How Collaborative Action Can Support Litigation as an Advocacy Strategy (Concurrent Session Panel)-Panel: How Collaborative Action Can Support Litigation as an Advocacy Strategy

Panel: How Collaborative Action Can Support Litigation as an Advocacy Strategy

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The video transcript summarizes a panel discussion by representatives from the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Society of Anesthesiology, and American College of Radiology. The panel discusses their collaborative efforts in advocating for the No Surprises Act, which aims to address surprise medical bills. They highlight the challenges they face, such as the insurance industry's disinformation campaign and the impact of the regulations on healthcare providers. The panel emphasizes the importance of keeping patients out of the middle and the need for ongoing legal action to protect physicians' interests. They also discuss the coordination and collaboration among their organizations, as well as their ongoing support for a lawsuit filed by the Texas Medical Association. The panel acknowledges the difficulty in explaining the issue to patients and the need to work with the patient community to communicate their efforts. The panel concludes by discussing the potential for using a similar collaborative approach to address other issues and the larger threats to the medical profession. They stress the importance of staying engaged at both the state and federal levels and of exploring different strategies to protect physicians' autonomy and address challenges in the healthcare industry.

Keywords

panel discussion

No Surprises Act

surprise medical bills

insurance industry

healthcare providers

legal action

Texas Medical Association

patient community

collaboration

physicians' autonomy