Access to Care

Access to Care

Additional Advocacy Efforts

• Internists Encouraged by House Plan to Require Negotiation and Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing 9/20/2019
• Joint Support Letter: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 9/9/2019
• Administration’s Denial of Funding for Women’s Health Care Clinics Puts Access to Care for Millions at Risk 8/20/2019
• ACP Comments regarding the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) of 2019 7/24/2019
• ACP Letter to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee in Support of Preventing the Administration’s Title X Rule 7/23/2019
• Joint Letter to Senate on FY 2020 Title X Appropriations 7/3/2019
• ACP Letter to Key Committees on Surprise Billing Principles 7/2/2019
• Joint Letter Endorsing Legislation to Remove Cost Sharing Obligations from Chronic Care Management Code 6/25/2019
• ACP Supportive of Executive Order Requiring Transparency of Health Care Costs 6/25/19
• ACP Comment Letter to the Senate HELP Committee Regarding the Revised Surprise Medical Billing Provisions of the Lower Health Care Costs Act, S. 1895 6/21/2019
• ACP is “Greatly Concerned” About Court Decision to Allow Implementation of Physician Gag Rule 6/21/19
• ACP Comment Letter to the Senate HELP Committee Regarding the Bipartisan Discussion Draft of the Lower Health Care Costs Act 6/5/2019
• ACP Letter of Support for S. 898 the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act 6/4/19
• ACP Letter to Reps. Pallone and Walden on “Surprise Billing” Discussion Draft, the No Surprises Act 5/28/19
• Group of Six Statement on Protecting Transgender Patients and Women's Reproductive Health 5/28/19
• Internists Alarmed at Decision to Roll Back Rules Prohibiting Discrimination Against Transgender Patients, Women, and Other Vulnerable Patients 5/24/19
• Joint Letter Opposing Changes to ACA Section 1557 LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Protection 5/24/19
• Frontline Physicians Call on Politicians to End Political Interference in the Delivery of Evidence Based Medicine 5/16/19
• Internists Concerned Recent Legislation Interferes with the Patient-Physician Relationship, Infringes on Patient Autonomy 5/15/19
• Internists Encouraged By Rule Requiring Transparency in Drug Pricing in Television Ads 5/09/19
• Improving the ACA's Insurance Coverage Provisions Will Improve Patient Care, Internists Say 4/16/19
• Title X Rule Will Restrict Access to Vital Health Care Services, Internists Say in Amicus Brief 4/09/19
• ACP Letter of Support for the Protecting Pre-existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act (HR1884) 4/4/2019
• ACP Testimony to House Appropriations on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs for FY 2020 4/2/2019
• Group of 6 Statement on Administration's Stance on the Validity of the Affordable Care Act 3/27/2019
• Internists Say that Trump Administration Stance on ACA Lawsuit Threatens Health of Millions 3/26/2019
• ACP Response to the VA Community Care Program Proposed Rule 3/25/2019
• Letter to BCBSA on Without Cause Terminations 3/11/2019
• Letter to AHIP on Without Cause Terminations 3/11/2019
• ACP Response to VA Urgent Care Program Proposed Rule 3/1/2019
• ACP Joint Statement on Title X Funding 3/5/2019
• ACP Response to the Senate HELP Committee on Lowering Health Care Costs 3/1/2019
• ACP Statement to the House Ways and Means Committee Hearing on the Cost of Rising Prescription Drug Prices 2/12/2019
• ACP Opposes Title X Rule Jeopardizing Women’s Health Care Services 2/25/2019
• Letter to CMS Regarding the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2020 2/12/2019
• Letter to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform: Hearing on Examining the Actions of Drug Companies in Raising Prescription Drug Prices 2/12/2019
• Joint Letter to Ways and Means Committee on Surprise Billing 2/7/2019
• ACP Statement for the Record to the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on Texas v US and its Impact on Those with Pre-Existing Conditions 2/6/2019
• Group of 6 Principles on Priorities for Coverage, Benefits and Consumer Protections 2/5/2019
• Group of 6 Principles on Rising Costs and Growing Shortages of Prescription Drugs 2/5/2019
• Joint Letter in Support of the CREATES Act 2/5/2019
• Statement to the Senate Finance Committee: Hearing on Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change 1/29/2019
• Sign-On Letter for Proposed Exchange Program Integrity Rule 1/8/19
• ACP Comment Letter to the Internal Revenue Service regarding the Proposed Rule on Health Reimbursement Arrangements 12/28/2018
• Joint Statement of America's Frontline Physicians Calling for Reversal of Texas Judge's Decision on Affordable Care Act 12/18/2018
• Internists: Texas Judge’s Decision to Take Health Care Away from Millions Must be Overturned 12/15/2018
• Joint Statement of America's Frontline Physicians Opposing Rules that Jeopardize Access to Women's Preventive Care 11/8/2018
• ACP Comments on HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs 7/16/2018
• Amicus Brief Filed in Association for Community Plans Against Rule to Expand Use of Short-term Insurance Plans 10/5/2018
• Joint Statement of America's Frontline Physicians Opposing Proposal to Change Public Charge Rules for Immigrants 9/24/2018
• ACP Comments to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on Title X Proposed Rule (Title X of the Public Health Service Act) 7/31/2018
• Joint Statement on the Suspension of Risk Adjustment Payments under the ACA 7/11/2018
• Joint Statement on Health Care Choices Proposal 6/22/2018
• Joint Statement on Texas v United States States Regarding the Constitutionality of Pre-Existing Conditions 6/9/2018
• Joint Principles for Protecting the Patient-Physician Relationship 5/23/2018
• America’s Women’s Health Providers Oppose Efforts to Exclude Qualified Providers from Federally-Funded Programs 5/23/2018
• Joint Letter to Congress Opposing Cuts to the Children's Health Insurance Program 5/9/2018
• Letter to CMS Regarding Proposed Rule on Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance Plans 4/13/2018
• ACP Letter on Market Stabilization to Congressional Leadership 3/15/2018
• Group of Six Letter to Congressional Leaders Opposing Restrictions of Access to Qualified Providers 3/13/2018
• Joint Letter to Congressional Leaders Urging Action to Stabilize Individual Insurance Markets 3/12/2018
• Joint Letter to Department of Labor Regarding Association Health Plan Proposed Rule 3/6/2018
• Letter to Department of Labor Regarding the Association Health Plans Proposed Rule 3/6/2018
• Joint Letter to Congress Opposing Health Care Provisions in Tax Reform Bill 12/12/2017
• Joint Letter to HHS and CMS About Medicaid Waivers Sought Under Section 1115 of the ACA 12/8/2017
• Letter to House and Senate Leaders Opposing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 12/6/2017
• Letter to Senate Leadership Opposing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 11/30/2017
• Comment Letter to CMS Regarding the Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2019 Proposed Rule 11/27/2017
• Letter to Senate Leadership Opposing Individual Mandate Repeal in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 11/16/2017
• Joint Statement Opposing Efforts to Eliminate the Individual Mandate in Senate Tax Reform Proposal 11/16/2017