICY ACTIVITIES

The Health Policy Fellowship (HPF) program was created to provide an opportunity for hip and knee surgeons to get involved in the policy-making process, and to help them become effective advocates for joint arthroplasty.

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Deadline for 2009 Fellowship applications is September 1, 2008.

Health Policy Committee

Goal:

Provide comprehensive and timely analysis of health policy issues for patients and physicians that affect hip and knee surgery. Provide information, strategies and actions that with influence legislative, regulatory, and reimbursement matters. Develop and direct member actions to support the health policy and compensation matters that affect the hip/knee surgeon. Based upon best current information, develop and maintain effective advocacy programs that will serve to insure the highest quality of care for surgery of the hip and knee.

Objectives:

• Effectively gather/disseminate information to members regarding health policy, compensation and advocacy-related issues that effect hip and knee surgery.
• Establish rapid response and communication mechanisms and activate a key contact program within the organization and the membership.
• Develop programs and methods that will encourage member involvement in the political process thru active participation (i.e. Lobbying) and financial support.
• Develop and maintain relationships with medical organizations effecting hip and knee surgery including the AAOS, AMA, the Hip Society and Knee Society and other organizations as indicated.
• Evaluate consulting relationships as needed to develop and maintain an effective advocacy program for hip and knee surgery.
• Comprehensively re-evaluate re-imbursement for hip and knee surgery and develop effective advocacy to insure adequate patient access for hip and knee surgery