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Joint Letter to Congress regarding Surprise Medical Billing in COVID-19 Relief Package
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer:The undersigned state and national medical societies, representing hundreds of thousands of frontline physicians, thank you for your continued efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. As you know, this public health cris …
COVID-19, Joint Letters, Public Policy Statements
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Joint Letter to CMS to Sunset Waivers When PHE Concludes
Dear Administrator Verma:The undersigned organizations represent the hundreds of thousands of physicians who provide care for our nation’s Medicare patients every day. We are writing to strongly support the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) decision to temporarily waive certain r …
COVID-19, Public Policy Statements
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Joint Letter Urging Congress to Extend Eligibility for the PPP Loan Program
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer:The undersigned state, specialty, and national medical associations collectively employ thousands of employees and represent hundreds of thousands of physician members across the country. We greatly appreciate the actions ta …
COVID-19, Public Policy Statements
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Joint Letter to Congress Urging inclusion of the Targeted and Limited Liability Protections in Bipartisan Bill, H.R. 7059, the “Coronavirus Provider Protection Act”
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer:The undersigned state, specialty, and national medical associations represent hundreds of thousands of frontline medical and mental health physicians who are diagnosing, testing, treating, and counseling millions of our nati …
COVID-19, Public Policy Statements, Wellness
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Joint Letter Encouraging the Passage of the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader McConnell, Congressman McCarthy, and Senator Schumer:In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the twelve undersigned organizations representing behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment providers and public health advocates write to encourage Congre …
COVID-19, Public Policy Statements
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Joint Letter to Congress Urging further Protections for Healthcare Workers during COVID-19
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer:The American Medical Association and undersigned state medical societies and national physician specialty organizations appreciate the recent actions taken by Congress and the Administration to help physicians, other health …
COVID-19, Joint Letters, Public Policy Statements
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Letter to Congress for Further Protections during COVID-19
Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi, and Leader McCarthy:The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) is a nonprofit medical association founded to promote fair and equitable practice environments for emergency physicians. AAEM membership includes over 8,000 emergenc …
COVID-19, Public Policy Statements
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Joint Letter to HHS: Emergency Funding for Physicians through the CARES Act
Dear Secretary Azar:The undersigned organizations represent the hundreds of thousands of physicians who treat our nation’s patients every day. We are writing to request immediate financial assistance for physicians across the country who are taking heroic action to treat patients with the novel c …
COVID-19, Joint Letters, Public Policy Statements
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Letter to President Donald J. Trump Calling for Protections for EPs from Malpractice during COVID-19
Dear President Trump:The American Academy of Emergency Medicine represents over 8000 emergency physicians and emergency medicine residents across America, and is the only professional society for the doctors who staff our nation’s emergency departments that restricts membership to board-certified s …
COVID-19, Public Policy Statements
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Letters to All 50 Governors Calling for Protections for EPs from Malpractice during COVID-19
Dear Governor,The American Academy of Emergency Medicine represents over 8000 emergency physicians and emergency medicine residents across America, and is the only professional society for the doctors who staff our nation’s emergency departments that restricts membership to board-certified speciali …
COVID-19, Public Policy Statements