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Public Policy & Advocacy
MN-ACP Public Policy and Advocacy Updates
MN-ACP has been active in both state and national health policy debates. Attached letters and action items are listed below for 2017:
Minnesota Chapter Advocacy Resources
Who represents me in Minnesota?
Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota Senate
- February 28, 2017- Deadline for medical student and resident travel scholarship to ACP Leadership Day in Washington DC. Application on line at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MNACPleader2017
- May 23-24, 2017 --ACP Leadership Day in Washington, DC. Registration online
Advocacy Resources
Where the College Stands on key health policy issues, news and recent policy changes.
Visit Legislative Action Center for more information about the new Advocates for Internal Medicine Network (AIMn) and the Richard Neubauer Advocate for Internal Medicine Award.
State Health Policy Pages
- Consumer Web site: Affordable Care Act - site provides clear, trusted, concise, and easy to understand information by state, timeline, and patient characteristics (small business, under or over age 65, etc.).
- ACA Enrollment - help patients enroll in Health Insurance Marketplaces.
- AmericanEHR Partners - an interactive website designed to assist medical practices compare, select, and implement electronic health records.
- The ACP Advocate - bi-weekly, e-newsletter created to provide ACP members with news about public policy issues affecting internal medicine and patient care.
- The ACP Advocacy Blog by Bob Doherty
- Electronic Resolution System - find Chapter Sponsored Resolutions.
- Member Advocacy - other resources to help members advocate ACP policy.
- Public Policy Virtual Library (PPVL) - a repository of ACP's current and historic policies and the Policy Compendium.