Name: The State of EM with the 2025 RAND Report - Pettigrew and Abir by ACEP Frontline
Duration: 28 min 3 s
Description: In this episode, we talk with Drs. Abir(RAND) and Pettigrew(EMPI) about the 2025 RAND report that puts to print, the data that many of us in EM have felt, but few believed. It talks about funding, reimbursement, access, and recommendations to stabilize the primary care source for millions and the vast majority of acute episodes of care.

In this episode, we talk with Drs. Abir(RAND) and Pettigrew(EMPI) about the 2025 RAND report that puts to print, the data that many of us in EM have felt, but few believed. It talks about funding, reimbursement, access, and recommendations to stabilize the primary care source for millions and the vast majority of acute episodes of care. 

The State of EM with the 2025 RAND Report - Pettigrew and Abir

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In this episode, we get an update from Dr. Abir and Dr. Berdahl with regards to the "Big Beautiful Bill" and how that may impact emergency medicine and healthcare access through the lens of the 2025 RAND Report entitled "Strategies for Sustaining Care in the United States."

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