ACP in the News Archive - 2020

Doctor Wipes Away $650,000 in Debt From 200 Cancer Patients' Bills
Newsweek
Coronavirus: ACP backs vaccine recommendations
Medical Economics
Biden Picks Xavier Becerra to Lead Health and Human Services
The New York Times
Primary-care spending among private payers declined in 2019
Modern Healthcare
Investment in primary care spending should be increased to meet demand
Healthcare Finance News
Report: Primary care spending dropped in 2019
Medical Economics
CDC panel recommends healthcare workers, long-term care residents and staff be first to get COVID-19 vaccine
Fierce Healthcare
CDC decides which groups of at-risk people will get the first COVID vaccines
The Miami Herald
Home care workers and patients deserve vaccination priority: American College of Physicians
McKnight’s Senior Living
How to deal with dizziness
The Washington Post
Coronavirus: ACP supports ethical distribution of COVID-19 and other vaccines
Medical Economics
Healthcare groups concerned for COVID response amid halted presidential transition
Health Leaders
Overturning the Affordable Care Act: What could it mean for doctors and their patients?
Medical Economics
Trump Baselessly Accuses Doctors Of Overreporting Covid Deaths For Financial Gain
Forbes
Repealing the Affordable Care Act Could Hurt Physicians and Hospitals
Medical Bag
Coronavirus Cases Are Now Rising In Almost Every State In The US
Buzzfeed News
Doctors: Trump is wrong to accuse medical professionals of profiting from diagnosing COVID-19
USA Today
Reckless and false’: Doctors blast baseless Trump conspiracy theory that hospitals are inflating COVID-19 deaths
The Boston Globe
Trump's Claim Doctors Are Inflating COVID Numbers is 'Facebook Junk' Says Top Scientist
Newsweek
ACP recommends remdesivir for moderate, severe COVID-19
Healio
Could Your Medical Bills Make You Sick?
Consumer Reports
6 reasons 2021’s Medicare payment changes are good for primary care doctors
Medical Economics
Lawmakers question safety of in-person MCAT
Becker’s Hospital Review
Postal Service delays mean some Philadelphia-area residents are waiting for mail-order prescriptions they badly need
The Philadelphia Inquirer
CDC criticized for guidance saying people exposed to coronavirus may not need testing
CBS News
Infectious Disease Organization Advises Against Hydroxychloroquine
Contagion Live
Flu season 2020: Physicians urge patients to get vaccinated
Medical Economics
ACP, AAFP Release Guidelines for Management of Acute Pain
HCP Live
VA problems raise worries about mail slowdown, prescriptions
The Hill
Postal service pressure turns to prescriptions
POLITICO
Primary Care Docs "Alarmed" By USPS Chaos
HealthLeaders Media
ACP Stands Against Harassment of COVID-19 Docs
Physician’s Weekly
Trump administration steps in as advocacy groups warn of COVID ‘death panels’
POLITICO
Want to Be a Doctor? Take Your Chances in a Closed Room with Strangers
The New York Times
Physician Group Wants Medical Schools To Waive The MCAT This Year
Physician News Digest
ACP commends new Medicare fee schedule
Medical Economics
Why Doctors Should Organize
The New Yorker
Your COVID-19 Health Toolkit
Consumer Reports
How the Pandemic Is Changing the Way Hospitals Care for Patients
U.S. News & World Report
America’s Looming Primary-Care Crisis
The New Yorker
Covid-19: ACP Partners with Project N95 to Channel Cheap PPE to the Frontline
Physician’s Weekly
Healthcare industry pushes back on Trump administration plan to cut testing funds
Modern Healthcare
Coronavirus: ACP partners with Project N95 to provide PPE
Medical Economics
AMA, ACP join groups imploring Congress for more COVID-19 contact tracing, testing funding
Fierce Healthcare
Online Continuity: Addressing Telehealth Risks Today To Ensure Continuity Of Care
HealthLeaders Media
Fanning the flames: the impact of COVID-19 on physician burnout
Medical Economics
Doctors and Patients Are Embracing Telehealth. But Will Insurers Continue to Pay for Virtual Visits Post-Pandemic?
Money
Trump Administration Makes It Official: U.S. Cuts Ties With WHO
U.S. News & World Report
Experts react to ‘ruinous’ decision to withdraw US from WHO
Healio
ACP Does Not Recommend Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine With or Without Azithromycin for COVID-19
Infectious Disease Advisor
Trump administration begins formal withdrawal from World Health Organization
Fox 10 TV
More than 300 organizations, physician groups push Congress to take action on telehealth policies
Fierce Healthcare
Meet 8 women leading medical societies and associations
Becker’s Hospital Review
Meeting the financial challenges of COVID-19
Medical Economics
ACP releases ethical guidance for electronic communication with patients
Medical Economics
Tucson patients, families who use telemedicine are worried it might disappear
Tuscon News
House passes sweeping police reform bill
POLITICO
Pandemic forces some patients to phone in doctor visits
Associated Press
Providers ask Congress for tax relief for COVID-19 assistance
Fierce Healthcare
Administration officials under spotlight
POLITICO
When Telemedicine Began in the US
HCP Live
Primary care doctor: 'We should all be very worried' about plunging patient visits amid pandemic
Yahoo! Finance
American College of Physicians: Best practice tips when using masks to prevent COVID-19
Becker’s Hospital Review
Black doctors push for anti-bias training in medicine to combat health inequality
CNBC
American College of Physicians issues new guidelines on effectiveness of masks
Fierce Healthcare
ACP: US Response to COVID-19 Identifies Inequalities in Health Care System
Clinical Advisor
Manual Therapy vs. Chiropractic Care
U.S. News & World Report
AMA Lauds SCOTUS Ruling on DACA
Health Leaders Media
Coronavirus: ACP, AMA say pandemic brings inequities into focus
Medical Economics
A wake-up call for healthcare: emerging ethical lessons from COVID-19
Modern Healthcare
ACP urges reversal on federal rule allowing discrimination in healthcare
Medical Economics
Providers Push To Extend Telehealth Policies and Waivers Beyond COVID-19
HealthLeaders Media
Interview: Racism as a public health issue
Fox 40
Go In Or Call In? Here's Some Basic Guidance For Routine Health Care During COVID-19
WBUR
Coronavirus: ACP makes recommendations to keep COVID-19 flexibilities
Medical Economics
Hydroxychloroquine side-effects raise concerns for rheumatology patients
The Lancet
Massachusetts physician practices considering closure, consolidation
Modern Healthcare
Your Guide to Getting Medical Care Now
Consumer Reports
Police brutality is our lane too, doctors say
STAT News
Calls mount for CMS to extend telehealth waivers
Healthcare Dive
ACP suggests 'new vision' should lead healthcare reform after COVID-19
Medical Economics
Racism is a public health issue and 'police brutality must stop,' medical groups say
CNN
Physician groups decry racism, discrimination
Medical Economics
'Hydroxychloroquine is useless': Doctors want drug for autoimmune patients, not COVID-19
USA Today
Doctors face pay cuts, furloughs and supply shortages as coronavirus pushes primary care to the brink
CNBC
Don’t treat COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine, American College of Physicians says
WHYY
Doctors couldn't help these COVID-19 patients with their endless symptoms. So they turned to one another.
NBC News
Studies find further lack of COVID benefit from hydroxychloroquine
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
Use telehealth to improve patient care
Medical Economics
Long View On The Role Of Telehealth In Primary Care
Diagnostics World
Health care reform: How it would affect physicians
Medical Economics
With Red Tape Lifted, Dr. Zoom Will See You Now
The New York Times
Which non-covid doctor’s visits should you make, keep, postpone or do by telemedicine?
The Washington Post
Telehealth expands but providers have questions
POLITICO
A Patient's Guide to Cough Medicine
U.S. News & World Report
CMS Announces Pay Parity For Audio-Only Telephone Visits
HealthLeaders Media
Coronavirus has created a crisis for primary care doctors and their patients
Vox
What Does Trump’s Immigration Order Mean For International Physicians?
Physicians News Digest
The coronavirus could force more doctors to sell — or shutter
AXIOS
How to Handle Fever, Cough, and Body Aches If You Have Mild COVID-19
Consumer Reports
Preventive Care Must Continue During the Pandemic
U.S. News & World Report
The deadly mix of Covid-19, air pollution, and inequality, explained
Vox
Connecticut doctors brace for coronavirus surge
The CT Mirror
ACP survey shows increase in telehealth usage by physicians
Medical Economics
American College of Physicians president tells people to 'listen to the science' on coronavirus treatments
The Hill
Opinion: How COVID-19 could lead to the rapid adoption of telehealth
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Getting Treated for a Medical Problem That's Not Coronavirus
Consumer Reports
If Critical Supplies Run Out, Here's How Hospitals Will Make Tough Choices
NPR
Opinion: In a Pandemic, Do Doctors Still Have a Duty to Treat?”
The New York Times
Internists Say Physicians Can Bring Their Own PPE and Speak Out on COVID-19 Care Conditions
Physicians News Digest
No 'magic pill': The fight over unproven drugs for coronavirus
POLITICO
What Life Is Like on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Outbreak
Healthline
ACP Recommends Switching to Telehealth Calls During COVID-19 Pandemic
HCP Live
Doctors’ Practices Face Cash Crunch as Pandemic Halts Economy
Bloomberg News
ACP: Coronavirus stimulus bill does not do enough to support frontline physicians
Medical Economics
ACP Requests More Support for Physicians, Patients During Pandemic
Managed Healthcare Executive
How to Pay for Coronavirus Tests and Treatments
Consumer Reports
Medical specialty group wants Trump to declare national emergency over coronavirus
Fierce Healthcare
How Physicians Should Adjust Practice to Cope with Coronavirus
HCP Live
Coronavirus epidemic makes the case for universal health care coverage l Opinion
The Philadelphia Inquirer
How to Manage Your Coronavirus Anxiety
The Wall Street Journal
Worries about medical bills and lost pay may hamper coronavirus efforts in the United States
The Washington Post
In Your Opinion: Pursuit of Second Amendment 'sanctuary' reckless, dangerous
The Daily Star
Doctors group breaks from health care industry with support for 'Medicare for All'
The Hill
American College of Physicians Prescribes Single Payer Healthcare
The Real News Network
Deep Bench: ACP makes call to action for reform of current health care system
Fox 7 WZAW
The American College of Physicians endorses Medicare for All and a public choice option
Business Insider
ACP Endorses Single-Payer
POLITICO
Second-largest doctors group in US endorses Medicare for All, public option
The Hill
American College of Physicians backs Medicare for All, Public Option
HealthLeaders
Major doctors' group calls for US to assure coverage for all
ABC News
Testosterone treatment should be given only for sexual dysfunction, guideline suggests
NBC News
Is testosterone replacement worth it?
Good Morning America
Most older men don't need testosterone replacement, new guidelines say
Reuters