SHM Supports the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
SHM sent a letter signaling our support of the Healthcare Workforce Resiliency Act (H.R. 6788/S.3599). This legislation seeks to enhance the healthcare workforce during the COVID-19 global pandemic by recapturing 40,000 unused immigrant visas for foreign doctors (15,000) and nurses (25,000), as well as visas for their spouse and children.
SHM Joins Multi-Stakeholder Letter on COVID-19 Relief Efforts
SHM signed a multi-stakeholder letter to Congressional leaders, urging for additional policy changes to effectively combat the COVID-19 crisis. In addition to expanding access to PPE and testing, this letter addresses the need to protect the financial solvency of medical institutions, as well as the needs of individual providers.
SHM Joins Multi-Stakeholder Letter on COVID-19 Relief Efforts
Download Letter The Honorable Nancy PelosiSpeaker of the House of RepresentativesU.S. Capitol Building, H-222Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Kevin McCarthyHouse Republican LeaderU.S. Capitol Building, H-204Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnellSenate Majority LeaderU.S. Capitol Building, H-230Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Charles SchumerSenate Democratic LeaderU.S. Capitol Building, S-221Washington, DC 20510 Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader […]
SHM Sends Letter to Department of Homeland Security on Immigration Reform
SHM sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The letter outlines requests to reform the H-1B and the J-1 visa process to expand our medical workforce in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SHM Sends Letter to Congressional Leaders Regarding COVID-19 Response
SHM, alongside Sound Physicians and Apogee Physicians, sent a letter to the Congressional Leadership urging additional relief efforts in light of COVID-19. The letter includes requests for adequate telehealth reimbursement rates and the expansion of the healthcare workforce via H-1B and J-1 visa reforms, among other relief requests.
SHM Sends Letter to the Administration and Congressional Leaders Regarding COVID-19 Policy Changes
SHM sent a letter to the Administration, as well as to Congressional leaders, urging them to take additional actions regarding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Included in the letter are requests for access to PPE and ventilators, access to reliable testing, and visa reform for medical professionals, among other important issues.
SHM Joins Multi-Stakeholder Letter on COVID-19 Stimulus Relief
SHM, alongside dozens of medical societies, has signed a letter urging Congress to include direct financial support for physicians. The letter calls for providing telehealth reimbursement rates equal to in-person visits, allocating direct financial assistance to practices directly treating COVID-19 patients, and granting direct financial support to physicians losing significant revenue due to suspended elective appointments and surgeries.
SHM Sends Letter to Energy and Commerce Republicans on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
SHM responds to the House Energy and Commerce Republicans’ request for information regarding opioid and substance use disorder treatment. This letter focuses specifically on the need to deregulate of buprenorphine, a lifesaving medication that helps treat opioid use disorder.
SHM Joins Multi-Stakeholder Letter on Surprise Billing to Congress
SHM, alongside other stakeholders, sent a letter to Congress about surprise billing. We support legislative solutions that protect patients from unexpected medical bills. Additionally, we support the development of an independent dispute resolution process that keeps patients out of payment disputes between insurers and providers.
SHM Joins Multi-Stakeholder Letter Supporting the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act
SHM, along with other professional and medical societies, supports the Improving Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 (HR 3107). This bill will standardize prior authorization under Medicare Advantage Programs, improve transparency, and streamline coverage approval processes.