Evidence suggests that having health insurance saves lives
American College of Physicians and the National Minority Quality Forum partner to improve quality of care for African Americans with heart failure
ACP Genesis QCDR advances 21st century cardiac care with quality performance measure for treatment of heart failure in African Americans
American College of Physicians names new Senior Vice President for Medical Education
Philadelphia, June 26, 2017 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) has named Davoren Chick MD, FACP, as the organization’s Senior Vice President for Medical Education, effective September 1, 2017.
Leadership Day; Forward-looking issues paper; Neubauer Award
ACP Expresses ‘Strongest Opposition’ to Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017
Urges Senate to reject the BCRA and instead start over and seek bipartisan agreement
Attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, American College of Physicians
America’s Frontline Physicians Denounce the Better Care Reconciliation Act
Washington, DC (June 22, 2017)—The physician leaders of six organizations representing more than half a million of America’s frontline physicians are strongly opposed to the Better Care Reconciliation Act. The U.S. Senate’s proposed health reform bill contains provisions that would do great harm to patients by repealing and undermining essential coverage and key patient protections established by the Affordable Care Act and make health care unaffordable for millions of Americans.
ACP’s Initial Review of QPP Proposed Rule ‘Encouraging’
Attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, American College of Physicians
June 21, 2017
Review Includes Small Practices, Cost Performance, ‘Pick Your Pace,’ Advancing Care Information, Risk Adjustment and APMs