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Episode: Ep. 157: Urgent Care Advocacy: Inside the Fight for Better Urgent Care Reimbursement - Interview with Kristin Rastatter with the Urgent Care Association
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In this episode, Kristin Rastatter, Advocacy Manager at the Urgent Care Association (UCA), shares her unique journey from Meals on Wheels to urgent care advocacy. The discussion centers on UCA's initiatives with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to secure fair reimbursement for urgent care centers. Kristin details how a recent congressional letter with 26 bipartisan signatures led to CMS including urgent care in their Request for Information (RFI), marking significant progress in their advocacy efforts. She emphasizes how urgent care centers can hel...