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October 9, 2020

Black Maternal Health Momnibus (H.R. 6142, S. 3424)

In the richest nation on earth, moms are dying at the highest rate in the developed world – and the rate is rising. For as dire as the situation is for all women, the crisis is most severe for Black moms, who are dying at 3 to 4 times the rate of their white counterparts.
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August 20, 2020

Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act (H.R. 8061)

The Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act, introduced by Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), would provide robust funding to develop, scale, and evaluate local initiatives to boost vaccination rates during this pandemic. These investments will be particularly important for building confidence around an eventual COVID-19 vaccine once one has been proven to be safe and effective. Read […]
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August 7, 2020

Broad Physician Coalition Urges Trump Administration to Issue Final Rules to Modernize Stark

The Digestive Health Physician Association and eighteen groups representing physicians who provide care for millions of Americans urged the Trump Administration to issue final rules to modernize the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback statute (AKS) so that physicians can better provide coordinated care, which improves outcomes and lowers costs.
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July 14, 2020

Physicians, Patients Give Telehealth High Marks During COVID-19 Pandemic

Washington DC – A study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology suggests that telehealth services are an effective way to treat patients safely during periods of health care system disruption and shows that both patients and gastroenterology (GI) physicians overwhelmingly approve of telehealth services provided during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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July 3, 2020

USA Today: Telehealth can be lifesaving amid COVID-19, yet as virus rages, insurance companies look to scale back

Cynthia Peeters’ stomach started hurting in mid-February as COVID-19 began dominating the news. By April, the pain was overwhelming, but she was too anxious about the virus to go to the doctor. Her gastroenterologist did a cellphone video visit with her and suggested a diet change.
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