What is it about?
Decribes the actual legal basis of the prohibition against collective bargaining for independent healthcare practitioners -- and possible remedies.
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Why is it important?
Dwindling healthcare access is mostly due to increasingly inadequate third-party reimbursement and burgeoning administrative requirements. These pressures continue to drive healthcare providers off provider panels for commercial isurance and Medicare. Collective bargaining is not only essential for countering underpayment and unreasonable administrative requirements, but is also foundational for preserving access to healthcare.
Perspectives
The prohibition against independent healthcare professionals engaging in collective bargaining is based on a legal interpretation -- not a law per se . It can and should be challenged legally.
Dr. Charles M Lepkowsky
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This page is a summary of: Obscure Ruling Limits Access to Mental Healthcare for Older Adults, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, April 2024, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.04.006.
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