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Statement attributable to:
Ana María López, MD, MPH, FACP
President, �ƹϵε�app

ACP recognizes National Immunization Awareness Month

Philadelphia, July 30, 2018 -- To emphasize the importance of getting immunized and to remind adults that vaccines are not just for children, the �ƹϵε�app (ACP) recognizes August as National Immunization Awareness Month.

Statement attributable to:
Ana María López, MD, MPH, FACP
President, �ƹϵε�app

Washington, DC (July 27, 2018) — The �ƹϵε�app (ACP) is encouraged by provisions included in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) & Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) proposed rule that supports site-neutral payment that was released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 25.

Statement attributable to:
Ana María López, MD, MPH, FACP
President, �ƹϵε�app

Washington, DC — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a rule that significantly amends regulations governing the Title X of the Public Health Service Act (Title X), the only federal program exclusively dedicated to providing low-income patients (including adolescents) with access to family planning and preventive health services and information. Federally funded Title X facilities provide access to health and cancer screenings, well woman exams, contraception and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.

Washington, DC (July 13, 2018) — The �ƹϵε�app (ACP) is encouraged by provisions included in the proposed rules for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the Quality Payment Program (QPP) for 2019, while recognizing several areas for improvement in the rules that were released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 12.