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with wisdom and grace. Her continued presence on the
ASA Administrative Council for another term will be a
huge asset to the organization.
Other ASA officers for 2020 are: Mary Dale Peterson,
MD, FASA, President; Beverly K. Philip, MD, FACA,
FASA, President-Elect; Randall Clark, MD, FASA, First
Vice President; Andrew D. Rosenberg, MD, FASA,
Vice President for Scientific Affairs; Jeff Mueller, MD,
FASA, Vice President for Professional Affairs; Kenneth
Elmassian, DO, FASA, Secretary; Kraig S. de Lanzac,
MD, FASA, Assistant Secretary; Michael Champeau,
MD, FASA, Treasurer; Donald Arnold, MD, FASA,
Assistant Treasurer; Ronald L. Harter, MD, FASA,
Speaker, House of Delegates; Patrick Giam, MD, FASA,
Vice Speaker, House of Delegates.
Many of the issues that were considered at the ASA were
described in the CSA Online First that detailed events at
the August meeting of the ASA Board of Directors.

Economic Strategic Plan
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Address 33% problem in compensation
for services to anesthesiologists
Organizational preparedness for
Medicare-for-All
Surprise medical bills
Payment models and bundled payments
Payments for Anesthesia Services over
the long term

33% Problem
Committee on Economics (COE) Work Group
(Chair: Jonathan Pregler, MD)
*	 Assess existing information
*	 Procure additional data
*	 Create a report/white paper to make
recommendations
on next steps.

Medicare for All / Payments for Anesthesia Services
However, several things do bear mentioning that are
of general interest or changed or updated items from
the August BOD:	

ASA2020 Strategic Plan
The strategic pillars for 2020 are:
*	 Advocacy
*	 Educational Resources
*	 Health Systems Leadership
*	 Member Growth and Experience
*	 Quality and Practice Advancement
*	 Scientific Discovery (NEW)
The key initiatives (not all discussed here) related to
these pillars include:

Ad Hoc Committee on Medicare for All
(Chair: Neal Cohen, MD)
*	 Develop principles for future ASA engagement
*	 Assess impact of Medicare base rates
*	 Monitoring of "Partnership for America's Health
Care Future" organization 2019

Surprise Medical Bills ASA Principles
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Ban surprise medical bills. Patients should be
responsible only for in-network cost sharing.
Appropriate payments to providers
Appeals/arbitration/independent dispute
resolution system to resolve disputes between
physicians and insurance companies
Enforceable network standards as an essential
part of fixing this problem
Look to successful states (NY, TX) for solutions
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