Congressman Sorensen OSF Visit

On Friday, January 26, 2024 Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Rachael Lund visited with Howie Mell, MD, MPH, CPE, FACEP, ICEP President and Julie Lewis, MD, fellow ICEP member, at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, Illinois. Issues shared include:

• Increasing Physician’s Medicaid Reimbursement via CMS
• Improving Safety Measures
• Emergency Department Boarding

Thank you, Congressman Sorensen and Ms. Lund, for visiting.

A special thanks to ACEP and Mercury-Illinois, ICEP’s lobbying firm, for their assistance.