Senate Vote Starts Process to Take Coverage from Millions
Attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp
ACP Expresses 'Grave Disappointment,' Pledges to 'Fight On'
Update on the ACA-repeal effort; AMA summer meeting
External URL
https://www.healthbanks.com/PatientPortal/NewsletterArchive.aspx?UCID={F151DAE7-AF91-4D5B-B402-126BDDEFC59F}&Date=7/21/2017
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP Advocate
Summary
Latest update on congressional efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act; ACP advocates for Medicaid and maintenance of certification at AMA annual meeting
Affordable Care Act Repeal Without Replacement Harms Patients
America’s frontline physicians reiterate opposition to any effort that leaves patients worse off
Internal Medicine Physicians Pleased With Proposed Rule to Improve Medicare Payments
Point to CMS responsiveness to concerns about regulatory and administrative burdens, and other proposals
(Washington – July 18, 2017) The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP) today noted they are pleased with the 2018 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule released last week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
ACA Repeal-and-Replace Effort Stalls Out in Senate
External URL
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/883072
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP in the News
Journal Name
Medscape
Internists Reaffirm 'Strongest Opposition Possible' to The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) of 2017
Attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp
Revised bill more flawed and even more harmful to patients
From hospitals, doctors and patients, a last gasp of opposition to the Senate health-care bill
External URL
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/from-hospitals-doctors-and-patients-a-last-gasp-of-opposition-to-the-senate-health-care-bill/2017/07/12/7497c25e-672d-11e7-a1d7-9a32c91c6f40_story.html?utm_term=.eaa1c3d6bb35
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP in the News
Journal Name
The Washington Post
Two large studies link higher coffee consumption to reduced risk for death
External URL
http://annals.org/aim/article/2643437/coffee-consumption-associated-lower-risk-death
ACP Lastest Link Type
Annals of Internal Medicine
Malpractice reform: House passes bill to cap damages
External URL
https://www.pm360online.com/malpractice-reform-house-passes-bill-to-cap-damages/
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP in the News
Journal Name
PM 360 Magazine
ACP Applauds House for Passage of Multifaceted Approach to Medical Liability Reform
Attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp
ACP believes ‘time is ripe to develop and pass common-sense reforms’
(Washington, June 29, 2017)—The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (ACP) applauds the House of Representatives for its passage of a multifaceted approach to medical-liability reform, the , yesterday.