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ACP's Legislative Priorities, Advocacy on ACOs Pays Off, Building Connections from Leadership Day

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https://www.healthbanks.com/PatientPortal/NewsletterArchive.aspx?UCID={F151DAE7-AF91-4D5B-B402-126BDDEFC59F}&Date=06/24/2016
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ACP Advocate
Summary
ACP takes stock of the issues that still need to receive attention from Congress this year; CMS agrees to suggestions from physicians on benchmarks for practices in the ACO model; How Dr. Tammy Lin was able to use her experience at Leadership Day to engage in further advocacy.

Before you get another medical test, figure out whether you really need it

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/before-you-get-a-medical-test-figure-out-whether-you-really-need-it/2016/06/23/5ea1eaf0-e246-11e5-8d98-4b3d9215ade1_story.html
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ACP in the News
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The Washington Post

Lawmakers Seek to Block Branded Rx Firms From Delaying Generics

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http://www.bna.com/lawmakers-seek-block-n57982074536/
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ACP in the News
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Bloomberg BNA

Internists testify about rising prescription drug prices and their impact on patients

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http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-06-internists-testify-prescription-drug-prices.html
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ACP in the News
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Medical Xpress

Internists testify about rising prescription drug prices and their impact on patients

ACP provides physician perspective in testimony to Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights of Senate Judiciary Committee

Rx Pizza: 1 Free Meal Can Sway Doctor Prescribing

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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/06/20/health/ap-us-med-doctor-freebies.html?ref=aponline
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ACP in the News
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The New York Times

New Survey Offers Insight on Efforts to Improve EHR Usability

AmericanEHR Partners release survey data results showing EHR System ease of use

PHILADELPHIA, June 23, 2016—A new report from AmericanEHR Partners, "Survey on Physician Use of EHR Systems - Ease of Use Baseline Data," is based on a survey of nearly 1,400 clinicians and suggests that the while they may seem dissatisfied with the usability of their electronic health record (EHR) systems,a breakdown of data offers insight into how systems may be improved. 

Why doctors shouldn’t worry about MACRA

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http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2016/06/doctors-shouldnt-worry-macra.html
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ACP in the News
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Kevin MD

As medicine changes, striving to keep the doctor-patient relationship paramount

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http://www.philly.com/philly/health/20160619_As_medicine_changes__striving_to_keep_the_doctor-patient_relationship_paramount.html?mobi=true
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ACP in the News
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The Philadelphia Inquirer

ACP tells Congress that Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Gun Violence is Critical

Washington, June 17, 2016 -- The Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) yesterday sent a letter to House and Senate leaders urging them to swiftly pass legislation that would ensure the safety of Americans by reducing the threat of injury or death from firearms.  The letter also noted that victims in the recent mass shooting in Orlando may have been targeted as a hate crime because of their sexual orientation, affirming the need for the United States to also take a stand agains

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