Advocacy Letter
June 23, 2020: MGMA joins coalition to ask HHS to continue telehealth waivers
June 23, 2020
The Honorable Alex M. Azar III
Secretary
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Dear Secretary Azar:
The undersigned organizations represent the nation’s clinicians, hospitals, health systems and foremost experts in health informatics and health information management. We write today to express our strong support for the waivers which have allowed our members to treat patients safely and effectively amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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