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Pushing for Stability in Medicare Payments

May 22, 2026 H.R.8163 - Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026 [https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8163] Bacteria Linked to Kidney Stone Formation (NIH) [https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2026/05/bacteria-linked-kidney-stone-formation] Fabricated citations: an audit across 2·5 million biomedical papers [https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00603-3/fulltext] CAP Review and Forecast: Advocacy 2025/2026 [https://www.cap.org/member-resources/podcasts/cap-review-and-forecast-advocacy-2025-2026] CAP 2025 Annual Report [https://www.cap.org/about-the-cap/annual-report-2025] Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy [https://ausha.co/privacy-policy] for more information.

Pathology Job Market Outlook for Residents

May 21, 2026 Job Market Outlook for Residents [https://www.cap.org/calendar/webinars/job-market-outlook-for-residents] CAP26 Agenda [https://events.cap.org/event/CAP26/agenda?_gl=1*10rn6no*_ga*NDcyODEyNzg4LjE3NzI4NDQzMjk.*_ga_97ZFJSQQ0X*czE3NzkyODU4MzUkbzIxMSRnMSR0MTc3OTI4NjM1OSRqNDEkbDAkaDA.] Pervasive Enhanced Transcription in Inflammatory Breast Cancer Tumors and PBMCs Impacts RNA Splicing and Intronic RNAs in Plasma [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu0031] CAP Competency Assessment Hub [https://education.cap.org/assessmentprogram?_gl=1*1kamiu5*_ga*NDcyODEyNzg4LjE3NzI4NDQzMjk.*_ga_97ZFJSQQ0X*czE3NzkyODU4MzUkbzIxMSRnMSR0MTc3OTI4NjI4MSRqNTAkbDAkaDA.]   Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy [https://ausha.co/privacy-policy] for more information.

Working Through Team Dynamics in a Digital Transition

May 20, 2026 The Hardest Part of Digital Pathology Isn’t Digital [https://www.cap.org/member-resources/podcasts/the-hardest-part-of-digital-pathology-isnt-digital] Impact of Introducing RTS,S/AS01E Malaria Vaccine on Mortality in Young Children in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi: an Observational Evaluation of a Cluster-Randomised Implementation Programme [https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00248-5/fulltext] WHO Prequalifies First-Ever Malaria Treatment for Newborns and Infants, Adds New Diagnostic Tests [https://www.who.int/news/item/24-04-2026-who-prequalifies-first-ever-malaria-treatment-for-newborns-and-infants-adds-new-diagnostic-tests] Navigating Early Career Challenges [https://www.cap.org/calendar/webinars/navigating-early-career-challenges] Stritch School of Medicine Commencement Ceremony [https://www.luc.edu/commencement/ceremonies/schoolsandcolleges/ssom/] Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy [https://ausha.co/privacy-policy] for more information.

Support Grows for Prior Authorization Reform in Congress

May 19, 2026 Tell Congress to support the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act! [https://cap.action.aristotle.com/alert/fb02b3f5-8e22-4c12-9f8b-0a2ef819141c] Mature Tertiary Lymphoid Structures in Breast Cancers Are Associated With Antitumor Immunity and Better Prognosis [https://www.modernpathology.org/article/S0893-3952(26)00047-5/fulltext] CAP Practice Surveys [https://www.cap.org/advocacy/latest-news-and-practice-data/practice-surveys] CAP Webinar: Reimbursement Landscape in 2026 and Beyond [https://www.cap.org/calendar/webinars/reimbursement-landscape-in-2026-and-beyond] Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy [https://ausha.co/privacy-policy] for more information.

New cosponsor supports Medicare payment reform

May 18, 2026 How an ‘Impossible’ Idea Led to a Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough - The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/health/pancreatic-cancer-daraxonrasib-kras.html] Action Alert for HR 6160 [https://cap.action.aristotle.com/alert/a6040eb9-c338-4c69-8f94-d93d922f5e5c] Performance of Automated Hematology Analyzer Criteria in Detecting Peripheral Blood Smear Abnormalities: A Systematic Literature Review - Courville - International Journal of Laboratory Hematology - Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijlh.70139] Most who meet proposed CTE criteria do not show disease signs at autopsy | Penn Today [https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-medicine-most-who-meet-proposed-cte-criteria-do-not-show-disease-signs-autopsy] Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy [https://ausha.co/privacy-policy] for more information.