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  • Joint Letter to US Department of Veterans Affairs Supremacy Project
    Dear Secretary McDonough:The undersigned physician organizations have recently learned of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Supremacy Project. We are writing to express our serious concerns with the VA’s efforts to develop National Standards of Practice for physicians and other health profe …

    EM Workforce, Joint Letters, Public Policy Statements

  • 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

  • Joint Letter to Veterans Health Administration on CRNA Oversight
    Dear Dr. Stone:The undersigned medical associations and medical specialty societies are writing to register serious concerns with the Health Care Professional Practice in VA Memorandum (Memorandum) issued by the Office of the Under Secretary of Health on April 21, 2020, and underlying Directive 189 …

    EM Workforce, Joint Letters, Public Policy Statements

  • 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

  • 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