- The Honorable Richard Hudson
Energy & Commerce Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
2112 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Anna Eshoo
Energy & Commerce Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
272 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Subject: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization
Dear Representatives Hudson and Eshoo:
On behalf of a diverse coalition of medical professionals and associations working to improve timely access to care and reduce medical lawsuit abuse, the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) would like to thank you for giving us an opportunity to provide input on the pending reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act.
As we continue to face a health care workforce shortage, ensuring that the nation’s health professionals are not deterred from responding to public health and disaster emergencies is more important than ever. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress wisely took steps to address this issue by including in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136, Sec. 3215) a provision granting volunteer health professionals treating patients with, or suspected of having, COVID-19, protection from liability lawsuits. We now ask that you apply those same protections to future public health emergencies and federally declared disasters.
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