DOCTORS FOR AMERICA

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) TASK FORCE: DOCTORS FOR AMERICAS FDA TASK FORCE EDUCATES, MOBILIZES, AND EMPOWERS A MULTISPECIALTY GROUP OF DFA MEDICAL TRAINEES AND CLINICIANS TO PROVIDE UNBIASED EXPERTISE IN EVALUATING AND RESPONDING TO THE FDA REGULATORY PROCESS IN A WAY THAT MAXIMIZES MEANINGFUL CLINICAL OUTCOMES FOR OUR PATIENTS. WE STRIVE TO SUPPORT & STRENGTHEN AN FDA THAT PUTS PATIENTS FIRST. DFAS WORK THIS YEAR FOCUSED ON POST MARKET SURVEILLANCE, CLINICAL TRIAL DIVERSITY, AND THE SAFETY & EFFICACY OF THE ABORTION DRUG, MIFEPRISTONE. FDA TASK FORCE MEMBERS SHARED THEIR EXPERTISE PROVIDING EDUCATION FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID (CMS) STAFF ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL REFORMS THAT WOULD PROTECT PATIENTS AND THE NEED FOR A STRONG AND INDEPENDENT FDA.

MEDICAID EXPANSION: MEDICAID EXPANSION CAN IMPROVE ACCESS TO PRIMARY & PREVENTATIVE CARE, WHICH CAN HELP PREVENT PREMATURE DEATHS AND REDUCE CATASTROPHIC MEDICAL COSTS. IN 2023, DFAS EFFORTS HELPED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ON THE IMPACT THAT EXPANSION HAS ON HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. DFA PROVIDED IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TRAINING FOR DOCTORS, MEDICAL TRAINEES, & HEALTH ADVOCATES ON HOW TO EDUCATE LEGISLATORS, CONSUMER GROUPS, THE PUBLIC & OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ON THE IMPORTANCE THAT ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE HAS ON MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, SPECIFICALLY IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THE TRAINING HELPS PARTICIPANTS DRAW CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HEALTH AND THE ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL, PUBLIC SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL, & INFRASTRUCTURE POLICIES OUR SOCIETY HAS IN PLACE.