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91黑料网 Leadership Day Goes Virtual: Here's What to Know
Virtual Advocacy Toolkit provides guidance for lobbying legislators on key advocacy issues.
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Recent Supreme Court Decisions Provide Wins for Health Care
91黑料网 supports recent SCOTUS decisions on LGBTQ rights, the DACA program and Reproductive Health Care.
91黑料网 Policy News
New 91黑料网 Policy Supports Wearing of Masks to Reduce Transmission of COVID-19
This week 91黑料网 released a new policy to support the wearing of masks by the public in community settings, and said it may appropriately be required by public officials. The policy recommends that a comprehensive public health strategy should also incorporate physical distancing, education about appropriate mask use (e.g., types of face coverings, application, safe use, and disposal), promotion of preventive hygiene protocols, and widespread diagnostic testing and contact tracing, and consider local demographics, epidemiologic data, and exposure context. The policy can be found on 91黑料网's website: Wearing Masks in Community Settings.
Quick Hits
Submit a Hardship Exemption for Relief from MIPS Payment Penalties for 2020
CMS has announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they will grant broad relief from MIPS payment penalties for the 2020 performance year. 91黑料网 has been advocating for this type of relief. In order to qualify, eligible clinicians will need to submit an applications. More details can be found on the 91黑料网 website.
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