Many Members - One Voice:
Frequently SGIM sends or signs on to letters from other organizations that help our members affect policy:
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Letter on NIH to President-Elect Biden - December 4, 2020
SGIM Comments on the DHS H-1B Visa Proposed Rule - November 30, 2020
Essential Changes in Medicare Payment Support - November 20, 2020
State and National Medical Organization Evaluation and Management Code and HR 8505 Support Letter - November 2020
Letter to President-Elect Biden in Support of MAT Act - November 18, 2020
Letter to CMS Supporting Delayed Implementation of "Patient Access Rule" - October 27, 2020
SGIM Comments on the J1 Visa Rule - October 23, 2020
Use of Race in Clinical Algorithms - October 16, 2020
Undervaluation of E/M Coding - October 5, 2020
Support for Visit Complexity Code Proposed by CMS - October 5, 2020
SGIM 2021 Physician Fee Schedule Comments - October 2020
PCORI: Principles for the Consideration of the Full Range of Outcomes Data - October 2, 2020
Five Year Extension for Vital Public Health Programs - September 2020
NIH Funding in COVID Supplemental - August 6, 2020
SGIM Support for Coverage of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitors - August 2020
Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020 (HR 7663) - August 3, 2020
Physician-Focused Payment Model Technology Advisory Committee (PTAC) Recommendations Coalition Letter - July 31, 2020
Teaching Health Centers GME Reauthorization Letter - July 23, 2020
Supporting Research Evaluating Telehealth - July 20, 2020
CDC Collection of COVID-19 Patient Data - July 18, 2020
COVID-19 Data Reporting - July 17, 2020
Stakeholder Science and Public Health Support Statement - July 2020
Recommendations on Post-PHE Policies - July 2020
Stakeholder Letter to HHS on COVID-19 PHE - July 2020
GME Advocacy Coalition: COVID-RPSRA - July 2020
SGIM FY2021 IPPS Proposed Rule Comments - July 2020
Implement Documentation Relief and Increased RVUs for E/M Services in 2021 - July 2020
Joint Statement Opposing June 22 Executive Order Suspending Immigration - June 2020
Loan Forgiveness for COVID-19 - June 2020
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act - House / Senate - May 2020
Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research: COVID Supplement - May 2020
SGIM Letter to Congress on COVID-4 Stimulus Package - May 2020
Prioritizing Community Health Workers in the COVID-19 Response - May 2020
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Health Professions During COVID-19 - May 2020
Payment Concerns from Medical Societies Regarding Telephone Calls - April 8, 2020
Joint Letter to Demand Protections for Health Workers - April 6, 2020
Letter from the Cognitive Care Alliance to CMS: OP E/M Payment Coding - April 6, 2020
Letter to Administration Regarding Need for PPE - April 3, 2020
Letter to Leadership for Public Health Infrastructure Long-Term Funding - April 3, 2020
Associations Need More Federal Emergency relief to Survive Coronavirus Impact - April 2, 2020
Letter to Administrator Verma - Primary Care Exception - March 2020
Leadership Letter for PPE's on COVID-19 - March 2020
Gun Violence Prevention Research Funding Letter - March 2020
Federal Intervention for Non-Profits Impacted by COVID-19 - March 2020
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