Health System Reform | Policies that promote patient access to affordable health care coverage, including CHIP and Medicaid expansion. Expansion of benefits and policies (for example, mental and maternal health resources and drug pricing reforms) that are critical to optimizing patient quality of care, improving health outcomes and reducing racial and geographic health disparities. |
Scope of Practice | Policies that recognize scopes of practice based on education and training. Promote quality patient-care through physician-led healthcare teams. Support the role of advance practice professionals (APPs) in effective patient co-management and clinical alignment without diminishing the comparative differences in the education, training, and expertise of physicians and APPs. |
Telemedicine | Expand the appropriate use of telemedicine, as well as audio-only services, including through interstate licensing flexibilities and payment adequacy for telemedicine and audio services. |
Medical Research & Clinical Trials | Federal funding for advancement and dissemination of medical research and innovation, including through the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs. Support the pipeline of medical researchers through federal funding for early-career scientists. Support gender, ethnic and racial diversity in clinical trials. |
Population Health & Prevention | Public health and prevention policies, including funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with a particular focus on addressing underlying factors and social determinants of health that contribute to health care inequities. Continuation of “Affordable Care Act” coverage of preventive services without patient cost-sharing. Pandemic preparedness and combating antimicrobial resistance. |