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Health Care Funding in Congress, Compensation Equity and What's New at the AMA

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https://www.healthbanks.com/PatientPortal/NewsletterArchive.aspx?UCID={F151DAE7-AF91-4D5B-B402-126BDDEFC59F}&Date=01/12/2018
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Summary
An update on congressional action on health care issues; ACP issues a new policy statement on compensation equity and transparency; A recap of the most recent AMA meeting

Internists Support Increased Access to Behavioral and Mental Health Services for Veterans

Statement attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp

Washington, DC (January 11, 2018)—The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP) believes that behavioral and mental health services are a vital component of treating a patient’s whole health.  We support President Trump’s recently signed executive order calling for increased access to and coverage for mental health services for veterans who are transitioning to post-military life.

Internists Oppose Medicaid Eligibility Restrictions Based on Employment

Statement attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp

Washington, DC (January 11, 2018)—The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP) is strongly opposed to making access to health care coverage through Medicaid conditional on an individual’s employment status.   A newly announced policy from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides guidance to states on how they may proceed in imposing work requirements on Medicaid recipients.

New ethics case study examines working with patients who secretly record office visits

External URL
http://www.acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/09/5.htm

Structured exercise provides mobility benefits to older patients, regardless of frailty status

External URL
http://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2668215/effect-physical-activity-frailty-secondary-analysis-randomized-controlled-trial

ACP Honors Outstanding Contributions to Medicine in Annual Convocation Ceremony

Philadelphia, January 5, 2018 -- The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP) will honor outstanding contributions to medicine at its annual convocation ceremony on Thursday, April 19, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, where ACP will host its annual scientific conference, Internal Medicine Meeting 2018, through April 21.

ACP President Jack Ende, MD, MACP, will preside over the ceremony, during which 21 awardees, 59 new Masters of ACP (MACP), and more than 400 new Fellows of ACP (FACP) will be honored.

»Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp launches Physician Well-being & Professional Satisfaction initiative

Philadelphia, January 4, 2018 – The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP) has launched a Physician Well-being & Professional Satisfaction initiative with the goal of creating a culture of wellness, improving practice efficiencies, enhancing individual physician well-being, and reducing administrative burdens.

What did ACP advocacy achieve in a year of unparalleled challenge?

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http://advocacyblog.acponline.org/2018/01/what-did-acp-advocacy-achieve-in-year.html
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ACP Advocate Blog OLD

Internists Say Tax Legislation Could Harm Health Care for Millions of Americans

Immediate Action Needed to Prevent Further Damage

Statement attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp

Physicians express alarm over reports of restrictions on CDC's language

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/acp_policy/letters/joint_letter_to_hhs_expressing_concern_about_reports_of_cdc_banned_words_2017.pdf
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