Part 2 with Dr. Gillian Schmitz: Fighting for Doctors
Episode 24: Gillian Schmitz, MD, FACEP, is an Associate Professor at the Uniformed Services University and an emergency physician at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX. She currently serves as the Immediate Past President and a member of the Board of Directors of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
We discuss surprise billing and what the No Surprises Act was designed to do. Dr. Schmitz highlights the implementation challenges, including the fact that many insurance companies are not reimbursing physicians fairly or even showing up to arbitration, as the law requires.
We discuss how organized medicine amplifies the voice of individual physicians and that getting involved and making changes is a powerful antidote to burnout. Dr. Schmitz debunks some myths around ACEP, specifically that it kowtows to private equity. We’d encourage listeners to check out ACEP’s policy statement on private equity and corporate investment in emergency medicine. To learn more about the benefits of ACEP, check this link.
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