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Internists Say Flexibilities for Telehealth and Other Regulatory Waivers Should be Extended

Washington, DC (June 4, 2020) In a letter sent this afternoon to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) the ý (ACP) said that many of the accommodations that have been put in place to expand the use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as some of the other regulatory waivers, should remain in place after the period of a public health emergency (PHE) is over. 

ACP Leaders Suggest Using “New Vision” to Guide U.S. Health Care Reform During and After COVID-19 Pandemic

Philadelphia, PA (June 2, 2020) – A group of ý (ACP) leaders say policy recommendations outlined in the organization’s “

'Hydroxychloroquine is useless': Doctors want drug for autoimmune patients, not COVID-19

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/05/19/hydroxychloroquine-trump-covid-19-coronavirus-drugs-prescriptions/5221183002/
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USA Today

Doctors face pay cuts, furloughs and supply shortages as coronavirus pushes primary care to the brink

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https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/25/coronavirus-family-doctors-face-pay-cuts-furloughs-and-supply-shortages.html
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ACP in the News
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CNBC

Internists Call on HHS to Make a Targeted Allocation of Funds to Keep Primary Care Practices from Closing

Washington, DC (May 20, 2020) In a letter sent last night to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the ý (ACP) called for the agency to create a targeted allocation out of COVID-19 emergency funds to keep primary care practices from closing their doors, similar to what the agency has done for rural hospitals.

Don’t treat COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine, ý says

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https://whyy.org/articles/dont-treat-covid-19-with-hydroxychloroquine-american-college-of-physicians-says/
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WHYY

Perpetuating Bias: The Dangers of Incomplete COVID-19 Data on Health Inequities

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http://freshlook.annals.org/2020/05/perpetuating-bias-dangers-of-incomplete-covid19-data.html
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Annals Fresh Look

Doctors couldn't help these COVID-19 patients with their endless symptoms. So they turned to one another.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/doctors-couldn-t-help-these-covid-19-patients-their-endless-n1208116
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NBC News

Studies find further lack of COVID benefit from hydroxychloroquine

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https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/05/studies-find-further-lack-covid-benefit-hydroxychloroquine
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Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
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