Washington Watchline Newsletter
PHYSICIAN ADVOCACY FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE DELIVERY OF PULMONARY, CRITICAL CARE, AND SLEEP MEDICINE
Aligned with CHEST’s Health Policy and Advocacy Committee agenda, Washington Watchline is a newsletter that aims to keep CHEST members informed about governmental activities that affect physicians who provide clinical care in respiratory, critical care, and sleep medicine. Follow Washington Watchline to learn more about CHEST’s advocacy around regulatory, legislative, and payment issues that relate to the delivery of health care in support of CHEST’s mission.
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October 2020
Health Policy and Advocacy Committee Activities
In recent reports to the CHEST Board of Regents, Health Policy and Advocacy Committee (HPAC) Chair Neil Freedman, MD, FCCP, presented updates on the five main activities HPAC has focused on in the last few months:
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WASHINGTON WATCHLINE ARCHIVES:
2020
- Introduction to the New Health Policy and Advocacy Committee
- Home Mechanical Ventilators’ Removal from Competitive Bidding 2021 Represents a Big Win for Respiratory Patients
- CHEST’s Cooperative Involvement Related to COVID-19
- Support for Healthcare Infrastructure and Accessibility
- Telehealth Changes
- CHEST Responds to Need for Clinicians in Hard-hit Areas with Unique Matching System
- Government Actions of Note to CHEST Members
- HPAC Establishes Structure for Prioritized Issues
- Efforts to Gain Pulmonary Rehabilitation Coverage Equity
- Telehealth Coverage Expansion Efforts
- Clinician Matching Network Continues to Need Health-care Workers
- CHEST's Continued Cooperative Efforts: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act
- Tobacco/Vaping Work Group Sets Sight on Reducing Access to Vaping Products
- Patients’ Needs and Knowledge Key to Oxygen Prescribing Group
- Presentation to MEDCAC Panel on NIPPV in Patients With COPD
- Clinician Matching Network Needs Health-care Workers
- Joint Response Regarding 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Critical Care
- Call to Comment on Proposed 2021 MPFS Fee Schedule Before October 5
- CHEST Joins in Support for Bill to Ease Barriers to Oxygen Access
- CHEST’s Biggest Event of the Year Is Almost Here
- Clinician Matching Network Connects Hospitals with Health-care Workers