2009 Archives

 

2009 Archives

 

• Senate Works on Health Reform Package, Medicare Changes for 2010
  (December 11, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    Senate in Final Stretch to Deliver Christmas Health Reform Package; Government Tweaks Medicare Bonus Programs; Medicare Eliminates Consultation Coding for 2010
• House Passes Health Reform, 2010 Medicare Payment Rates Released
  (November 20, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    Historic House Vote Sets the Stage for Major Overhaul; Medicare Revamps Its Physician Fee Schedule; Why ACP Backed Key Policies in House Health Reform Bill
• House Released New Health Care Reform Legislation
  (November 6, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    House's Health Reform Bill Retains Provisions Important to Primary Care; Report Offers Proof That Patient-Centered Medical Homes Can Work; Doctors Urged to Help With Medicare Changes
• Medicare Payment Fix Fails to Pass Senate
  (October 23, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    Repeal of Medicare SGR Fails in Senate; Up Next: Senate Floor Debate on Health-Care Reform; Subspecialists, Too, Play a Role in a Patient-Centered Medical Home
• Update on Senate Legislation and New Data on the Uninsured
  (October 9, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    Health Care Reform Moves Forward with Final Baucus Bill; Census Finds Variations in Uninsured by State and Income; Federal Report Says Health Insurance Reform Will Benefit Seniors
• The Senate's Reform Package and Liability Reform Enters the Debate
  (September 25, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    Baucus Bill Offers a Mixed Bag of Health-Reform Ideas; President's Nod to Liability Reform is Seen as a Welcome Step; FDA Needs More Money, Authority to Ensure Drug Safety, ACP Urges
• Health Reform Misinformation and New Policies on Cost Control
  (September 11, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    Misperceptions Cloud Health Reform Debate; Members Join the Masses at Health Reform Town Hall; ACP Outlines Cost-Control Options; ACP Offers Comments on Proposed Physician Fee Schedule for 2010
• Health Reform Slips Until After Recess, and 3 New ACP Policy Papers
  (August 7, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    House Set to Vote on Health Reform After August Recess; ACP Takes Stand on Key Health Reform Issues
• The House Releases Comprehensive Health Reform Legislation
  (July 17, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    Health-Care Reform Wends Its Way Through Congress; Proposed Physician Fee Schedule for 2010 is Released; FDA Gains Power Over Tobacco
• Legislation that will affect you, LD coverage and Awards
  (June 5, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    Bill Tackles Primary Care Crisis on Multiple Fronts; ACP Members Take Primary Care Message to Capitol Hill; Montana Internist named "Key Contact of the Year"
• What has ACP's new President been up to in Washington?
  (May 15, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    New ACP President Presses Primary Care Agenda; Physician Groups Outline Medical Home Demonstration Guidelines; Coalition Seeks to Advance Medical Home Concept Through Meaningful Connections
• Latest on Health Care Reform, New ACP Policies on Primary Care
  (May 1, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    Budget Compromise Allocates Money to Avert Near-Term Physician Payment Cuts; ACP Proposes Primary Care and Payment Reforms; Senate Finance Committee Roundtable Discusses Primary Care; ACP Calls for Routine HIV testing
• Opportunities for Physicians Available Through Economic Stimulus
  (April 17, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    Requirements for Stimulus Funding Remain Uncertain; Stimulus Aids Health Professions Training Programs; Financial Incentives Ignite Healthy Behaviors
• Health Reform Dialogue and What ACP Has Been Up to in Washington
  (April 3, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    Health Care Stakeholders Identify Common Ground; ACP Member to Lead Health IT; ACP President Outlines Health Reform Priorities; Two courses at Internal Medicine 2009 to Feature Distinguished Policy Experts

• White House Health Care Summit, Plus Possible Payment Increases
  (March 20, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    Health Summit Rallies Stakeholders; White House Health Summit: An ACP Officer's Perspective; MedPAC Calls for Physician Pay Hike, Primary Care Adjustment

• Latest on Obama Administration's Health Care Reform Efforts
  (March 6, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    Does New Health Insurance Plan Tilt Too Much Toward Government?; Obama Taps Sebelius and DeParle to Head Health Team; Health Priorities Highlighted in US Budget; College Supports Intent of "Reserve Fund" for Health Care Reform

• Role for NPs?; What the Stimulus Bill Means for You
  (February 20, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    ACP Seeks Greater Collaboration with Nurse Practitioners; Health Gets a Boost in Economic Stimulus Package; Appeals Court Blocks Release of Medicare Claims Data

• ACP details State of the Nation's Health Care
  (February 6, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    ACP Urges Primary Care Expansion; Will Primary-Care Workforce Expansion Fly in Washington?; SCHIP Expansion Will Help an Additional 3-to-4 Million Children

• Stimulus bill, Conscience protection, Inauguration & More
  (January 23, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    Health Leaders Identify Priorities for Reform; Stimulus Package Includes Health Subsidies; Conscience Rule Could Have Broad Impact

• Comparative Effectiveness, Price Transparency, & Health Literacy
  (January 9, 2009)
• • In this issue:
    Policymakers, Providers Push for Comparative Effectiveness; Price Transparency in Health Care: Fad or Future?; Low Health Literacy Undermines Patient Care