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Racial Health Disparities, Prejudice and Violence

• Supporting the Health and Well-Being of Indigenous Communities (2022)
• A Comprehensive Policy Framework to Understand and Address Disparities and Discrimination in Health and Health Care (2021)
• Understanding and Addressing Disparities and Discrimination in Education and in the Physician Workforce (2021)
• Understanding and Addressing Disparities and Discrimination Affecting the Health and Health Care of Persons and Populations at Highest Risk (2021)
• Understanding and Addressing Disparities and Discrimination in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Affecting the Health of At-Risk Persons and Populations (2021)
• Racism and Health in the United States: A Policy Statement from the �ƹϵε�app (2020)
• Addressing Social Determinants to Improve Patient Care and Promote Health Equity (2018)
• Position Statement on Recognizing Hate Crimes as a Public Health Issue (2017)

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Health Care Reform/Access

• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender, Queer and Other Sexual and Gender Minority Health Disparities (June 2024)
• Meeting the Health and Social Needs of America’s Unhoused and Housing-Unstable Populations (February 2024)
• Ensuring Equitable Access to Participation in the Electoral Process (December 2023)
• Health as a Human Right (October 2023)
• Preparing for Future Pandemics and Public Health Emergencies (July 2023)
• Modernizing the United States’ Public Health Infrastructure (July 2023)
• Reproductive Health Policy in the United States (February 2023)
• Health Care During Incarceration (November 2022)
• Environmental Health (October 2022)
• Health Care for Our Nation’s Veterans: A Policy Paper From the �ƹϵε�app (October 2021)
• Envisioning a Better U.S. Health Care System for All: Coverage and Cost of Care (January 2020)
• Envisioning a Better U.S. Health Care System for All: Reducing Barriers to Care (January 2020)
• Mitigating the Negative Impact of Step Therapy Policies and Nonmedical Switching of Prescription Drugs on Patient Safety (November 2020)
• Improving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's Insurance Coverage Provisions (April 2019)
• Women's Health Policy in the United States (May 2018)
• Addressing Social Determinants to Improve Patient Care and Promote Health Equity (April 2018)
• Health and Public Policy to Facilitate Effective Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders Involving Illicit and Prescription Drugs: An �ƹϵε�app Position Paper (May 2017)
• A Prescription for a Forward-Looking Agenda to Improve American Health Care (May 2017)
• Addressing the Increasing Burden of Health Insurance Cost Sharing (May 2016)
• The Integration of Care for Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Other Behavioral Health Conditions into Primary Care (August 2015)
• State of the Nation's Health Care 2013: A Two-pronged Strategy to Improve American Health Care: Make the Health System More Effective AND Remove Barriers to the Patient-Physician Relationship (February 2013) 
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Payment/Delivery System Reform

• Reforming Physician Payments to Achieve Greater Equity and Value in Health Care: A Position Paper of the �ƹϵε�app (June 2022)
• Beyond the Referral: Principles of Effective, Ongoing Primary and Specialty Care Collaboration (April 2022)
• Envisioning a Better U.S. Health Care System for All: Health Care Delivery and Payment System Reforms (January 2020)
• Assessing the Patient Care Implications of "Concierge" and Other Direct Patient Contracting Practices (November 2015)
• Retail Health Clinics (October 2015)

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Health Information Technology

• Artificial Intelligence in the Provision of Health Care (June 2024)
• Health Information Privacy, Protection, and Use in the Expanding Digital Health Ecosystem (April 2021)
• Policy Recommendations to Guide the Use of Telemedicine in Primary Care Settings (September 2015)
• Clinical Documentation in the 21st Century (January 2015)

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Medicare and Medicaid

• Promoting Transparency and Alignment in Medicare Advantage (October 2017)
• Medicaid Expansion: Premium Assistance and Other Options (March 2016)

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Controlling Costs, Improving Effectiveness

• Financial Profit in Medicine: A Position Paper From the �ƹϵε�app (September 2021)
• Improving Health Care Efficacy and Efficiency Through Increased Transparency (2017)
• Addressing the Increasing Burden of Health Insurance Cost Sharing (2016)
• Medical Liability (2014)  
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Prescription Drugs and Public Health Related Topics

• Regulatory Framework for Cannabis: A Position Paper from the �ƹϵε�app (July 2024)
• Excessive Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorders: A Policy Brief of the �ƹϵε�app (April 2024)
• Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Adults: A Position Paper From the �ƹϵε�app (July 2022)
• Strengthening Food and Nutrition Security to Promote Public Health in the United States: A Position Paper From the �ƹϵε�app (June 2022)
• Policy Recommendations to Promote Prescription Drug Competition: A Position Paper From the �ƹϵε�app (September 2020)
• Racism and Health in the United States: A Policy Statement from the �ƹϵε�app (June 2020)
• Policy Recommendations for Pharmacy Benefit Managers to Stem the Escalating Costs of Prescription Drugs (November 2019)
• Policy Recommendations for Public Health Plans to Stem the Escalating Costs of Prescription Drugs (November 2019)
• Reducing Firearms Injuries and Deaths in the United States (October 2018)
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• Patient Safety in the Office-Based Practice Setting (July 2017)
• Climate Change and Health (April 2016)
• Stemming the Escalating Cost of Prescription Drugs (March 2016)
• Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (April 2015)
• Prescription Drug Abuse (2013)
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Workforce and Physician Shortage

• Principles for the Physician-Led Patient-Centered Medical Home and Other Approaches to Team-Based Care (December 2023)
• Beyond the Discharge: Principles of Effective Care Transitions Between Settings (April 2023)
• Beyond the Referral: Principles of Effective, Ongoing Primary and Specialty Care Collaboration (April 2022)
• Position Statement on Promoting Policy Standards for Workplace Violence Prevention and Management (September 2021)
• Compensation Disparities by Gender in Internal Medicine (August 2018)
• Achieving Gender Equity in Physician Compensation and Career Advancement (April 2018)
• Promoting Transparency and Alignment in Medicare Advantage (July 2017)
• Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care (March 2017)
• Financing U.S. Graduate Medical Education (May 2016)
• Principles Supporting Dynamic Clinical Care Teams (September 2013)
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

• Position Statement on Immunization of Health Care Workers (9/14/2021)
• Position Statement on Immunization Policies to Protect the Public (9/14/2021)
• Pharmacist Scope of Practice (6/8/2021)
• ACP Statement on Global COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Allocation: On Being Ethical and Practical (6/6/2021)
• Identifying Essential Elements to Ease Social Distancing Protocols, Address White House Guidance to “Re-open” the U.S. (4/17/2020)
• Protecting Patient and Physician Health and Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic (4/1/2020)
• Statement on Nonurgent In-Person Medical Care During COVID-19 Emergency (3/24/2020)
• ACP Policy Statement on Wearing Masks in Community Settings (7/13/2020)
• Partial Resumption of Economic, Health Care and Other Activities While Mitigating COVID-19 Risk and Expanding System Capacity (5/6/2020)
• Non-Discrimination in the Stewardship and Allocation of Resources During Health System Catastrophes Including COVID-19 (3/26/2020)
• ACP Policy on Social Distancing During COVID-19 Emergency (3/26/2020)

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