Internists: Budget Agreement Delivers on Funding Essential Health Programs, Reducing Administrative Burdens, and Expanding Chronic Care Services
Statement attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp
ACP Applauds CMS Changes in Evaluation and Management Code Documentation Requirements for Medical Students
Statement attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp
Internists Offer Support for Essential Health Care Policies in Budget Agreement
The following letter from Jack Ende, MD, MACP, president, ACP was sent to congressional leadership in support of the inclusion of health care policies in the budget agreement announced on Feb. 7.
February 8, 2018
Dear Speaker Ryan, Minority Leader Pelosi, Majority Leader McConnell, and Minority Leader Schumer:
Drinking very hot tea increases the risk for esophageal cancer in high-risk individuals
External URL
http://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2671921/effect-hot-tea-consumption-its-interactions-alcohol-tobacco-use-risk
2018 ACIP Adult Immunization Schedule recommendations released
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/clinical-information/clinical-resources-products/adult-immunization
Internists Support United States of Care Initiative to Advance Nonpartisan Health Policies
Statement attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp
Washington, DC (February 6, 2018) — The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP) supports the newly formed United States of Care initiative and its goal of ensuring access to affordable health care for all Americans. This new nonpartisan, nonprofit initiative advocates for economically and politically feasible solutions to our nation’s current health care challenges.
Internists Support CHIP Renewal, Urge Reauthorization of Key Federal Health Programs Amid Government Re-Opening
Statement attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp
Internists Say Federal Government Shutdown Will Negatively Impact Critical Health Care Programs
Statement attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp
New HHS Conscience and Religious Freedom Division Must Not Undermine Physician’s Obligations to Treat All Types of Patients
Statement attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp
America’s Frontline Physicians: Statement on Medicaid Work Requirements
Washington (January 12, 2018)—On behalf of the more than 560,000 physicians and medical students represented by the combined memberships of our organizations, we strongly urge the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to put patients first, and reconsider its willingness to approve state waiver requests that would impose work requirements as a condition of Medicaid eligibility. Our members are the frontline physicians who care for patients in rural, urban, wealthy and low-income communities, and are the foundation of the American health care system.