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In Final Congressional Week of 2024, ACP Urges Congress to Stop the Medicare Payment Cut and Enact Prior Authorization Reforms; ACP Urges Congress to Extend Marketplace Plan Premium Tax Credits to Ensure Health Insurance Affordability

As End of Year Approaches, ACP Urges Congress to Pass Prior Authorization Reform Legislation; ACP Achieves Win at AMA House of Delegates Meeting With Passage of Report to Initiate Reform of RVS Update Committee

Final CMS Physician Fee Schedule for 2025 Released; ACP Urging Congress to Pass Bipartisan Legislation That Would Stop the Physician Payment Cut; ACP Preps Advocacy To-Do List for New Trump Administration

Language in Appropriations Bills Addresses Potential Overestimation of Medicare Code Utilization; ACP Urging Congress to Preserve Telehealth Flexibilities and Ensure All Patients Have Access to Care; ACP Offers New Patient-Facing Resources for Open Enrollment in the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace

As Expiration Date Approaches, ACP Urges Congress to Extend Enhanced Premium Tax Credits for Health Insurance Marketplace; ACP Responds to CMS RFI on Potential MAC Consolidation; ACP Calls for Reduction in Low-Value EHR Alerts

ACP Urging Congress to Pass Health Care Legislation Before End of Congressional Term; Major Insurer Launches Program Aimed at Reducing Prior Authorization Burden; ACP Performance Measurement Committee Weighs in on Quality Indicators for Pain Management

ACP Continues to Advocate Against Physician Payment Cuts; ACP Advocating Against Legislation Aimed at Expanding Pharmacist Scope of Practice; ACP Offers Advice on How to Bolster the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016

ACP Provides Guidance on Health Records of Trump and Harris; ACP Turns Up the Heat on Climate Change and Health Advocacy; ACP Recommends Public Health Approach for Regulating Cannabis

Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Includes 2.8 Percent Cut to Reimbursement Rates; ACP Responds to Congressional Attention on Physician Payment Reform; June 2024 Supreme Court Round-Up: Recent Decisions That May Impact Health Care; Action Alert: Urge Congress to Act on Health Care Legislation by Participating in ACP's Grassroots Mobilization Challenge; Advocacy News

ACP Updates Guidance to Promote Health Equity for LGBTQ+ Patients; ACP, AMA Renew Vow to Champion Medicare Payment Reform; How ACP is working for you and with you: ACP's Annual Report 2023-2024; Action Alert: Urge Congress to Pass Prior Authorization Legislation; Upcoming ACP Webinar on New ACO Primary Care Flex Model; ACP Encourages Participation in Physician Practice Survey to Inform Accurate Payment; Advocacy News from ACP

ACP and Other Health Care Groups Join Forces With the White House to Curb Gun Violence; ACP Calls for More Balanced Approach to AI in Health Care; OCR Publishes FAQs on Cyberattack, Additional Clarity Still Needed; Apply Now to Participate in the ACO PC Flex Model; Advocacy News

Leadership Day Efforts Advanced ACP Advocacy Priorities, Laid Groundwork for Future Opportunities; Action Alert: Urge Congress to Act on Health Care Legislation; Boston Internal Medicine Physician Dr. Elisa Choi Awarded the 2024 Neubauer Award for Advocacy Work; ACP Advocating for Passage of Legislation to Extend Pandemic-Era Telehealth Flexibilities

ACP Urging HHS, State Governors and UnitedHealth Group to Take Action to Alleviate Financial Strain Resulting From Cyberattack; ACP Calls for Multipronged Effort to Recognize and Treat Alcohol Use Disorder; HHS Issues Final Rule Protecting Patient Data Privacy Related to Reproductive Health Care

FTC Approves Final Rule Banning Noncompete Clauses; New ACP Leadership Shares Dedication to Strengthening the Voice of Physicians; ACP Advocates for Safe and Equitable Voting Access, Health-Related Ballot Measures

Final Rule Released on Short-Term Limited Duration Insurance Plans; ACP Addresses Legislation Aimed at Banning DEI Programs in Medical Schools; ACP Applauds New Executive Order Aimed at Expanding Women's Health Research

ACP Provides Practice Resources to Help Physicians Best Utilize the New G2211 Add-On Code; ACP Survey: Most Physicians Concerned About Private Equity Investments in Health Care; CMS Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to Begin Testing New Practice Model That Aims to Support Primary Care

Appropriations Package Reverses About Half the Cut to Medicare Payments for 2024; State of the Union Address Highlighted Several ACP Priorities; ACP Committee Identifies Just One of Eight Performance Measures as Valid for Major Depressive Disorder

ACP Recommends Ways to Better Meet Health Care Needs of the Unhoused Population; ACP Champions Reauthorization of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act; House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Chronic Drug Shortages in the U.S.

In New Jersey, Landmark Bill Updates Requirements, Increases Transparency in Prior Authorization Process; New ACP Toolkit Aims to Get Out the Vote; ACP Advocacy in the Courts Ensures Patient and Physician Perspectives Represented in Important Legal Decisions

CMS Releases Prior Authorization Final Rule Requiring Payers to Provide Decisions Within Three to Seven Days; ACP Calls for CMS to Ensure Network Adequacy in the ACA Proposed Rule for 2025; ACP Unveils Federal Advocacy Priority List for 2024

New Appropriations Bill Fails to Avert Payment Cuts in the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule; ACP Continues to Advocate Against Misinformation and Disinformation on Vaccines; ACP Calls for Equitable Access to Participating in the Electoral Process

ACP Provides Guidance for Expansion of Physician-Led Team-Based Care; ACP Advocacy Year in Review: 2023 Ushered in Many Positive Changes for Patients and Physicians; HHS Finalizes Rule on Health IT Interoperability