Joint statement on the suspension of risk adjustment payments under the ACA
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/acp_policy/statements/group_of_six_statement_opposing_suspension_risk_adjustment_payments_2018.pdf
ACP to release new edition of Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program
MKSAP 18 is 'standard of excellence for lifelong learning’
Philadelphia, July 9, 2018 -- General internists, internal medicine subspecialists, and primary care physicians can update their knowledge, earn CME credit, or prepare for board certification when the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) releases the latest edition of the Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on July 31, 2018.
ACP Says Family Detention Harms the Health of Children, Other Family Members
Washington, DC (July 5, 2018) — In a new policy issued today, the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) emphasized the negative health impact of forced family detentions in immigration cases, and the considerable harm to the physical and mental health of the detained children and other family members resulting from being held in government detention centers while the adults’ immigration status is resolved.
Internists: Supreme Court Ruling on Travel Ban Will Undermine Physicians’ Ability to Serve Patients
Statement attributable to:
Ana MarÃa López, MD, MPH, FACP
President, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½
Joint statement on Health Care Choices Proposal
External URL
/acp_policy/statements/joint_statement_health_care_choices_proposal_2018.pdf
ACP Leads Charge to Fix Med Student Visas, 2018 Neubauer Award Winner
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https://www.healthbanks.com/PatientPortal/NewsletterArchive.aspx?UCID={F151DAE7-AF91-4D5B-B402-126BDDEFC59F}&Date=06/22/2018
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ACP Advocate
Summary
ACP leads the charge to fix delay in medical student visas, Dr. Jason M. Goldman wins ACP Advocacy Award
President's EO on Policy Separating Children from their Parents Does Not Ensure Permanent Solution
Statement attributable to:
Ana MarÃa López, MD, MPH, FACP
President, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½
ACP Concerned New Health Insurance Rule Will Undermine Patient Protections, Jeopardize Coverage
Statement attributable to:
Ana MarÃa López, MD, MPH, FACP
President, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½
Washington, DC (June 20, 2018) — The Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) strongly opposes the administration’s final rule as issued yesterday that will undermine important protections, including essential health benefit coverage requirements, for patients and consumers as established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by expanding the availability of association health plans (AHPs) for small businesses and individuals.
ACP Calls for Continued Efforts in Reducing Physician Burdens in Second Red Tape Relief Initiative Roundtable
Washington, DC (June 14, 2018) — Excessive administrative tasks divert physicians’ time and focus away from patient care, the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) told a panel of members of Congress this afternoon. William Fox, MD, FACP, an internist at Fox and Brantley Internal Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia, presented ACP’s ideas for how to address the burdensome administrative tasks physicians face to the second Red Tape Relief Initiative roundtable, convened by the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee.
Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Urges Federal Court to Reject Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn Essential Patient Protections
Millions of Patients with Pre-existing Conditions at Risk