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DC Council Passes Audio Telemedicine and Loan Repayment ProvisionsJuly 29, 2020
DC physicians saw two big wins in yesterday's Budget Support Act debates
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U.S. Vaccines Safe, Say 20 Years of DataJuly 28, 2020
Vaccines are one of the safest medical treatments in the U.S., according to new research.
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Council Passes New Hospital Bill, Biosimilars, Other MSDC Priorities
July 22, 2020
The healthcare community won yesterday as the Council passed legislation for a new hospital and MSDC endorsed biosimilar legislation.
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AMA Report Shows 37 Percent Decline in Opioid Prescribing But an Evolving and Deadlier Overdose EpidemicJuly 21, 2020
The AMA issued its 2020 Opioid Task Force report showing a 17.9% decrease in opioid prescribing in DC. It also notes: • the epidemic has grown more deadly • reductions in opioid supply and increases in PDMP use have not ended the epidemic • specific—and proven—policy recommendations to confront the evolving epidemic must be heeded.
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MSDC, Health Groups Publish Return to Health Visits GuideJuly 20, 2020
MSDC joined the Black Coalition Against COVID and other health partners to create "return to medical care" guidance.
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DC Announces Three Proposed Managed Care Organizations for DC MedicaidJuly 17, 2020
DC selects AmeriHealth Caritas, MedStar, and CareFirst as its three MCOs for the Medicaid program.
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MSDC Launches Unconscious Bias in DC Medicine SurveyJuly 16, 2020
MSDC today launched a new survey to discern how unconscious bias impacts medicine in the District.
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DC Health Updates Reporting Process of COVID-19 Infected PersonnelJuly 16, 2020
DC Health creates a new reporting process for ANY COVID-19 infection and death at a healthcare facility.
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