Washington, DC (August 4, 2020) —The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP) strongly supports the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) moving forward with changes to Medicare payments to physicians to better recognize the value of cognitive services in providing quality care to patients. The proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2021, which was released by CMS on Aug. 3, ensures that CMS’s decision, made last year, to implement new and improved payment rates for Evaluation and Management (E/M) services will go into effect on Jan.
Eleven (11) resolutions will be heard at the Fall 2020 Virtual Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting. Please review each resolution and then indicate your support or opposition by completing the electronic response form by the deadline your ACP Chapter Governor has requested or by Thursday, September 3, whichever comes first.
Washington, DC (July 23, 2020) — In a letter sent today to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP) said that it is critically important that HHS take immediate action to ensure that the declared public health emergency (PHE), set to expire on July 25, is continued so that patients can continue to have access to telehealth.
Philadelphia, PA (July 20, 2020) – The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP) and Project N95 have partnered to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) for internal medicine physicians, filling an urgent need for frontline ACP member physicians during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Since the beginning of the pandemic ACP has been vigorously advocating for the need for adequate PPE, calling on suppliers and the federal government to ensure the availability of essential PPE to protect frontline physicians.
Statement attributable to:
Jacqueline W. Fincher, MD, MACP
President, »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp
Washington, DC (July 14, 2020) — The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP), representing 163,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students, strongly supports the use of scientific expertise, based on the best available evidence, in the fight against COVID-19.
Washington, DC (July 14, 2020) — The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP) today released policy to support the wearing of surgical or cloth masks by the public in community settings where physical distancing is not possible, and said it may appropriately be required by public officials.
