ACP Letter to Senate Leadership About Recommendations for the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act

ACP letter with recommendations about the version of the COVID-19 legislative relief package, the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act. The recommendations detail further action needed to support physicians and their practices so that they can continue to provide care during the public health emergency caused by coronavirus.

Robin Chichester

Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools Act; HEALS Act; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Coronavirus; virus; United States Senate; U.S, Senate; Senate; McConnell; Schumer; public health; prevention; infectious diseases; surveillance; flu; pandemic; outbreaks; epidemics; emergency preparedness; 116th Congress; national emergency; physicians; internal medicine specialists; crisis; outbreak; virus; national disaster; stimulus, CARES Act, H.R. 748; Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 6201; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 6074; Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act; H.R. 266; Heroes Act; H.R. 6800; grants; loans; practices; loan forgiveness; virtual consultations; Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; PHSSEF; revenue loss; Personal Protective Equipment; PPE; telephone consultations; diagnostic testing, cost-sharing; public health emergency; student debt; student loans; medical students; residents; telehealth; audio only; health workforce; funding; appropriations; supplemental; emergency funding; FY2020; FY20201; Phase 4; stimulus 4; Provider Relief Fund; PRF; expand coverage; small practices; testing; contact tracing; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; CMS; Medicaid; physician workforce; Conrad State 30 J-1 visa; immigrant visas; International Medical Graduates; IMGs; Partial Resumption of Economic, Health Care and Other Activities While Mitigating COVID-19 Risk and Expanding System Capacity; Department of Health and Human Services; HHS; per-patient per-month payments; PPPM; Frontline Health Workers Act; H.R. 6720; Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act; S. 948; Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act; S. 3599; Health Heroes 2020 Act; S. 3634, Federal Matching Assistance Percentage; FMAP; Medicare; liability; targeted allocation; medical liability

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