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Melanie Sharrer, MD

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The Public Policy Committee discusses legislative and policy issues related to health care delivery, research and training, including Medicare reimbursement, nursing home reform, NIH appropriations, Graduate Medical Education funding and parity for mental health care services.

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https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coverage/InfoExchange/publiccomments

https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.22179004

https://www.appi.org/Products/General-Interest/Psychiatrists-Guide-to-Advocacy

https://www.theopedproject.org/

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