ACP in the News Archive - 2019

ACP Recommendations for Rising Prescription Drug Costs
Endocrinology Advisor
Health-care special interests are spending millions to kill reform. We can’t let them get away with it. (Opinion)
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Congress May Fund Gun Violence Research For First Time In Over 20 Years
Forbes
Study: Young adults with high cholesterol face greater risk of heart attack or stroke
USA Today
Medicare’s new primary care payment rule is good news for patients
STAT
Doctors call for lower drug prices with these changes aimed at health care industry
Fox Business
ACP calls for increased oversight and regulation of PBMs, including gag clause ban
Fierce Healthcare
ACP updates colorectal cancer screening guidelines
Becker’s Hospital Review
Doc groups laud CMS' E/M reforms, red tape reductions
Health Leaders Media
Calls for tight E-Cig regs coming from multiple fronts
Politico
National Internal Medicine Day recognizes clinicians ‘committed to excellence’
Healio
A New Generation of Activist Doctors Is Fighting for Medicare for All
TIME
How Doctors Can Help Prevent Gun Violence
Harvard Business Review
You’re told you have a ‘pre-disease.’ Here’s what that means.
Consumer Reports
Red and processed meat are OK to eat, controversial new guidelines claim. Don't believe it, leading experts say
CNN
Internists applaud CMS for proposing improvements in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
News-Medical.net
Not teaching doctors about gun violence and climate change should worry all Americans
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Social Justice and Educating Our Physicians
The Wall Street Journal
ACP calls for ‘stricter' conflicts standard for clinical guidelines
Modern Healthcare
Health of immigrants at risk in changes to public assistance policies
AXIOS
Why Doctors Should Organize
The New Yorker
#MeToo Meets Medicine: Philly doctors fight sex harassment, pay gaps by joining Time’s Up Healthcare
The Philadelphia Inquirer
What to Know About Prediabetes, Prehypertension, and Other Prediseases
Consumer Reports
ACA, other coverage expansions not linked with rising hospital use, study shows
Healthcare Dive
AMA, medical organizations tell SCOTUS that discrimination jeopardizes health of transgender individuals
New guidelines aim to enlist primary care physicians in transgender care
Medical groups: Climate change is 'greatest public health challenge of the 21st century'
Medical groups warn climate change is a ‘health emergency’
Associated Press
Nation's largest doctor group rejects 'Medicare for all'
Washington Examiner
Don't Fear the Clinician-Patient Cost Conversation
HealthLeaders
American College of Physicians Details Methods for Creating Guidelines
MD Magazine
ACP issues ethical guidance for responding to physician impairment
Medical Xpress
Physician groups oppose rollback of anti-discrimination protections
Medical Economics
Obamacare Protections for Transgenders Proposed To Be Rescinded By Us Healthcare Agency
Health Gazette 24
Physicians could face life in prison under new Alabama abortion law; doctor groups decry 'political interference'
Fierce Healthcare
Physicians could face life in prison under new Alabama abortion law; doctor groups decry 'political interference'
Fierce Healthcare
For some trauma doctors, clash with NRA proves therapeutic
Reuters
Video: Top takeaways from ACP Internal Medicine Meeting
Healio
Democrats reintroduce assisted-suicide bill
The Washington Post
ACP Issues Position Paper Outlining Policy Recommendations to Improve Insurance Access
Neurology Advisor
My 4 Learnings From My First 'Hackathon'
Op-Med, Voices from the Doximity Network
How Various Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Compare
Cancer Network
Half of Clinics Offer Telehealth to Expand Patient Care Access
Patient Engagement HIT
ACP governmental affairs leaders discuss ACA, Title X
MD Edge (via Internal Medicine News)
More than half of internal medicine physicians use telehealth services, survey finds
Becker’s Hospital Review
A New Rx for Diabetes: Lighten Up
The New York Times
ACP: Telemedicine has potential to improve patient care, reduce costs
Healio
New recommendations say most women don't need yearly mammograms
CBS News
When Do Women Need a Mammogram? New Guideline Tries to Clarify
U.S. News & World Report
Divided Democratic Doctors Challenge Liberal Single-Payer Dream
OZY
Is It Time To Rethink The Fly-In Medical Mission?
NPR
Beyond opioids: Safe, effective treatments for 4 common kinds of pain
The Washington Post
Match Day 2019: Residency spots increase, but improvements needed
MD Edge
Healthcare policy in 2019: A look ahead
Medical Economics
Hiring clinical staff
Medical Economics
Health Tip: UTI Warning Signs
U.S. News and World Report
No link between autism and MMR, affirms major study
The Guardian
Doctors’ PACs Favored Candidates Opposing Gun Background Checks
The Wall Street Journal
Doctors Support 'Medicare For Some'
Forbes
#TimesUp fight for gender equity moves into healthcare
Becker’s Hospital Review
Men in Medicine Speak Out Against Harassment in Powerful 'TIME'S UP Healthcare' Video
Men’s Health
Birth Control Gets Caught Up in the Abortion Wars
The New York Times
Health Care and Insurance Industries Mobilize to Kill ‘Medicare for All’
The New York Times
Key doctors group faces political risks on guns
The Hill
Recommendations Aim to Shape Health Funding, Drug Pricing
AAFP
‘Medicare for All’ is not the only way to insure everyone
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Medicine alone can't lengthen US lives. We need to invest outside the health care system.
USA Today
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
U.S. News & World Report
AARP, other national groups challenge Kentucky’s Medicaid waiver
INSIDER Louisville
Insomnia in teens is a major public health problem. Here’s how to fix it.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
When Should I Take an Antibiotic?
The New York Times
Health Risks Rise As Shutdown Hits Second Month
Forbes
Doctors are frightened by climate change. Their industry is a big part of the problem.
Vox
Updated ACP ethics manual provides 6-step approach to dilemmas
Reuters Health
Improve Your Relationship With Your Doctor
Consumer Reports
Is It a Nasty Cold or the Flu?
NPR