Thought Leadership Resource Center for Physicians
Physician Thought Leadership Resource Center
Part of our role as a professional medical society is to be a resource provider for our members. We are fortunate to have created partnerships and alliances with organizations that seek to provide educational and support materials that can be support of our member’s efforts to provide the best in care to their clients. We encourage our members to engage with the content presented here and reach out to the providers should they wish more information and support.
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Asset Strategy Consultants and MSDC have partnered to offer enhanced financial wellness options for physicians and their practices. Individual physicians can speak with an ASC advisor to help plan for their long term goals. You can also speak with MSDC or ASC on how your practice can join the MSDC PEP 401k plan, to help your employees affordably plan for retirement. Click here to lean more about the MSDC Pooled Employer 401k Plan.
MSDC, the Healthy Physician Foundation, and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) are partnering to bring you more CME and content on the growing topic of lifestyle medicine. These interactive courses, done by experts, allow you to meet CME requirements, including in some cases the DC required public health courses.
When you use the MSDC link above to take one of these courses, a portion of the fees will go to support the Healthy Physician Foundation. The Foundation will use this money to support physician wellness, including lifestyle medicine training.
DACS provides support to primary care and specialty prescribers in addressing the needs of their patients with substance use disorders and chronic pain
management. All services are free and include:
- Phone consultation for clinical questions provided by expert addiction medicine specialists
- Education and training opportunities related to substance use disorders and chronic pain management
- Assistance in the identification of substance use and behavioral health resources and referrals that meet the needs of the patients in your community.
Funding for DACS is provided by The District of Columbia Government, DC Health, Health Regulation and Licensing Administration (HRLA), Pharmaceutical Control Division (PCD). DACS is administered by the University of Maryland School of Medicine staff and faculty.>
Rx4Miracles
can help relieve the “sticker shock” your patients feel each time they pay for a prescription. The Rx4Miracles Prescription Savings Card provides savings for both brand and generic medications, requires no enrollment, no income requirements
and is open to everyone. Rx4Miracles also generates funds which go back to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals to support their efforts to improve and change pediatric healthcare and its impact on kids, families, and communities.
Funds granted through our partnership with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals help deliver specialized care, critical research, equipment, and resources necessary for hospital teams to provide life-saving care to the children
in our community.
Rx4Miracles helps uninsured and underinsured individuals afford their prescription medications. However, Rx4Miracles can also be used by individuals who have health insurance coverage with no prescription
benefits, which is common in many health savings accounts (HSA) and high deductible health plans. Additionally, individuals who have prescription coverage can use Rx4Miracles for non-covered medications.
In collaboration
with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals we are working to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible.
Savings for you. Funds for them.
Click here to view a flyer with information.
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Atlantic Health Partners is MSDC's vaccine buying partner to support member immunization efforts. AHP offers most
favorable vaccine prices, terms, and purchasing support. For information about the program please contact Jeff or Cindy at 800-741-2044 or info@atlantichealthpartners.com
www.atlantichealthpartners.com
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How does UnitedHealthcare Dual Complete impact my patients?
Content provided by UnitedHealthcare Community & State District of Columbia
UnitedHealthcare offers a Medicare Advantage plan in the District of Columbia known as UnitedHealthcare Dual Complete® (PPO D-SNP), a Dual Special Needs Plan (D-SNP), for individuals who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare.
In 2023, UnitedHealthcare will offer three Medicare Advantage plans in the District of Columbia: UnitedHealthcare Dual Choice, UnitedHealthcare Dual Choice One, UnitedHealthcare Dual Choice Unity. D-SNP eligible enrollees can include low-income individuals and people with disabilities who are 21 and older. Individuals must qualify for Medicaid and Medicare separately. While most qualify for Medicare once they reach 65, some younger adults with disabilities also qualify.
Enrollees can continue to access core Medicare benefits along with Part D (pharmacy) benefits and targeted clinical programs and services. Additionally, the plan offers supplemental benefits and services that are not typically available through Original Medicare or Medicaid at no extra cost. These may include:
Dental coverage
Dental services including emergency care visits, covered exams, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, crowns, bridges, root canals and extractions and dentures
OTC+ Healthy Food
$80 a month on a prepaid card for over-the-counter (OTC) and covered groceries in-store or online
Prescription drug coverage
$0 copay or coinsurance for all covered generic and brand name prescription drugs at a network pharmacy
$0 prescription drug deductible
Routine vision care
$0 copay, 1 routine eye exam every year and 1 pair of standard lenses and frames every year. Standard lenses that are covered in full include single vision, lined bifocal, lined trifocal, lenticular, and Tier I (standard) progressive lenses.
OR
Contact lenses instead of standard lenses and frames every year
AND
$250 allowance toward the purchase of frames (fitting and evaluation may be an additional cost) or contact lenses (fitting and evaluation may be an additional cost).
Routine hearing coverage
$0 copay for a routine hearing exam and coverage for a wide selection of hearing aid styles.
Routine transportation
Enrollees are eligible for $0 copay for 24 one-way rides to or from approved locations, such as medically related appointments, gyms, and pharmacies. Once the 24 visits are utilized, enrollees may be eligible for additional transportation visits to approved locations under their Medicaid Benefit for routine & urgent provider appointments, follow-up visits, hospital discharges and urgent care services.
Renew Active® Fitness Program
Get a free gym membership to participating fitness locations, digital workout videos and live stream classes, access to the Fitbit® Community for Renew Active, an online brain health program from AARP® Staying Sharp®, local classes and events and more.
UnitedHealthcare at Home
The UnitedHealthcare at Home in-home visits support the care our enrollees are already getting from their regular doctors. A UnitedHealthcare at Home advance practice clinician, such as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant, visits the enrollee in the home.
Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)
In an emergency, the PERS system quickly connects the enrollee with a trained operator. The operator can give assistance over the phone and send help if needed. PERS is a life-saving benefit that’s available 24 hours a day.