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    A bipartisan group of 247 members of Congress have signed a letter urging their own leadership to address several looming Medicare cuts that would reduce reimbursements to providers by nearly 10% starting next year.According to the American College of Rheumatology, these cuts, which could go into effect on Jan. 1, would severely impact practices already struggling to recover from the COVID-19

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    Surprise medical bills continue to threaten consumers’ financial stability at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the potential for out-of-network billing by health care providers. While the Trump administration has taken some emergency measures to try to reduce the risk of surprise medical bills for COVID-19 patients, these protections are both incomplete and temporary. In the…

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    With millions of people suddenly video chatting their doctors, there’s pressure on Washington to make telehealth a permanent option.

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