ACP in the News Archive - 2018

Trending: 2018 may have lasted forever, but it was chock-full of viral moments
Washington Post
You Can’t Understand The Brutal Reality Of Gun Violence Until You Hear It From Doctors
Huffington Post
Doctors aren't any better at treating gunshots than they were 15 years ago, and it suggests firearm injuries are getting worse
Insider
Doctors Aren’t Getting Better at Treating Shooting Victims Even As Gun Deaths Rise
TIME
States promise appeal after ACA ruled unconstitutional
Healio
Federal judge in Texas rules Obamacare unconstitutional; California vows to defend the law on appeal
Los Angeles Times
Measures of Physician Quality Don't Measure Up
Forbes
#ThisIsOurLane: Doctors tell the NRA why they are experts on the effects of gun violence
Los Angeles Times
#ThisIsOurLane — Firearm Safety as Health Care’s Highway
NEJM
At Temple, a med student faces a new reality of guns
The Philadelphia Inquirer
A Trauma Surgeon Who Survived Gun Violence Is Taking On The NRA
NPR
Want to make patients better partners in their care? Physicians group offers 4 guiding principals
Fierce Healthcare
ACP issues guidance for physician-patient partnership in health care
Healio
I'm A Shrink And Gun Violence Is My Lane
Forbes
It’s a Twitter war: Doctors clash with NRA over gun deaths
Associated Press
Doctors Are Using “This Is Our Lane” To Respond To The Chicago Hospital Mass Shooting
BuzzFeedNews
Philly doctors join national debate with NRA over gun safety
The Philadelphia Tribune
Doctors Slam NRA's Directive to 'Stay in Their Lane' After Chicago Hospital Shooting
TIME
Doctors start movement in response to NRA, calling for more gun research
CNN
Philly doctors join national debate with NRA over gun safety
WHYY
Surgeons — many of them gun owners — recommend new gun-safety approaches
The Washington Post
Will the election and the Thousand Oaks killings finally move the needle on gun control?
Los Angeles Times
Doctors Revolt After N.R.A. Tells Them to ‘Stay in Their Lane’ on Gun Policy
The New York Times
Doctors Are Sharing Gruesome Photos Of What It's Like To Treat Gun Violence Victims
BuzzFeed News
The NRA told doctors to “stay in your lane” on guns. I’m a doctor. This is my lane.
Vox
After NRA Mocks Doctors, Physicians Reply: 'This Is Our Lane'
NPR
‘Being silenced is not acceptable’: Doctors express outrage after NRA tells them ‘to stay in their lane’
The Washington Post
'We will not be silent about the toll of gun violence': Doctor shares gruesome picture of herself covered in gunshot victim's blood as she hits back at NRA's claim that doctors should 'stay in their lane'
Daily Mail
What to do when you’re told you have thinning bones
The Washington Post
NRA opens social media war with doctors over firearms
NBC News
NRA Tweets Warning To Anti-Gun Doctors: ‘Stay In Your Lane’
Huffington Post
Firearms, violence and hate crimes are public health issues we must address immediately
The Hill
Internists note that final CMS payment rule improves on proposed changes to E/M codes
Medical Xpress
Surprise: Physician Group Rehashes Same Tired Gun Control Policies
NRA-ILA
Doctors release new recommendations to reduce gun violence
CNN
Guns send 8,300 kids to hospitals each year, study finds
NBC News
Millennials Are Ditching the 'Family Doctor' Model
U.S. News & World Report
Patient advocates decry Trump administration move to restrict immigrants' access to healthcare
Los Angeles Times
Doctors Need to Talk to Families About Guns and Dementia
The New York Times
Better insurance coverage of non-drug therapies might help ease opioid crisis
Business Insider
Internist Ana Maria Lopez: Opportunities for action
Medical Economics
Zoledronate limits fracture risk in older women with osteopenia
Healio
Wider Use Of Osteoporosis Drug Could Prevent Bone Fractures In More Elderly Women
NPR
Internists tell CMS not to proceed with changes to payments for E/M services
Medical Xpress
Texas judge questions which parts of Obamacare should stand in latest legal challenge to the law
Los Angeles Times
Doctor Burnout Likely to Impair Care
U.S. News & World Report
Oral arguments begin for lawsuit to undo ACA: 5 things to know
Becker's Hospital Review
Guideline Clearinghouse Is Dead. Long Live the Guideline Clearinghouse?
Managed Care
'Playing ping-pong with people's lives is inhumane': ALS sufferer slams California for backtracking on Right To Die law that has left him in 'painful uncertainty'
Daily Mail
California legislator shelves bill to ban paid 'gay conversion therapy' for adults
Los Angeles Times
Survey: Cancer Patients Will Pay Anything for Treatment
MedPage Today
6 Conditions That Could Be Causing Your Chronic Pain
MSN
This is how often you should go for urinary incontinence screenings
Health 24
Here's what working 120 hours a week like Elon Musk really does to the body and the mind
CNBC
Dr Robert Gabbay Explains Controversy Over Recent A1C Guidelines
American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC)
ACP: CMS ‘Pathway to Success’ is a bumpy one
Healio
Significant rise in mosquito “disease danger days” in U.S., report warns
CBS News
New Guidelines for Urinary Incontinence Screenings
Health Day
Medicare wants to cut hospital outpatient facility fees, and that's good for patients
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Women internists make 80 cents for every dollar earned by men
Reuters
Women in ID push against glass ceiling
Healio
Healthcare groups oppose rule extending short-term insurance plans
Restoring the joy in medical practice
Medical Economics
Family separation crisis continues on border even as court-ordered deadline nears
The Los Angeles Times
Don’t Let Politics Come Between Me and My Patients (Opinion)
The New York Times
Systemic changes may reduce gender disparities in medical training
Reuters
AMA adopts policies on gun violence, separation of families at border
AAP News
Payer Roundup—Cigna, Express Scripts schedule merger vote; physician groups back risk adjustment payments
Fierce Healthcare
Doctors To Trump: Suspending Insurer Payments Hurts Our Sickest Patients
Forbes
Many docs support MIPS concepts, but a big chunk unaware
Healthcare Dive
Attempts to reunite separated families should not misuse medical tests, says ACP
News Medical Life Sciences
Authors See Crucial Role for Primary Care in Opioid Epidemic
AAFP
That aching back is hard to fix, but here are a few things to try
The Washington Post
Trump administration ups its estimate of children separated from their parents to 3,000; about 100 are toddlers
Los Angeles Times
Scientists respond to court ruling on travel ban with fear and frustration
Washington Post
CMS pitches MA demo letting doctors avoid MIPS rules
Healthcare Dive
Trump Administration Resumes Approving Young Doctor Visas
Forbes
AP: Toddlers, babies held in 'tender age' facilities after separated from families
CNN
Biggest U.S. doctors group condemns family separation policy
Politico
What separation from parents does to children: ‘The effect is catastrophic’
The Washington Post
Doctors: Trump's Border Separation Policy Is Causing a 'Mental Health Crisis' for Families
Fortune
Doctors saw immigrant kids separated from their parents. Now they're trying to stop it
CNN
Kids can suffer permanent damage from border separations
NBC News
6 medical groups urge DOJ to reconsider ACA decision
Becker's
Trump Administration May Stop Denying Young Doctor Visas
Forbes
Trump's Immigration Policies Are Making It Harder for Foreign Doctors to Work in the U.S. — And That Could Hurt Patients
TIME
Physician-assisted suicide isn't right for doctors. Don't change the AMA's position
USA Today
How Trump's Visa Crackdown Worsens The Doctor Shortage
Forbes
How Trump’s Visa Crackdown Worsens The Doctor Shortage
Forbes
Equal Rights for General Internists
Journal of General Internal Medicine
U.S. doctors call for health policies that support women
Reuters
ACP, AMA oppose proposed changes to Title X
Healio
Doctors distressed by 'unethical' dialysis rules for undocumented immigrants
Reuters
Get More From Your Routine Doctor's Appointments
Consumer Report
The latest thinking on osteoporosis which weakens the bones
Washington Post
Trump Administration to Tie Health Facilities’ Funding to Abortion Restrictions
New York Times
ACP: Trump’s rescission package would harm public health
Healio
As more older Americans struggle with dementia, what happens to their guns?
Los Angeles Times
When Doctors Give Their Patients Gifts
New York Times
Prostate cancer screening: the decision is up to you
Business Insider
U.S. doctors' group calls for equal pay, opportunities for female physicians
Reuters
Illnesses from ticks, mosquitoes, flea bites have tripled in recent years, CDC says
CBS
American College of Physicians: MIPs fails to improve patient care
Becker's
Internists Call for 'Time Out' on MIPS Measures
Politico
Doctors Call for Halt, Revamp to Quality Measures Used by CMS
AJMC
Ineffective Treatment Often Prescribed For Lower Back Pain, Report Says
NPR
Advice To Parachuting Docs: Think Before You Jump Into Poor Countries
NPR
Guidance That Allows for Higher A1C Misses the Mark
AJMC
A new kind of doctor's office that doesn't take insurance and charges a monthly fee is 'popping up everywhere' — and that could change how we think about healthcare
Business Insider
American College of Physicians lowers blood sugar goals
ABC
How low should your blood sugar go?
Yahoo Finance
Attempt to overhaul state’s no-fault auto insurance system fails in Senate subcommittee
Tampa Bay Times
This is why value-based care is not going away this year
Medical Economics
Correction: Florida Shooting-Mental Health story
AP News
Shooting survivor Gabby Giffords rolls out anti-gun ad attacking Florida governor
ABC News
Daily on Healthcare: Trump administration details proposal to loosen insurance regulations
Washington Examiner
Former CMS chief launches advocacy group
HealthExec
Patient dumping a symptom of health system woes
HealthCareDIVE
Just how bad Is this flu season? Experts weigh in
HealthDay
Will you see an actual doctor the next time you go to the doctor?
Consumer Report
Simple rules (and brand new ideas) for getting better sleep
Oprah
As the opioid crisis grows, states are opening Medicaid to alternative medicine
Stat
How does assisting with suicide affect physicians?
Salon
Trump to allow states to require Medicaid patients to work to be eligible
SFGate
Drugs' side effects can change, so don't ignore them
Chicago Tribune
Side effects can develop even if you’ve been taking a pill for a long time
Washington Post