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Modern Healthcare Illustration / Getty Images A bipartisan group of members of the U.S. House of Representatives has re-introduced a piece of legislation that aims to protect healthcare workers from lawsuits related to the pandemic. Under the Coronavirus Provider Protection Act, healthcare professionals would not be liable for harm caused by care or withholding services due to the pandemic. This includes providers practicing outside of their normal area or with a lack of resources attributable to the pandemic. If communities shut down physicians offices or reschedule elective surgeries, that causes adverse health outcomes in patients beyond a physician s control, said Dr. Susan Bailey, president of the American Medical Association. ....
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