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Orthopaedic Advocacy Week

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Orthopaedic Advocacy Week is a national grassroot effort and completely virtual event. From July 24-28, 2023, orthopaedic surgeons across the U.S. rallied around key healthcare policy issues impacting musculoskeletal care and helped to ignite change on behalf of patients and the profession through simple, daily activities. 

How We Advocacted...

Each day of Orthopaedic Advocacy Week corresponded to an activity. Tab across the event portal to see how AAOS members advocated for musculoskeletal care.

What We Advocated For...

We sought to advance the following five healthcare policy issues during the 2023 event.

Prior Authorization

Remove Barriers to Timely Access to Care.

Payment Policy Changes

Protect Patient Access to Specialty Medicine.

Safety from Workplace Violence

Protect Healthcare Professionals Against Assault and Intimidation.

Physician-owned Hospitals

Repeal the Moratorium on Physician-owned Hospitals.

Medical Liability

Safeguard health care when it’s needed most.

AAOS Advocacy Action Center

Learn more about these and other ongoing policy issues impacting musculoskeletal care.