ACP Says Family Detention Harms the Health of Children, Other Family Members
Washington, DC (July 5, 2018) — In a new policy issued today, the American College of Physicians (ACP) emphasized the negative health impact of forced family detentions in immigration cases, and the considerable harm to the physical and mental health of the detained children and other family members resulting from being held in government detention centers while the adults’ immigration status is resolved.
Internists: Supreme Court Ruling on Travel Ban Will Undermine Physicians’ Ability to Serve Patients
Statement attributable to:
Ana María López, MD, MPH, FACP
President, American College of Physicians
Joint statement on Health Care Choices Proposal
ACP Leads Charge to Fix Med Student Visas, 2018 Neubauer Award Winner
President's EO on Policy Separating Children from their Parents Does Not Ensure Permanent Solution
Statement attributable to:
Ana María López, MD, MPH, FACP
President, American College of Physicians
ACP Concerned New Health Insurance Rule Will Undermine Patient Protections, Jeopardize Coverage
Statement attributable to:
Ana María López, MD, MPH, FACP
President, American College of Physicians
Washington, DC (June 20, 2018) — The American College of Physicians (ACP) strongly opposes the administration’s final rule as issued yesterday that will undermine important protections, including essential health benefit coverage requirements, for patients and consumers as established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by expanding the availability of association health plans (AHPs) for small businesses and individuals.
ACP Calls for Continued Efforts in Reducing Physician Burdens in Second Red Tape Relief Initiative Roundtable
Washington, DC (June 14, 2018) — Excessive administrative tasks divert physicians’ time and focus away from patient care, the American College of Physicians (ACP) told a panel of members of Congress this afternoon. William Fox, MD, FACP, an internist at Fox and Brantley Internal Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia, presented ACP’s ideas for how to address the burdensome administrative tasks physicians face to the second Red Tape Relief Initiative roundtable, convened by the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee.
American College of Physicians Urges Federal Court to Reject Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn Essential Patient Protections
Millions of Patients with Pre-existing Conditions at Risk
ACP Congratulates Dr. Sandra Fryhofer on Election to AMA Board of Trustees
Washington, DC (June 13, 2018) — The American College of Physicians (ACP) applauds Sandra Fryhofer, MD, MACP, on her election to the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Board of Trustees, which is responsible for implementing AMA policy.