ACP in the News Archive - 2019

ACP Recommendations for Rising Prescription Drug Costs
Endocrinology Advisor
12/27/19
Health-care special interests are spending millions to kill reform. We can’t let them get away with it. (Opinion)
The Philadelphia Inquirer
12/19/19
Congress May Fund Gun Violence Research For First Time In Over 20 Years
Forbes
12/17/19
Study: Young adults with high cholesterol face greater risk of heart attack or stroke
USA Today
12/05/19
Medicare’s new primary care payment rule is good news for patients
STAT
11/26/19
Doctors call for lower drug prices with these changes aimed at health care industry
Fox Business
11/17/19
ACP calls for increased oversight and regulation of PBMs, including gag clause ban
Fierce Healthcare
11/12/19
ACP updates colorectal cancer screening guidelines
Becker’s Hospital Review
11/05/19
Doc groups laud CMS' E/M reforms, red tape reductions
Health Leaders Media
11/04/19
Calls for tight E-Cig regs coming from multiple fronts
Politico
10/30/19
National Internal Medicine Day recognizes clinicians ‘committed to excellence’
Healio
10/28/19
A New Generation of Activist Doctors Is Fighting for Medicare for All
TIME
10/24/19
How Doctors Can Help Prevent Gun Violence
Harvard Business Review
10/24/19
You’re told you have a ‘pre-disease.’ Here’s what that means.
Consumer Reports
10/21/19
Red and processed meat are OK to eat, controversial new guidelines claim. Don't believe it, leading experts say
CNN
09/30/19
Internists applaud CMS for proposing improvements in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
News-Medical.net
09/27/19
Not teaching doctors about gun violence and climate change should worry all Americans
The Philadelphia Inquirer
09/26/19
Social Justice and Educating Our Physicians
The Wall Street Journal
09/18/19
ACP calls for ‘stricter' conflicts standard for clinical guidelines
Modern Healthcare
08/19/19
Health of immigrants at risk in changes to public assistance policies
AXIOS
08/13/19
Why Doctors Should Organize
The New Yorker
08/05/19
#MeToo Meets Medicine: Philly doctors fight sex harassment, pay gaps by joining Time’s Up Healthcare
The Philadelphia Inquirer
08/05/19
What to Know About Prediabetes, Prehypertension, and Other Prediseases
Consumer Reports
08/01/19
ACA, other coverage expansions not linked with rising hospital use, study shows
Healthcare Dive
07/23/19
AMA, medical organizations tell SCOTUS that discrimination jeopardizes health of transgender individuals
07/11/19
New guidelines aim to enlist primary care physicians in transgender care
07/01/19
Medical groups: Climate change is 'greatest public health challenge of the 21st century'
06/24/19
Medical groups warn climate change is a ‘health emergency’
Associated Press
06/24/19
Nation's largest doctor group rejects 'Medicare for all'
Washington Examiner
06/11/19
Don't Fear the Clinician-Patient Cost Conversation
HealthLeaders
06/10/19
American College of Physicians Details Methods for Creating Guidelines
MD Magazine
06/10/19
ACP issues ethical guidance for responding to physician impairment
Medical Xpress
06/04/19
Physician groups oppose rollback of anti-discrimination protections
Medical Economics
05/30/19
Obamacare Protections for Transgenders Proposed To Be Rescinded By Us Healthcare Agency
Health Gazette 24
05/28/19
Physicians could face life in prison under new Alabama abortion law; doctor groups decry 'political interference'
Fierce Healthcare
05/16/19
Physicians could face life in prison under new Alabama abortion law; doctor groups decry 'political interference'
Fierce Healthcare
05/16/19
For some trauma doctors, clash with NRA proves therapeutic
Reuters
05/15/19
Video: Top takeaways from ACP Internal Medicine Meeting
Healio
05/02/19
Democrats reintroduce assisted-suicide bill
The Washington Post
05/02/19
ACP Issues Position Paper Outlining Policy Recommendations to Improve Insurance Access
Neurology Advisor
04/25/19
My 4 Learnings From My First 'Hackathon'
Op-Med, Voices from the Doximity Network
04/21/19
How Various Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Compare
Cancer Network
04/19/19
Half of Clinics Offer Telehealth to Expand Patient Care Access
Patient Engagement HIT
04/18/19
ACP governmental affairs leaders discuss ACA, Title X
MD Edge (via Internal Medicine News)
04/17/19
More than half of internal medicine physicians use telehealth services, survey finds
Becker’s Hospital Review
04/15/19
A New Rx for Diabetes: Lighten Up
The New York Times
04/12/19
ACP: Telemedicine has potential to improve patient care, reduce costs
Healio
04/11/19
New recommendations say most women don't need yearly mammograms
CBS News
04/08/19
When Do Women Need a Mammogram? New Guideline Tries to Clarify
U.S. News & World Report
04/08/19
Divided Democratic Doctors Challenge Liberal Single-Payer Dream
OZY
04/05/19
Is It Time To Rethink The Fly-In Medical Mission?
NPR
03/27/19
Beyond opioids: Safe, effective treatments for 4 common kinds of pain
The Washington Post
03/25/19
Match Day 2019: Residency spots increase, but improvements needed
MD Edge
03/15/19
Healthcare policy in 2019: A look ahead
Medical Economics
03/13/19
Hiring clinical staff
Medical Economics
03/13/19
Health Tip: UTI Warning Signs
U.S. News and World Report
03/06/19
No link between autism and MMR, affirms major study
The Guardian
03/04/19
Doctors’ PACs Favored Candidates Opposing Gun Background Checks
The Wall Street Journal
03/03/19
Doctors Support 'Medicare For Some'
Forbes
03/03/19
#TimesUp fight for gender equity moves into healthcare
Becker’s Hospital Review
03/01/19
Men in Medicine Speak Out Against Harassment in Powerful 'TIME'S UP Healthcare' Video
Men’s Health
02/28/19
Birth Control Gets Caught Up in the Abortion Wars
The New York Times
02/26/19
Health Care and Insurance Industries Mobilize to Kill ‘Medicare for All’
The New York Times
02/23/19
Key doctors group faces political risks on guns
The Hill
02/13/19
Recommendations Aim to Shape Health Funding, Drug Pricing
AAFP
02/11/19
‘Medicare for All’ is not the only way to insure everyone
The Philadelphia Inquirer
02/06/19
Medicine alone can't lengthen US lives. We need to invest outside the health care system.
USA Today
02/04/19
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
U.S. News & World Report
01/31/19
AARP, other national groups challenge Kentucky’s Medicaid waiver
INSIDER Louisville
01/29/19
Insomnia in teens is a major public health problem. Here’s how to fix it.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
01/29/19
When Should I Take an Antibiotic?
The New York Times
01/25/19
Health Risks Rise As Shutdown Hits Second Month
Forbes
01/21/19
Doctors are frightened by climate change. Their industry is a big part of the problem.
Vox
01/19/19
Updated ACP ethics manual provides 6-step approach to dilemmas
Reuters Health
01/14/19
Improve Your Relationship With Your Doctor
Consumer Reports
01/06/19
Is It a Nasty Cold or the Flu?
NPR
01/06/19