Brandon Lewis, DO, MBA, FACOEP, FACEP In the previous decade, the increasing inability for Emergency Medicine groups to come to an agreement on reasonable compensation with payers who continued to ratchet down on physician reimbursement led to an increasing number of patients who found themselves being taken care of [...]
April 19, 2023 Lina M. Khan Chair Federal Trade Commission Office of the Secretary 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite CC-5610 (Annex C) Washington, DC 20580 Re: Non-Compete Clause Rulemaking, Matter No. P201200 Dear Chairwoman Khan: On behalf of the undersigned 46 organizations representing more than 178,000 osteopathic physicians (DOs) [...]
If you were unable to attend the “Learn How to Take Control of Your Student Loan Debt” webinar that took place Wednesday, April 12th at 1:00pm Eastern Time we have a link for you to check it out! With the federal student loan payment pause expected to expire by [...]
March 23, 2023 The Honorable Tammy Baldwin Chair Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education & Related Agencies U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Shelly Moore Capito Ranking Member Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education & Related Agencies U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Robert Aderholt [...]
March 13, 2023 The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-0057-P 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Re: Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Children's [...]
Each year the emergency medicine (EM) community celebrates Match week, as we welcome another group of talented EM residents to our specialty. The 2022 EM Match saw an unprecedented initial 219 unmatched positions affecting one in four residency programs. The 2023 Match will see 555 initially unmatched positions, affecting [...]
If you were unable to attend the "Guide to Student Loan Debt Management in 2023" webinar that took place Wednesday, January 18th at 1:00pm Eastern Time we have a link for you to check it out! With the federal student loan repayment pause extended until the U.S. Department of [...]
Emergency Medicine (EM) is committed to creating an atmosphere of cultural awareness, diversity, inclusion, and belonging within our specialty, our workplaces, and the communities we serve. EM will promote and cultivate a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for patients, physicians, practitioners, healthcare teams, and learners. EM commits to include [...]