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Press Release Archive - July-December 2011

December 2011

12/19/2011	Congress' 'Disarray' Makes it 'Likely' that 27% Medicare Cut Will Go Into Effect

12/13/2011	Independence Blue Cross teams with American College of Physicians to improve primary care

November 2011

11/21/2011	No Agreement on Deficit Plan Means “Peril” for Patient Access to Health Care

11/16/2011	Internists “Applaud” Schwartz Proposal to Prevent “Devastating” Medicare Cuts

11/16/2011	Internists Announce #1 Reason Why Congress Should Repeal the SGR Now

11/10/2011	Internists Express Strong Support for ACA’s Programs to Support Coordinated Care

11/9/2011	Internists To Reveal Top Ten Reasons Why Congress Should Repeal the SGR Now

11/2/2011	Congress Must “Go Big” on Physician Payment Reform

11/1/2011	New ACP Guideline to Prevent VTE in Hospitalized Patients

11/1/2011	Over Long Term, Yoga Trumps Usual Care for Improving Back Function in Patients Suffering from Low Back Pain

October 2011

10/21/2011	American College of Physicians Applauds CMS's Improved Shared Savings Program

10/20/2011	Physicians Need More Training on How to Use EHRs

10/18/2011	Dual Concerns About Privacy and Protection of Health Data Addressed by Internists

10/18/2011	False-positive Recalls Part of the Process for Annual Mammography Screenings

September 2011

9/28/2011	Consumers and Physicians Together Applaud Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative

9/23/2011	Internists Express "Very Substantial Concerns" Over MedPAC Physician Pay Proposal, Offer Alternative Plan to Repeal Medicare SGR

9/12/2011	Reduce Federal Health Care Spending in Socially and Fiscally Responsible Manner, ACP Tells Congressional Joint Committee

9/7/2011	'Aligning GME Policy with the Nation's Health Care Workforce Needs' Policy Paper Released by Physicians

9/6/2011	Making Multiple Lifestyle Improvements Can Significantly Reduce Diabetes Risk (Video)

August 2011

8/2/2011	Four Physician Organizations Issue New Clinical Recommendations for Diagnosing and Treating COPD

July 2011

7/19/2011	Joint statement commending the inclusion of a Medicare SGR fix in the "Gang of 6" debt ceiling legislation

7/12/2011	Patients Beware “The July Effect”: Mortality Increases and Efficiency Decreases in Teaching Hospitals During Month of July

7/7/2011	Debt ceiling agreement “essential” to prevent disruption of Care for Millions of Medicare and Medicaid Patients

7/5/2011	Massage More Effective Than Usual Medical Treatment for Low Back Pain

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