Advocacy
Spotlight
Legislation to Stop Medicare Payment Cuts Fails
Legislation that would have averted July 1 cuts to Medicare payments failed to pass in the Senate last week. CMS freeze to payment rates will have little effect.
Where We Stand - The Latest
Medicare Issues
- ACP Supports Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (H.R. 6331)
Letter to: Representative Charles Rangel. Similar personalized letters to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell and to all other members of the House of Representatives (22-Jun-08) ACP Provides Comments to CMS on Proposed Inpatient Hospital Rule
; Letter to: Kerry N. Weems, Acting Administrator for CMS (13-Jun-08)
Access to Care
ACP signs on to coalition letter to Congress supporting immunizations, including for children
(02-Jun-08)
ACP Provides Statement for the Record on Access to Care
: Statement for the record for House Ways and Means Sucommittee on Health Hearing on the Instability of Health Coverage in America (12-Apr-08)
Advocacy in Action
- Election 2008: Find out where the presidential candidates stand on the issues important to internists.
- Join the Key Contact Program: Become an advocate for fellow Internists, patients and medical students. ACP depends on over 5,600 Key Contacts to communicate with their members of Congress on issues of importance. We have the tools you need to develop and maintain relationships on Capitol Hill.
- Advocacy Events: Find out more about ACP’s Annual State of the Nation’s Health Care event, ACP Services’ Leadership Day, and other advocacy events.
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Policy Highlights
Establishing Federal Guidelines Protecting Against Genetic Discrimination - March 2008
Achieving a High Performance Health Care System with Universal Access: What the USA Can Learn from Other Countries, at www.annals.org. December, 2007
Public Policy Virtual Library
The Public Policy Virtual Library (PPVL) is a repository of ACP's current and historic policies and the Policy Compendium.
ACP Services, Inc.
ACP Services is committed to providing additional advocacy efforts on behalf of internists.