Congressional Legislation of Interest
SPARC Act: If enacted this bill would be great for urology to encourage patient access and grow the profession…… Click here to read more.
Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men Act or the PSA Screening for HIM Act: If enacted this bill would help educate participants about prostate risks, help grow patient access and lower healthcare costs since this would be preventative…. Click here to read more.
California:
AB 1369: This bill sponsored by Assembly member Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) authorizes a physician and surgeon licensed in another state in good standing with no history of prior discipline to practice medicine in this state if the practice is limited to delivering health care via telehealth to a patient who has an immediately….. Click here to read more.
CA AB 632: This bill sponsored by Assembly member Gipson and titled Health care coverage seeks to provide that prostate cancer screening would require prostate cancer screening coverage when medically necessary and consistent with nationally recognized, evidence-based clinical guidelines…. Click here to read more.
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