Patients Before Paperwork
Advocacy in Action
ACP: New Federal Changes to Student Loan Forgiveness Programs and Loan Limits Threaten the Physician Pipeline and Patient Access
ACP is advocating against a new final rule on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program that will restrict program eligibility for certain nonprofit employers.
Statement from Leading Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups on CDC Vaccine Meeting
Save the Date: Leadership Day 2026
ACP's annual national advocacy event, Leadership Day, will be held in 2026 on Tuesday, May 12, and Wednesday, May 13, in Washington, DC. Leadership Day enables the College to increase its presence on Capitol Hill and advocate directly with Congress in support of legislation directly impacting internal medicine physicians and their patients. ACP members will receive in-depth briefings on the College's legislative priorities and an opportunity to meet with elected officials. WBCs, talk to your chapter leadership if you would like to learn more about Leadership Day.
ACP Advocate
ACP Advocate is a biweekly e-newsletter that provides ACP members with news about public policy issues affecting internal medicine and patient care.
ACP's Chapter Advocacy Toolkit
If you would like to work with your chapter to advocate for regulatory relief, please visit this toolkit for more resources and calls to action.
WBCs—partner with your ACP chapter leaders to:
- Request a consultation with ACP State Health Policy staff to develop or enhance your advocacy activities and strategies.
- Collaborate with ACP National on a grassroots alert to facilitate your chapter members contacting elected officials regarding a public policy issue in your state. (Only Chapter Leaders/Regents/Governors can access this link)
- Check what state legislation ACP is following in your state for key health policy topics. (Only Chapter Leaders/Regents/Governors can access this link)
- Use ACP's new State Health Policy Website for help with chapter lobbying and advocacy.
ACP Patients Before Paperwork Initiative
Patients Before Paperwork is an ACP initiative designed to reinvigorate the patient–physician relationship by challenging unnecessary practice burdens. To help the Patients Before Paperwork Initiative, provide your feedback with our online data-collection tool and contact the Patients Before Paperwork Team directly at policy-regs@acponline.org.
Back to the January 16, 2026 issue of ACP IM Thriving