Other Issues
- ACP comment letter to CMS on Medicare Program: Request for Information on the Use of Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) Reported Under the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program, and Other Reporting Programs (8-Apr-13)
- Letter to Senate Majority Leader Reid in Support of the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013, legislation designed to reduce firearms-related deaths and injuries (5-Apr-13)
- Support letter for the nomination of Marilyn Tavenner as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (28-Feb-13)
- ACP public comments regarding the proposed rule on wellness programs in group health plans (25-Jan-13)
- Joint letters to House, Senate and the White House regarding gun violence and the tragic school shooting in Newtown, CT. (8-Jan-13)
- Joint letter to HUD regarding smokefree policies in multi-unit housing (7-Jan-13)
- Joint letter in support of Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 (9-July-12)
- Letter in response to Public Comment Request Regarding the NCQA Specialty Practice Recognition Program (3-July-12)
- Comment letter on the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s first draft "National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda" (12-Mar-12)
- Comment Letter on Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Programs; Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests (Physician Payment Sunshine Provisions in ACA) (17-Feb-12)
- Comment Letter on CLIA Program and HIPAA Privacy: Patient Access to Test Reports (14-Nov-11)
- Letter to HHS commenting on Common Rule on human subjects research protections (25-Oct-2011)
- ACP public comments on the FDA's proposed rule "Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements" Letter to Margaret A. Hamburg, MD, Commissioner of Food and Drugs (10-Jan-11)
Policy
ACP Policies and Recommendations
This library is a collection of ACP's Clinical Guidelines, Ethical Guidelines, Policy Statements, and copies of testimony and letters to government and non-government officials.
The ACP Advocate Blog
- What the Senate gun vote says...
- Thursday, April 18, 2013 - What does ACP have to say about . . .
- Wednesday, April 3, 2013 -
An Honest Assessment of Obamacare at Age 3
- Thursday, March 28, 2013
The ACP Advocate Newsletter
- What ACP told Congress about Medicare Payments
May 17, 2013 - ACP's New Leaders on Advocacy
May 3, 2013 - A New Redesign for our Advocacy Website
April 4, 2013