Association of Mature American Citizens: Bill Would Give Low-Income Families Access to Medical Care
"The outbreak of the deadly coronavirus pandemic has made healthcare a 'top of mind' issue for most Americans, particularly among low-income citizens. "And, it has put a new focus on the 2020 Physician Pro Bono Care Act currently under consideration in
The legislation was designed to increase both choice and access to quality healthcare for the Nation's underprivileged. It would also save billions in government outlays for Medicaid and the
It would allow physicians, dentists, and other healthcare providers to take a straightforward charitable tax deduction for providing pro-bono healthcare to Medicaid and
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By providing physicians with a charitable deduction for treating Medicaid and CHIP eligible patients in their communities, this legislation will provide low-income families and individuals greater access to healthcare. Additionally, this concept avoids the administratively burdensome and costly reimbursement processes of both Medicaid and CHIP, if a physician chooses to use it.
As for its appeal among the healthcare community, Carlstrom explained that a survey conducted by AMAC showed that members of associations representing 350,000 doctors and nurse practitioners would be willing to participate in such a plan. It means that, if each of them took on 20 eligible patients, seven million needy patients who would be covered.
"The net benefits would be that the low-income population, including many senior citizens, would have free access to quality healthcare from doctors they choose and the nation, as a whole, would save money. In fact, it is estimated that the government could save as much as
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