Government and National Affairs Committee
Who We Are
The Government and National Affairs Committee directs and coordinates AAEM’s advocacy efforts in Washington. They assist AAEM’s “watchdog” activities with regard to governmental activities and public health issues that may affect AAEM members and monitor the activity of other national medical organizations as it pertains to the practice of emergency medicine.
Leadership
William T. Durkin Jr., MD MBA MAAEM FAAEM
Co-Chair
Gregory Jasani, MD
Co-Chair
Anthony R. Rosania, III, MD FAAEM
Vice Chair
Phillip A. Dixon, MD MBA MPH FAAEM CHCQM-PHYADV
Board Liaison
Elizabeth Mueller
Staff Liaison
Our Projects
The committee monitors and advises the board of directors on current legislative issues affecting emergency medicine including:
- Due process
- Joint venture issues in EM
- Tort reform
- Out-of-network fees and balance billing
- Emergency care as an essential health benefit
- Prudent layperson standard
- Chevron Deference Decision (Loper Bright Enterprises et al v. Raimondo) by Sue Emmer, JD, September/October 2024
- I Street Advocates by Sue Emmer, JD, July/August 2024
- We Care for Our Patients, but Who Cares for Us? Reauthorization of the Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Act by Ashley Dailey, DO MBA, May/June 2024
- Is It Time for a Flexner Report 2.0? by Deborah Fletcher, MD and Gregory Jasani, MD, March/April 2024
- An Update on Due Process by Gregory Jasani, MD FAAEM, September/October 2023
- Navigating the Impact of Overturning Roe v. Wade on EM Physicians by Kendall I. Moore, MD MBA, September/October 2022
- OSHA must renew its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Regarding Airborne Pathogens by Gregory Jasani, MD FAAEM and Gary Gaddis, MD PhD MAAEM FAAEM FIFEM, September/October 2022
If you are interested in joining our committee, apply today!
Apply to Join a CommitteeAppointments are confirmed on a quarterly basis (January, April, July, October).