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Federal Government: Pharmacists Can Now Vaccinate ChildrenAugust 20, 2020
HHS now permits pharmacists to vaccinate school-age children, a move drawing immediate condemnation from a major medical association.
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DC Health Updates Travel Quarantine List for ResidentsAugust 11, 2020
The District removed Delaware from its quarantine list and added five more states.
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CMS Issues 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed RuleAugust 5, 2020
CMS released its proposed Medicare PFS for 2021 on Monday.
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MSDC Leaders Testify Before Board of Medicine and CouncilJuly 30, 2020
Three MSDC leaders testified on numerous important health topics yesterday, furthering the Society's mission to make DC the best place to practice medicine,
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DC Council Passes Audio Telemedicine and Loan Repayment ProvisionsJuly 29, 2020
DC physicians saw two big wins in yesterday's Budget Support Act debates
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U.S. Vaccines Safe, Say 20 Years of Data
July 28, 2020
Vaccines are one of the safest medical treatments in the U.S., according to new research.
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Council Passes New Hospital Bill, Biosimilars, Other MSDC Priorities
July 22, 2020
The healthcare community won yesterday as the Council passed legislation for a new hospital and MSDC endorsed biosimilar legislation.
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MSDC, Health Groups Publish Return to Health Visits GuideJuly 20, 2020
MSDC joined the Black Coalition Against COVID and other health partners to create "return to medical care" guidance.
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DC Announces Three Proposed Managed Care Organizations for DC Medicaid
July 17, 2020
DC selects AmeriHealth Caritas, MedStar, and CareFirst as its three MCOs for the Medicaid program.
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MSDC Launches Unconscious Bias in DC Medicine SurveyJuly 16, 2020
MSDC today launched a new survey to discern how unconscious bias impacts medicine in the District.
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