Update on Congressional Activity; Recent Budget Agreement; Practice Transformation Tools
Poll: Doctors Are Still Prescribing Lots Of Opioids For Low Back Pain
American College of Physicians issues guideline for treating low bone density or osteoporosis to prevent fractures in women and men
About 50 percent of Americans older than 50 are at risk for osteoporotic fracture
Philadelphia, May 9, 2017 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends in an evidence-based clinical practice guideline published today in Annals of Internal Medicine that physicians treat women with osteoporosis with bisphosphonates (alendronate, risedronate, or zoledronic acid) or denosumab, a biologic agent.
Experts streamline guidelines for treating osteoporosis
ACP Urges Vigilance to Ensure New EO Does Not Result in Loss of Access to Care, Discrimination
Attributable to:
Susan Thompson Hingle, MD, FACP
Chair, American College of Physicians
ACA update; Chronic illness legislation reintroduced; Leadership profiles
Democrats turn up the pressure on Republicans for health-care vote
America’s Frontline Physicians Urge U.S. Senate to Find a New Way Forward with Health Care
560,000 physicians and medical students oppose the American Health Care Act
Washington, D.C. (May 4, 2017)—“Our organizations, which represent over 560,000 physicians and medical students, are deeply disappointed that the U.S. House of Representatives today passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA), an inherently flawed bill that would do great harm to our patients. We urge the Senate to promptly put aside the AHCA, and instead work with our organizations to achieve real bipartisan solutions to improve affordability, access, and coverage for all.
ACP ‘Extremely Disappointed’ by House Vote to Pass the AHCA; Urges Senate to Reject the Bill and Start Over
Attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, American College of Physicians
May 4, 2017