Medicare/Medicaid
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Introduction of SCD Medicaid Demo Bill
Dear Senators Booker and Scott and Representatives Davis and Burgess: The undersigned organizations, all committed to improving outcomes for individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD), look to you for needed leadership in addressing the needs of this community. As we recognize the SCD patient and provider communities during Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month, we remain […] -
UnitedHealthcare Retroactive Denial of Emergency Care and the Prudent Layperson Standard
Vicki Norton MD FAAEM, AAEM Board of DirectorsSaba Rizvi, MD FAAEM AAEM recognizes UnitedHealthcare’s deferment of their dangerous and ill-advised policy to limit patients seeking emergency care. Patients who fear they are having a true emergency should not be deterred from going to the emergency department. They should not be concerned about their insurance later […] -
Joint Letter to Oppose H.R. 884 / S. 2772 — The Medicare Mental Health Access Act
Dear Committee Leaders: The undersigned medical professional organizations write to you with an urgent request that impacts the quality of care that our nation’s patients receive. H.R. 884 / S. 2772, the “Medicare Mental Health Access Act,” would change the definition of “physician” under the Medicare program to include clinical psychologists. This proposal jeopardizes the […]