ACP in the News Archive - 2019

ACP Recommendations for Rising Prescription Drug Costs

Endocrinology Advisor

12/27/19

Health-care special interests are spending millions to kill reform. We can’t let them get away with it. (Opinion)

The Philadelphia Inquirer

12/19/19

Congress May Fund Gun Violence Research For First Time In Over 20 Years

Forbes

12/17/19

Study: Young adults with high cholesterol face greater risk of heart attack or stroke

USA Today

12/05/19

Medicare’s new primary care payment rule is good news for patients

STAT

11/26/19

Doctors call for lower drug prices with these changes aimed at health care industry

Fox Business

11/17/19

ACP calls for increased oversight and regulation of PBMs, including gag clause ban

Fierce Healthcare

11/12/19

ACP updates colorectal cancer screening guidelines

Becker’s Hospital Review

11/05/19

Doc groups laud CMS' E/M reforms, red tape reductions

Health Leaders Media

11/04/19

Calls for tight E-Cig regs coming from multiple fronts

Politico

10/30/19

National Internal Medicine Day recognizes clinicians ‘committed to excellence’

Healio

10/28/19

A New Generation of Activist Doctors Is Fighting for Medicare for All

TIME

10/24/19

How Doctors Can Help Prevent Gun Violence

Harvard Business Review

10/24/19

You’re told you have a ‘pre-disease.’ Here’s what that means.

Consumer Reports

10/21/19

Red and processed meat are OK to eat, controversial new guidelines claim. Don't believe it, leading experts say

CNN

09/30/19

Internists applaud CMS for proposing improvements in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

News-Medical.net

09/27/19

Not teaching doctors about gun violence and climate change should worry all Americans

The Philadelphia Inquirer

09/26/19

Social Justice and Educating Our Physicians

The Wall Street Journal

09/18/19

ACP calls for ‘stricter' conflicts standard for clinical guidelines

Modern Healthcare

08/19/19

Health of immigrants at risk in changes to public assistance policies

AXIOS

08/13/19

Why Doctors Should Organize

The New Yorker

08/05/19

#MeToo Meets Medicine: Philly doctors fight sex harassment, pay gaps by joining Time’s Up Healthcare

The Philadelphia Inquirer

08/05/19

What to Know About Prediabetes, Prehypertension, and Other Prediseases

Consumer Reports

08/01/19

ACA, other coverage expansions not linked with rising hospital use, study shows

Healthcare Dive

07/23/19

AMA, medical organizations tell SCOTUS that discrimination jeopardizes health of transgender individuals

07/11/19

New guidelines aim to enlist primary care physicians in transgender care

07/01/19

Medical groups: Climate change is 'greatest public health challenge of the 21st century'

06/24/19

Medical groups warn climate change is a ‘health emergency’

Associated Press

06/24/19

Nation's largest doctor group rejects 'Medicare for all'

Washington Examiner

06/11/19

Don't Fear the Clinician-Patient Cost Conversation

HealthLeaders

06/10/19

American College of Physicians Details Methods for Creating Guidelines

MD Magazine

06/10/19

ACP issues ethical guidance for responding to physician impairment

Medical Xpress

06/04/19

Physician groups oppose rollback of anti-discrimination protections

Medical Economics

05/30/19

Obamacare Protections for Transgenders Proposed To Be Rescinded By Us Healthcare Agency

Health Gazette 24

05/28/19

Physicians could face life in prison under new Alabama abortion law; doctor groups decry 'political interference'

Fierce Healthcare

05/16/19

Physicians could face life in prison under new Alabama abortion law; doctor groups decry 'political interference'

Fierce Healthcare

05/16/19

For some trauma doctors, clash with NRA proves therapeutic

Reuters

05/15/19

Video: Top takeaways from ACP Internal Medicine Meeting

Healio

05/02/19

Democrats reintroduce assisted-suicide bill

The Washington Post

05/02/19

ACP Issues Position Paper Outlining Policy Recommendations to Improve Insurance Access

Neurology Advisor

04/25/19

My 4 Learnings From My First 'Hackathon'

Op-Med, Voices from the Doximity Network

04/21/19

How Various Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Compare

Cancer Network

04/19/19

Half of Clinics Offer Telehealth to Expand Patient Care Access

Patient Engagement HIT

04/18/19

ACP governmental affairs leaders discuss ACA, Title X

MD Edge (via Internal Medicine News)

04/17/19

More than half of internal medicine physicians use telehealth services, survey finds

Becker’s Hospital Review

04/15/19

A New Rx for Diabetes: Lighten Up

The New York Times

04/12/19

ACP: Telemedicine has potential to improve patient care, reduce costs

Healio

04/11/19

New recommendations say most women don't need yearly mammograms

CBS News

04/08/19

When Do Women Need a Mammogram? New Guideline Tries to Clarify

U.S. News & World Report

04/08/19

Divided Democratic Doctors Challenge Liberal Single-Payer Dream

OZY

04/05/19

Is It Time To Rethink The Fly-In Medical Mission?

NPR

03/27/19

Beyond opioids: Safe, effective treatments for 4 common kinds of pain

The Washington Post

03/25/19

Match Day 2019: Residency spots increase, but improvements needed

MD Edge

03/15/19

Healthcare policy in 2019: A look ahead

Medical Economics

03/13/19

Hiring clinical staff

Medical Economics

03/13/19

Health Tip: UTI Warning Signs

U.S. News and World Report

03/06/19

No link between autism and MMR, affirms major study

The Guardian

03/04/19

Doctors’ PACs Favored Candidates Opposing Gun Background Checks

The Wall Street Journal

03/03/19

Doctors Support 'Medicare For Some'

Forbes

03/03/19

#TimesUp fight for gender equity moves into healthcare

Becker’s Hospital Review

03/01/19

Men in Medicine Speak Out Against Harassment in Powerful 'TIME'S UP Healthcare' Video

Men’s Health

02/28/19

Birth Control Gets Caught Up in the Abortion Wars

The New York Times

02/26/19

Health Care and Insurance Industries Mobilize to Kill ‘Medicare for All’

The New York Times

02/23/19

Key doctors group faces political risks on guns

The Hill

02/13/19

Recommendations Aim to Shape Health Funding, Drug Pricing

AAFP

02/11/19

‘Medicare for All’ is not the only way to insure everyone

The Philadelphia Inquirer

02/06/19

Medicine alone can't lengthen US lives. We need to invest outside the health care system.

USA Today

02/04/19

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia

U.S. News & World Report

01/31/19

AARP, other national groups challenge Kentucky’s Medicaid waiver

INSIDER Louisville

01/29/19

Insomnia in teens is a major public health problem. Here’s how to fix it.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

01/29/19

When Should I Take an Antibiotic?

The New York Times

01/25/19

Health Risks Rise As Shutdown Hits Second Month

Forbes

01/21/19

Doctors are frightened by climate change. Their industry is a big part of the problem.

Vox

01/19/19

Updated ACP ethics manual provides 6-step approach to dilemmas

Reuters Health

01/14/19

Improve Your Relationship With Your Doctor

Consumer Reports

01/06/19

Is It a Nasty Cold or the Flu?

NPR

01/06/19