ACP in the News Archive - 2018

Trending: 2018 may have lasted forever, but it was chock-full of viral moments
Washington Post
12/31/18
You Can’t Understand The Brutal Reality Of Gun Violence Until You Hear It From Doctors
Huffington Post
12/26/18
Doctors aren't any better at treating gunshots than they were 15 years ago, and it suggests firearm injuries are getting worse
Insider
12/20/18
Doctors Aren’t Getting Better at Treating Shooting Victims Even As Gun Deaths Rise
TIME
12/19/18
States promise appeal after ACA ruled unconstitutional
Healio
12/17/18
Federal judge in Texas rules Obamacare unconstitutional; California vows to defend the law on appeal
Los Angeles Times
12/14/18
Measures of Physician Quality Don't Measure Up
Forbes
12/13/18
#ThisIsOurLane: Doctors tell the NRA why they are experts on the effects of gun violence
Los Angeles Times
12/07/18
#ThisIsOurLane — Firearm Safety as Health Care’s Highway
NEJM
12/05/18
At Temple, a med student faces a new reality of guns
The Philadelphia Inquirer
11/28/18
A Trauma Surgeon Who Survived Gun Violence Is Taking On The NRA
NPR
11/28/18
Want to make patients better partners in their care? Physicians group offers 4 guiding principals
Fierce Healthcare
11/27/18
ACP issues guidance for physician-patient partnership in health care
Healio
11/27/18
I'm A Shrink And Gun Violence Is My Lane
Forbes
11/25/18
It’s a Twitter war: Doctors clash with NRA over gun deaths
Associated Press
11/21/18
Doctors Are Using “This Is Our Lane” To Respond To The Chicago Hospital Mass Shooting
BuzzFeedNews
11/20/18
Philly doctors join national debate with NRA over gun safety
The Philadelphia Tribune
11/20/18
Doctors Slam NRA's Directive to 'Stay in Their Lane' After Chicago Hospital Shooting
TIME
11/20/18
Doctors start movement in response to NRA, calling for more gun research
CNN
11/20/18
Philly doctors join national debate with NRA over gun safety
WHYY
11/19/18
Surgeons — many of them gun owners — recommend new gun-safety approaches
The Washington Post
11/14/18
Will the election and the Thousand Oaks killings finally move the needle on gun control?
Los Angeles Times
11/13/18
Doctors Revolt After N.R.A. Tells Them to ‘Stay in Their Lane’ on Gun Policy
The New York Times
11/13/18
The NRA told doctors to “stay in your lane” on guns. I’m a doctor. This is my lane.
Vox
11/12/18
Doctors Are Sharing Gruesome Photos Of What It's Like To Treat Gun Violence Victims
BuzzFeed News
11/12/18
After NRA Mocks Doctors, Physicians Reply: 'This Is Our Lane'
NPR
11/11/18
‘Being silenced is not acceptable’: Doctors express outrage after NRA tells them ‘to stay in their lane’
The Washington Post
11/11/18
'We will not be silent about the toll of gun violence': Doctor shares gruesome picture of herself covered in gunshot victim's blood as she hits back at NRA's claim that doctors should 'stay in their lane'
Daily Mail
11/11/18
What to do when you’re told you have thinning bones
The Washington Post
11/10/18
NRA opens social media war with doctors over firearms
NBC News
11/08/18
NRA Tweets Warning To Anti-Gun Doctors: ‘Stay In Your Lane’
Huffington Post
11/08/18
Firearms, violence and hate crimes are public health issues we must address immediately
The Hill
11/06/18
Internists note that final CMS payment rule improves on proposed changes to E/M codes
Medical Xpress
11/03/18
Surprise: Physician Group Rehashes Same Tired Gun Control Policies
NRA-ILA
11/02/18
Doctors release new recommendations to reduce gun violence
CNN
10/29/18
Guns send 8,300 kids to hospitals each year, study finds
NBC News
10/29/18
Millennials Are Ditching the 'Family Doctor' Model
U.S. News & World Report
10/25/18
Patient advocates decry Trump administration move to restrict immigrants' access to healthcare
Los Angeles Times
10/10/18
Doctors Need to Talk to Families About Guns and Dementia
The New York Times
10/09/18
Better insurance coverage of non-drug therapies might help ease opioid crisis
Business Insider
10/09/18
Internist Ana Maria Lopez: Opportunities for action
Medical Economics
10/03/18
Zoledronate limits fracture risk in older women with osteopenia
Healio
10/02/18
Wider Use Of Osteoporosis Drug Could Prevent Bone Fractures In More Elderly Women
NPR
10/01/18
Internists tell CMS not to proceed with changes to payments for E/M services
Medical Xpress
09/10/18
Texas judge questions which parts of Obamacare should stand in latest legal challenge to the law
Los Angeles Times
09/05/18
Doctor Burnout Likely to Impair Care
U.S. News & World Report
09/05/18
Oral arguments begin for lawsuit to undo ACA: 5 things to know
Becker's Hospital Review
09/04/18
'Playing ping-pong with people's lives is inhumane': ALS sufferer slams California for backtracking on Right To Die law that has left him in 'painful uncertainty'
Daily Mail
09/03/18
Guideline Clearinghouse Is Dead. Long Live the Guideline Clearinghouse?
Managed Care
09/03/18
California legislator shelves bill to ban paid 'gay conversion therapy' for adults
Los Angeles Times
08/31/18
Survey: Cancer Patients Will Pay Anything for Treatment
MedPage Today
08/29/18
6 Conditions That Could Be Causing Your Chronic Pain
MSN
08/28/18
This is how often you should go for urinary incontinence screenings
Health 24
08/27/18
Here's what working 120 hours a week like Elon Musk really does to the body and the mind
CNBC
08/22/18
Dr Robert Gabbay Explains Controversy Over Recent A1C Guidelines
American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC)
08/21/18
ACP: CMS ‘Pathway to Success’ is a bumpy one
Healio
08/14/18
Significant rise in mosquito “disease danger days” in U.S., report warns
CBS News
08/13/18
New Guidelines for Urinary Incontinence Screenings
Health Day
08/13/18
Medicare wants to cut hospital outpatient facility fees, and that's good for patients
The Philadelphia Inquirer
08/06/18
Women internists make 80 cents for every dollar earned by men
Reuters
08/06/18
Women in ID push against glass ceiling
Healio
08/03/18
Healthcare groups oppose rule extending short-term insurance plans
08/02/18
Restoring the joy in medical practice
Medical Economics
08/01/18
Family separation crisis continues on border even as court-ordered deadline nears
The Los Angeles Times
07/25/18
Don’t Let Politics Come Between Me and My Patients (Opinion)
The New York Times
07/25/18
Systemic changes may reduce gender disparities in medical training
Reuters
07/19/18
AMA adopts policies on gun violence, separation of families at border
AAP News
07/18/18
Payer Roundup—Cigna, Express Scripts schedule merger vote; physician groups back risk adjustment payments
Fierce Healthcare
07/17/18
Doctors To Trump: Suspending Insurer Payments Hurts Our Sickest Patients
Forbes
07/15/18
Attempts to reunite separated families should not misuse medical tests, says ACP
News Medical Life Sciences
07/12/18
Many docs support MIPS concepts, but a big chunk unaware
Healthcare Dive
07/12/18
Authors See Crucial Role for Primary Care in Opioid Epidemic
AAFP
07/10/18
That aching back is hard to fix, but here are a few things to try
The Washington Post
07/09/18
Trump administration ups its estimate of children separated from their parents to 3,000; about 100 are toddlers
Los Angeles Times
07/05/18
Scientists respond to court ruling on travel ban with fear and frustration
Washington Post
07/03/18
CMS pitches MA demo letting doctors avoid MIPS rules
Healthcare Dive
07/02/18
Trump Administration Resumes Approving Young Doctor Visas
Forbes
06/22/18
AP: Toddlers, babies held in 'tender age' facilities after separated from families
CNN
06/20/18
Biggest U.S. doctors group condemns family separation policy
Politico
06/20/18
What separation from parents does to children: ‘The effect is catastrophic’
The Washington Post
06/18/18
Doctors: Trump's Border Separation Policy Is Causing a 'Mental Health Crisis' for Families
Fortune
06/16/18
Doctors saw immigrant kids separated from their parents. Now they're trying to stop it
CNN
06/16/18
Kids can suffer permanent damage from border separations
NBC News
06/15/18
6 medical groups urge DOJ to reconsider ACA decision
Becker's
06/12/18
Trump Administration May Stop Denying Young Doctor Visas
Forbes
06/10/18
Trump's Immigration Policies Are Making It Harder for Foreign Doctors to Work in the U.S. — And That Could Hurt Patients
TIME
06/08/18
Physician-assisted suicide isn't right for doctors. Don't change the AMA's position
USA Today
06/08/18
How Trump’s Visa Crackdown Worsens The Doctor Shortage
Forbes
06/03/18
How Trump's Visa Crackdown Worsens The Doctor Shortage
Forbes
06/03/18
Equal Rights for General Internists
Journal of General Internal Medicine
05/29/18
U.S. doctors call for health policies that support women
Reuters
05/28/18
ACP, AMA oppose proposed changes to Title X
Healio
05/23/18
Doctors distressed by 'unethical' dialysis rules for undocumented immigrants
Reuters
05/22/18
The latest thinking on osteoporosis which weakens the bones
Washington Post
05/21/18
Get More From Your Routine Doctor's Appointments
Consumer Report
05/21/18
Trump Administration to Tie Health Facilities’ Funding to Abortion Restrictions
New York Times
05/17/18
ACP: Trump’s rescission package would harm public health
Healio
05/15/18
As more older Americans struggle with dementia, what happens to their guns?
Los Angeles Times
05/11/18
When Doctors Give Their Patients Gifts
New York Times
05/10/18
Prostate cancer screening: the decision is up to you
Business Insider
05/08/18
U.S. doctors' group calls for equal pay, opportunities for female physicians
Reuters
05/01/18
Illnesses from ticks, mosquitoes, flea bites have tripled in recent years, CDC says
CBS
05/01/18
American College of Physicians: MIPs fails to improve patient care
Becker's
04/24/18
Internists Call for 'Time Out' on MIPS Measures
Politico
04/19/18
Doctors Call for Halt, Revamp to Quality Measures Used by CMS
AJMC
04/18/18
Ineffective Treatment Often Prescribed For Lower Back Pain, Report Says
NPR
04/05/18
Advice To Parachuting Docs: Think Before You Jump Into Poor Countries
NPR
04/04/18
Guidance That Allows for Higher A1C Misses the Mark
AJMC
03/31/18
A new kind of doctor's office that doesn't take insurance and charges a monthly fee is 'popping up everywhere' — and that could change how we think about healthcare
Business Insider
03/17/18
How low should your blood sugar go?
Yahoo Finance
03/05/18
American College of Physicians lowers blood sugar goals
ABC
03/05/18
Attempt to overhaul state’s no-fault auto insurance system fails in Senate subcommittee
Tampa Bay Times
02/28/18
This is why value-based care is not going away this year
Medical Economics
02/22/18
Correction: Florida Shooting-Mental Health story
AP News
02/22/18
Shooting survivor Gabby Giffords rolls out anti-gun ad attacking Florida governor
ABC News
02/21/18
Daily on Healthcare: Trump administration details proposal to loosen insurance regulations
Washington Examiner
02/20/18
Former CMS chief launches advocacy group
HealthExec
02/06/18
Patient dumping a symptom of health system woes
HealthCareDIVE
02/05/18
Just how bad Is this flu season? Experts weigh in
HealthDay
02/02/18
Will you see an actual doctor the next time you go to the doctor?
Consumer Report
02/01/18
Simple rules (and brand new ideas) for getting better sleep
Oprah
01/23/18
As the opioid crisis grows, states are opening Medicaid to alternative medicine
Stat
01/17/18
How does assisting with suicide affect physicians?
Salon
01/15/18
Trump to allow states to require Medicaid patients to work to be eligible
SFGate
01/12/18
Drugs' side effects can change, so don't ignore them
Chicago Tribune
01/09/18
Side effects can develop even if you’ve been taking a pill for a long time
Washington Post
01/06/18