Internal Medicine Physicians Pleased With Proposed Rule to Improve Medicare Payments
Point to CMS responsiveness to concerns about regulatory and administrative burdens, and other proposals
(Washington – July 18, 2017) The American College of Physicians (ACP) today noted they are pleased with the 2018 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule released last week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
ACA Repeal-and-Replace Effort Stalls Out in Senate
Internists Reaffirm 'Strongest Opposition Possible' to The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) of 2017
Attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, American College of Physicians
Revised bill more flawed and even more harmful to patients
From hospitals, doctors and patients, a last gasp of opposition to the Senate health-care bill
Two large studies link higher coffee consumption to reduced risk for death
Malpractice reform: House passes bill to cap damages
ACP Applauds House for Passage of Multifaceted Approach to Medical Liability Reform
Attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, American College of Physicians
ACP believes ‘time is ripe to develop and pass common-sense reforms’
(Washington, June 29, 2017)—The American College of Physicians (ACP) applauds the House of Representatives for its passage of a multifaceted approach to medical-liability reform, the “Protecting Access to Care Act” (H.R. 1215), yesterday.
Internists Make Recommendations at Meeting with HHS Secretary
Meeting evaluated impact of government requirements on clinician-patient relationship
Washington (June 28, 2017) —The American College of Physicians (ACP) today told a meeting convened by Health and Human Services (HHS) Department Secretary Tom Price that it has long identified reducing excessive administrative tasks as an important objective. The purpose of the meeting was to evaluate the impact of government requirements on the clinician-patient relationship.
Supreme Court Decision Allowing Parts of Travel Ban to Go Into Effect Creates Uncertainty
ACP part of amicus brief asserting link between fair and efficient immigration processes
Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2017)—Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling that permitted parts of President Trump’s ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries to take effect creates uncertainty, particularly for refugees, and inappropriately bars immigrants and refugees based on discriminatory criteria (religion and country of origin) unless they have a bona fide relationship with any person or entity in the United States.
ACP Says Postponed Health Care Vote Confirms Fundamentally Flawed Bill
Statement attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, American College of Physicians