Thread by @MarilynHeineMD

1/ Time is running out...

Physician practices are essential to the nation's health care system.

Before Congress adjourns, it must pass legislation to:

•Continue expansion/add flexibility for Medicare Accelerated/Advanced Payments: Better allow physicians to address the crisis

2/ •Better address Medicare/Medicaid payment policy. Account for lack of + updates to assist doctors caring for patients

•Include direct $ support to help sustain physician practices thru the pandemic. Include addit emergency relief fund grants, access to small business loans

3/ •Permanently lift geographic & site restrictions on #telehealth tech so all #Medicare beneficiaries have access to telehealth services, incl from home, regardless of where they live

•Institute broader liability protection for physicians on front-line fight against #COVID19

4/ •Provide federal assistance for the purchase of #PPE for America's health care workers

#Congress must act now to protect patients’ access to care by preserving the viability of physician practices. Catastrophic damage has taken an undeniable toll. Much more must be done.

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