Healio (12/8, Bascom) reports “a joint letter from six major medical organizations” including the American Psychiatric Association “calls on Congress to ensure patients can access affordable, quality health care.” The groups highlighted issues surrounding Medicare, mental health, telehealth, among others. The article adds, “According to the organizations, these issues ‘are of great concern for all patients, especially those with serious health conditions for whom delays in care are most dangerous.’” They also can “affect physicians, being ‘particularly burdensome for smaller physician practices that may not have the staff or structure to address the additional administrative work, potentially impeding access to care in underserved areas with clinician workforce shortages.’”
Related Links:
— “Top medical groups ask Congress to prioritize Medicare payments, mental health and more “Emma Bascom, Healio, December 8, 2022