Taking action Advocacy alert: Tell Congress to support direct primary care The Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2017 will allow patients to use HSA funds to pay for direct primary care. June 13, 2018Wednesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2017 will allow individuals with health savings accounts (HSAs) to use their tax-exempt savings to pay for medical services provided in a direct primary care (DPC) setting. The bill, if passed, would also clarify that DPC services are not health insurance. Ultimately, the legislation will expand patient access to direct primary care. Learn more in the infographic below, and click here to tell your member of Congress to support this bill. More in Advocacy Update on student parity advocacy Osteopathic organizations are joining together to pursue equitable treatment of DO applicants to training programs, the reduction of medical training biases and additional efforts to support DO trainees. Students and health policy: The importance of getting involved and where to start Osteopathic medical students have a variety of opportunities available to them when it comes to participating in and influencing the health care policies that will directly impact their future patients. Previous articleHow to make being married and working together work for you Next articleHow 2 DOs turned their passion for Broadway into producing a Tony Award-winning musical
Update on student parity advocacy Osteopathic organizations are joining together to pursue equitable treatment of DO applicants to training programs, the reduction of medical training biases and additional efforts to support DO trainees.
Students and health policy: The importance of getting involved and where to start Osteopathic medical students have a variety of opportunities available to them when it comes to participating in and influencing the health care policies that will directly impact their future patients.