Payments and Profit
2026 Advocacy Priorities
Where We Stand
The American College of Physicians advocates to ensure that payers meet the needs of both patients and physicians. We support reforms that would better align physician payments with high-quality patient care. We support reducing unnecessary administrative burdens that take physicians away from patient care.
Policies
- Principles of Managed Care: A Position Paper from the American College of Physicians 11/2025
- Improving Health and Health Care in Rural Communities: A Position Paper from the American College of Physicians 3/2025
- Reforming Physician Payments to Achieve Greater Equity and Value in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians 6/2022
- Beyond the Referral: Principles of Effective, Ongoing Primary and Specialty Care Collaboration 4/29/2022
- Financial Profit in Medicine 10/2021
- Envisioning a Better U.S. Health Care System for All: Health Care Delivery and Payment System Reforms 1/2020
- Addressing the Increasing Burden of Health Insurance Cost Sharing 2016
- Assessing the Patient Care Implications of "Concierge" and Other Direct Patient Contracting Practices 11/2015
- Retail Health Clinics 10/2015
Latest Advocacy Efforts
- LetterACP Supports the Medicare Physician Data-Drive Performance Payment System Act of 2026 5/27/2026
- Statement ACP says increased oversight of private equity in health care is needed to protect patients and the physician workforce 5/25/2026
- Statement ACP says 340B Drug Pricing Program must be reformed to better patient health 4/21/2026
- LetterACP Supports the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026 4/9/2026
- Statement ACP Says Managed Care Strategies Should Focus on Improving Health Outcomes 11/24/2025
- LetterACP Letter to NAIC on Evaluation/Management Downcoding 10/27/2025
- LetterJoint Federation Letter to Congressional Leadership to Extend ACA Premium Tax Credits 9/15/2024
- LetterJoint Letter on Downcoding 9/12/2024
- StatementACP Issues Recommendations for Optimizing Risk Adjustment 6/30/2025
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