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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in July that the Department of Health and Human Services illegally cut drug reimbursement under its 340B discount drug program. The agency slashed reimbursement for hospitals receiving 304B discounts by nearly 30% in 2018.
Doctors say billing for email consultations reduces message volume and gives them more free time. The increasingly prevalent practice has also raised fears about negative impacts to patient care.
Meg Bakewell, who has cancer and cancer-related heart disease, sometimes emails her primary care physician, oncologist, and cardiologist asking them for medical advice when she experiences urgent symptoms such as pain or shortness of breath.