Washington, DC (March 10, 2020) —The Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) is fully supportive of the goals of health information technology regulations released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), improving patients’ rightful access to their data and health information exchange; however, more needs to be done to protect patient privacy and avoid administrative burdens.
Washington, DC (March 4, 2020) — In letters sent this week to members of Congress and the Trump administration, the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) suggested additional measures the government should take to help the U.S. fight the spread of the novel Coronavirus in this country.
Washington, DC (March 2, 2020) — American College of Cardiology President Richard J. Kovacs, MD, FACC, and Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Executive Vice President & CEO Darilyn V. Moyer, MD, FACP, FRCP, FIDSA, made the following statement on the need for increased access to telehealth to combat community spread of COVID-19:
Statement attributable to:
Robert McLean, MD, MACP
President, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½
Washington, DC (February 26, 2020) — The Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) is disappointed in the federal appeals court decision to allow the Trump administration’s restrictions on the Title X program to go into effect. The changes will interfere in the patient-physician relationship, restricting the counsel that physicians can provide to their patients.
Statement attributable to:
Robert McLean, MD, MACP
President, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½
Washington, DC (February 11, 2020) — The Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) is extremely disappointed in the proposed fiscal year 2021 budget proposal released by President Trump. The drastic cuts to key government health programs would harm the health and healthcare of Americans.
