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AAEM Applauds Reintroduction of the Physician and Patient Safety Act
Milwaukee, WI, May 15, 2025 — The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) proudly supports the reintroduction of the Physician and Patient Safety Act (S. 1767/H.R. 3413), a bipartisan and bicameral bill aimed at ensuring due process protections for all emergency physicians, including those employed by third-party contract management groups. As emergency departments across the […] -
Statement on Defining Standards for Malpractice Coverage in Emergency Medicine
The following statement was created by the Locum Tenens Section (LT-AAEM). It was approved by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) Board of Directors on Thursday, April 10, 2025. BackgroundFollowing the financial collapse of major staffing firms like Envision Healthcare, NES, and APP, many emergency physicians have been left exposed to malpractice claims without […] -
AMA Sign-on Letter on the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act
Dear Senators Cramer and Blumenthal and Representatives Steube and Larson: The undersigned medical professional organizations write to you in strong opposition to S. 106/H.R. 539, the “Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025,” which would amend the Social Security Act’s definition of physician to extend Medicare coverage for services furnished by chiropractors beyond the manual […]
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AAEM Applauds Reintroduction of the Physician and Patient Safety Act
Milwaukee, WI, May 15, 2025 — The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) proudly supports the reintroduction of the Physician and Patient Safety Act (S. 1767/H.R. 3413), a bipartisan and bicameral bill aimed at ensuring due process protections for all emergency physicians, including those employed by third-party contract management groups. As emergency departments across the […] -
Doctors Warn Accountants of Private-Equity Drain on Quality: You Could Be Next
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Statement on Defining Standards for Malpractice Coverage in Emergency Medicine
The following statement was created by the Locum Tenens Section (LT-AAEM). It was approved by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) Board of Directors on Thursday, April 10, 2025. BackgroundFollowing the financial collapse of major staffing firms like Envision Healthcare, NES, and APP, many emergency physicians have been left exposed to malpractice claims without […] -
AMA Sign-on Letter on the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act
Dear Senators Cramer and Blumenthal and Representatives Steube and Larson: The undersigned medical professional organizations write to you in strong opposition to S. 106/H.R. 539, the “Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025,” which would amend the Social Security Act’s definition of physician to extend Medicare coverage for services furnished by chiropractors beyond the manual […] -
Sign-on Letter on Medicaid and Primary Care
Dear Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, Chairman Guthrie and Ranking Member Pallone: We are organizations strongly committed to improving the nation’s health by strengthening primary care, and we are deeply concerned that Medicaid proposals now under consideration could set back our efforts as well as those of Congress and the Administration to address chronic illness. […]