Treatment Delays Cost Us Dearly: Why the Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act Matters for Children [Video]

Delays in healthcare increase costs to the healthcare system. “In pediatrics, we say pay me now or pay me more later,” testified Alexander Bassuk, MD, physician-in-chief at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing Feb. 29, 2024. The Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act is bipartisan legislation that slashes through the red tape – enabling kids to get timely access to lifesaving treatment more quickly.

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