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HHS plan to lower prescription drug costs is a good start, but we need bold, swift action
Republished with permission from original source Healio. By Rita K. Kuwahara, MD, MIH HHS recently announced a plan supporting legislation that would allow it to negotiate Medicare Part B and Part D…
Read PostThe U.S. Drug Pricing Problem: How Did We Get Here?
by Dhiksha Balaji In the United States, we spend more on prescription medications than any other country – even though we don’t use more than others. And medications are only becoming more expensive. Between the years…
Read PostDoctors for America Statement on Women’s Health & Reproductive Rights
Download Statement On September 1, 2021 Texas enacted Senate Bill 8 severely restricting abortion access and the ability to provide abortion care in Texas. Abortion is an essential aspect of…
Read PostPhysician Member Spotlight: Juliana Morris
What part of medicine fascinates you the most? People are so complex. What it takes to connect with someone and build a relationship – it’s not about asking the right…
Read PostPrescription Drug Affordability Boards and State-Led Effort to Control Drug Pricing
by David Hirsh Unlike other comparable countries, in the United States, prescription drugs prices are not set or regulated by the federal government. The out-of-pocket costs that patients face for…
Read PostInvest American Rescue Plan Funds in the Community – Letter Writing Campaign
Since the pandemic began, the United States has experienced significant spikes in violence, particularly gun violence–homicides and unintentional shootings reached record numbers in 2020, and we have also seen increases…
Read PostMember Spotlight: David Hirsch
David S. Hirsh MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine, and the Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at Grady…
Read PostDFA Celebrates Pride Month
Happy Pride Month! Regardless of what specialty you are in, you will have patients who are part of the diverse LGBTQ+ community. Treating these patients includes understanding that they come…
Read PostDFA supports the ending of Title 42
Stop Expelling Asylum Seekers under Title 42 This Immigrant Heritage month, we are reminded of the challenges many migrants continue to face at the border as a result of the…
Read PostPhysician Elizabeth Boggs, MD advocates for state legislation to lower drug costs
Hand on the doorknob, I braced myself before entering my patient’s room. After a six-week hospitalization for COVID pneumonia that included a complicated intensive care unit stay, he was eager…
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