AMA supports legislation to provide one-time grant to ASCs

The American Medical Association petitioned legislators to increase financial relief to clinician practices across the U.S.

What you should know:

1. The AMA is calling for an array of financial relief measures, including:

  • Adjustments to Medicare and Medicaid payment provisions
  • Increased telemedicine coverage
  • Expanded small-business loan funding
  • Tuition relief for medical students
  • Medical liability protections

2. The letter also supports legislation from Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., that would provide ASCs and clinicians an emergency one-time grant equal to their total payroll from Jan. 1 to April 1, 2019.

3. The letter was supported by 137 national and state-level professional societies.

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