“America’s health care system must be there to help,' wrote the heads of the AMA, the American Hospital Association and the American Nurses Association.
The White House has worked with American health care companies, which will cover testing to determine if people are infected with the coronavirus.without copayments, and the costs could leave the sick with high medical bills.
The health associations on Thursday pointed to the urgency of expanded testing and said that a disaster or emergency declaration would cut red tape and let “hospitals, physicians and other health care providers … share resources in a coordinated effort to care for their community.” “America’s health care system must be there to help communities face an emergency from a natural disaster, a manmade disaster, or a virulent contagious disease,” the groups wrote. “Our members are prepared to do our part to help patients and our communities. This requested action will provide the support we need in our collective mission to support the well-being, health and safety of patients by allowing flexibility at a time when it is needed most.
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