It’s been a long day but gotta celebrate this moment. My bill to expand health insurance coverage in DC to include fertility diagnosis and treatment is OFFICIALLY LAW! 🥳

Reintroduction! My name is Jasmine Walker, an M4 at Howard University applying to Orthopaedic Surgery for #Match2024 Passions: patient advocacy & equity, mentorship, cooking, & all things sports. Excited to connect during this new phase in my journey! #OrthoTwitter #MedTwitter

Congratulations to Drs. Anthony and Marc Rankin for being awarded the Dr. Herbert S. B. Baraf Award for Excellence in Arthritis Care by @arthritisfdn in 2 weeks buff.ly/464HvQg

Private insurance and Medicaid will cover fertility treatment thanks to a D.C. bill recently approved by Congress. The law will be fully in effect for all insurers by 2025.

Thank you, Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD, for your kind words and staunch advocacy. MedicalSocietyofDC is proud to advocate for patient care and #physician practice in the District. #publichealth

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📣ICYMI: Yesterday, the Committee on Health approved 10 measures including long-awaited reforms to prior authorization, which will improve patient access to care and medication. Read more: christinahendersondc.com/press-releases…

"the office of Speaker of the House...is hereby declared vacant"

Some great MedicalSocietyofDC members here including a relatively recent past president!

Thank you Raymond Tu for speaking up on Medicaid co-pays at #AMAmtg on behalf of MedicalSocietyofDC's delegation.

Health insurance coverage could be one of the causes of the low screening rates...hurdles including prior authorization from insurance providers and out-of-pocket fees may have deterred people trying to access testing, the cancer society report said. washingtonpost.com/health/2023/11…

It's clear, patients benefit least from changes to scope of practice. That's why MSDC is concerned with B25-545.

The DeMatha Class of 2000 is strong!

#fact "Last year, lawmakers in 29 states and District of Columbia considered some 90 bills to limit prior authorization requirements, according to the American Medical Association, with notable victories in New Jersey and D.C." kffhealthnews.org/news/article/h…

IMPORTANT: Removing physicians from the care team could mean $10.3 million more in spending annually. Here's how and why.

What an interesting idea.... dcnewsnow.com/news/health/ap…

Great to be at Children's National Hospital 🏥 today presenting on how the future of digital #health & #AI can help keep kids safe & healthy!

Proud to have our names (wife and I) on the Honor Roll of Donors!