2024 SGO Health Policy Priorities

Maintain/increase funding for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Ovarian Cancer Research Program.
Maintain endometrial cancer as a research priority under the DoD Peer-Reviewed Cancer Research Program.
Increase funding and research opportunities for endometrial cancer and cervical cancer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Urge Congress to work on Medicare payment reform to bring stability to the Medicare payment system.

Coding and Reimbursement

The Coding and Reimbursement Task Force’s primary purpose is to represent the interest of gynecologic oncologists regarding regulatory and other issues that impact coding, billing and reimbursement. They provide expertise to the Legislative and Regulatory Committee regarding reimbursement issues, and manage proposals for new and revised current procedural (CPT) codes through its partnership with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and its visibility within the American Medical Association (AMA) CPT Editorial Panel-sponsored national committees.

Future of Physician Payment Reform

The primary responsibility of the Future of Physician Payment Reform Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Task Force is to monitor the ongoing transition from a fee-for-service system to a value-based system and ensure gynecologic oncology can deliver high-quality and cost-effective care. The task force considers forward-thinking practice models for physician payment, policies that support SGO members and address multidisciplinary practice management issues that impact the care of people with gynecologic malignancies.

This task force strives to fulfill the recommendations put forth in the white paper, Creating a New Paradigm in Gynecologic Cancer Care: Policy Proposals for Delivery, Quality and Reimbursement, published in February 2013.

Legislative and Regulatory Affairs

The primary responsibilities of the Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Task Force is to monitor legislative and regulatory activity at the national level and communicate information to other appropriate task forces within the Health Policy and Socio-economic Committee. This work group ensures policies enacted and implemented by government are favorable to SGO members, determines SGO’s involvement in issue-specific coalitions and supports continuation of the Ovarian Cancer Research Program at the Department of Defense.

Interested participating in these initiatives?

Contact Katie Martino to Join the SGO Congressional Ambassadors Program

View Our Latest Congressional Briefing: Advancing Innovation in Gynecologic Cancers

Presented by the Society of Gynecologic Oncology on February 13, 2025

Esteemed experts in clinical trials research discussed the public health burden of gynecologic cancers and highlighted the critical need for additional exploration that will lead to breakthroughs in treatment. View the recording to learn from leading voices dedicated to improving outcomes and driving progress in gynecologic cancer research and care.

Speakers:

Amanda Nickles Fader, MD, SGO Past President
Vanessa Hill, MFA, MPH, patient advocate
Warner Huh, MD, MSHA, SGO Past-President
Matthew Powell, MD, SGO President Elect I

Sign-on Letters

Below are the federal agency comment letters and national sign on letters that SGO has contributed to over the past six months.

View letters filed prior to the past six months here.

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