ACP Recommendations to Senate Leadership for COVID 4 Legislation

Letter to Senate leaders with recommendations for future COVID 4 legislation to support physicians, physician practices, and the healthcare system.

Robin Chichester

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. 680; stimulus 3.5; Phase 3.5; 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; health workforce; funding; appropriations; supplemental; emergency funding; FY2020; Phase 4; stimulus 4; Provider Relief Fund; PRF; expand coverage; underserved rural and urban communities; 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

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