Advocacy: Medicare Payments and Safe VA Care

  • Pushed Congress to improve Medicare payment rates; won congressional one-time Medicare payment update for 2026 of 2.5%.

  • Protected anesthesiologist-led care for Veterans; to date, blocked nursing-led effort to change VA anesthesia standards.

Members meet with Represenatives to protect anesthesiologist-led care for Veterans.

Date of last update: February 21, 2026