This bill could be a great start toward improving patient care and outcomes, preserving the relationship between patient and physician, and decreasing the physician burden by doing away with an antiquated and opaque system.
The ACR is actively promoting H.R. 3107, The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, and was among the organizations that helped in the drafting of this legislation. You can lend your support to these efforts by visiting the ACR’s Legislative Action Center and sending a message to lawmakers urging their assistance.
Christina Schutt, DO, FAAP, is an assistant professor in pediatrics in the Division of Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, N.Y. She is a current member of the ACR Committee on Ethics & Conflicts of Interest.
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