Your ACC Urges Action Around Latest COVID-19 Relief Negotiations

As members of Congress continue negotiations over the fourth COVID-19 relief package, your ACC is advocating for a variety of important policies to support cardiovascular clinicians, their patients, and the entire health care system. “As states across the country struggle to contain the COVID-19 virus and set records for new cases, we need our elected officials to work together to urgently address challenges posed by this unprecedented public health emergency. Health care workers are working tirelessly and courageously to help and heal patients within their communities,” said ACC President Athena Poppas, MD, FACC. “We need Congress to act now and continue to support these efforts by assuring clinician and patient access to lifesaving PPE; prioritizing consistent, unbiased and reliable testing with rapid results; ensuring the financial sustainability of clinicians and medical practices; and implementing policies and programs that tangibly address the health care disparities further highlighted by the virus.” Learn more and take action