Here are nine policy moves physicians should know that Becker's has covered in June:
- CMS will continue to allow the public health emergency provision of teaching physicians using real-time audiovisual technology to supervise resident physicians through 2023, but the American Medical Association has argued that the provision should be made permanent.
- The American Society of Anesthesiologists sent a letter to Congress urging them to pass H.R. 2474, also known as the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act.
- Missouri state lawmakers have introduced legislation that seeks to address the physician shortage in the state by funding residencies.
- Delaware became the latest state to opt out of federal regulations requiring physician supervision of certified registered nurse anesthetists.
- The Biden-Harris administration published a fact sheet detailing new actions to protect LBGTQ communities across the United States, with several actions focused on health.
- The American Medical Association issued strategy suggestions for updating the budget neutrality adjustments included in the annual Medicare physician payment schedule.
- Physician-owned practices with more than 25 doctors would be required to report information about their business structure, mergers and acquisitions annually to HHS under the proposed Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency Act.
- The Connecticut Hospital Association and Gov. Ned Lamont made an agreement on healthcare legislative policies to reduce healthcare costs for Connecticut families.
- The American Medical Association and nearly 100 other medical organizations sent a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives against the I CAN Act, which would allow nonphysician practitioners to provide certain services under Medicare and Medicaid.