{"id":1768,"date":"2017-04-27T15:34:43","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T19:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pathology\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2026-06-05T16:19:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:19:41","slug":"pathology-department-attends-the-cap-policy-meeting-in-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pathology\/2017\/04\/27\/pathology-department-attends-the-cap-policy-meeting-in-washington-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Pathology Department Attends the CAP Policy Meeting in Washington DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">UVA Assistant\u00a0Professor Dr. Anne Mills, resident Dr. Ashley Volaric, and fellow Dr. Brian Willis recently joined the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for the annual CAP Policy Meeting in Washington, D.C. \u00a0H<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">ighlights of the meeting included Keynote speeches from Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and chief political correspondent\u00a0for &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; Chuck Todd. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The meeting culminated with &#8220;CAP on the Hill,&#8221; a day spent advocating for healthcare access. \u00a0<\/span>This year&#8217;s advocacy focused on developing an appeals process when restrictions on Medicare reimbursement result in denials of reasonable and necessary tests and services.\u00a0 The UVA team was joined by community pathologists from across Virginia <span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span>meetings with the offices of Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner to discuss how our patients&#8217; access to care is affected by current regulations. \u00a0Drs. 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