ACP Advocate
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March 20, 2026
Advocacy in Action
ACP Continues Advocacy to Ensure Vaccine Access, Evidence-Based Vaccine Guidance
ACP issues its own COVID, influenza and RSV vaccine guidance, wins favorable ruling in lawsuit against HHS.
ACP Pushes Back on Visa Pause to Protect International Medical Graduate Physicians
Ongoing pause in immigrant visas for ‘high-risk’ countries could interrupt continuity of care.
ACP Policy News
New ACP Position Paper Addresses Barriers for Physicians and Medical Trainees With Disabilities
The paper highlights persistent gaps between legal requirements and everyday practice and calls for review of technical standards to ensure they are not exclusionary.
ACP Calls for Efforts to Address Health Disparities Among Patients With Disabilities
Position paper highlights barriers among physicians, in facilities, and in clinical trial participation.
In Case You Missed It
Member Exclusive Webinar: Real-World Implementation and Evaluation of AI-Enabled Interventions
Educational webinar providing actionable tips and information on improving health IT in their practice to better meet patient and clinician needs.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ET
Learn more about the webinar and register.
Quick Hits
Advocacy News
ACP Comment Letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for PY 2027
ACP letter commenting on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program proposed rule.
ACP Calls on Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to Rely on Evidence-Based Vaccine Recommendations, Postpone Upcoming Meeting
ACP letter sharing feedback on newest vaccine recommendations, asking that the CDC postpone its next meeting until it can ensure the American public that all its decisions are transparent and consistently following evidence-based practices.
Joint Coalition Letter to Congressional Appropriators Supporting Funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for Fiscal Year 2027
Joint letter recommends at least $51.303 billion for the NIH fiscal year 2027, which would fund research that leads to medical breakthroughs that deliver proven benefits to patients.
Joint Letter Urging EPA to Continue to Count the Monetized Health Costs of Air Pollution
Joint letter urging the EPA to continue to count the monetized health impacts of air pollution in their regulatory impact analyses.
Joint Letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees Supporting FY2027 Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Joint letter calling for AHRQ to be fully funded at $500 million in FY27 and that the Agency has sufficient staff to manage its statutory obligations.
ACP Comments on HTI-5 Proposed Rule
ACP letter expressing concern regarding the scope, structure, and timeline of several proposed changes, which risk destabilizing clinical workflows, increasing regulatory uncertainty, shifting liability to physicians, and exacerbating burdens on small, independent, and rural practices.
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