Primary Care Resurgence
Now available: ACP 2015-2016 Annual Report of the Executive Vice President
Internists Commend Senate and House for Passing CARA Legislation
ACP Applauds Bipartisan Passage of Important Legislation to Alleviate Suffering of Patients with Addictions
Internists say Cost Sharing, Particularly Deductibles, May Cause Patients to Forgo or Delay Care
New ACP Position Paper Offers Five Recommendations
Washington, July 13, 2016— The American College of Physicians (ACP) today said that cost sharing, particularly deductibles, may cause patients to forgo or delay care, including medically necessary services. “The effects are particularly pronounced among those with low incomes and the very sick,” said Nitin S. Damle, MD, MS, FACP, president of ACP.
Internists say cost sharing, particularly deductibles, may cause patients to forgo or delay care
ACP supports National Academies’ call for withdrawal of NPRM for ‘Common Rule’ and for appointing new commission
Philadelphia, July 12, 2016 -- Nitin Damle, MD, MS, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), issued the following statement about Optimizing the Nation's Investment in Academic Research: A New Regulatory Framework for the 21st Century, a report issued by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the Academies).
Doctors laud plan to increase Medicare payments to primary care physicians
Internal Medicine Physicians Applaud Proposed Rule to Improve Medicare Payments for Primary Care
(Washington, July 8, 2016) A new proposed rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will greatly strengthen the ability of primary care physicians to provide high value, coordinated and patient-centered care to their patients enrolled in Medicare, said the American College of Physicians (ACP) today.