ACP Advocate on Access to Electronic Health Information, the Equality Act, and Fighting Firearms Violence

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https://www.acponline.org/advocacy/acp-advocate/archive/april-5-2019
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Patients' and Physicians' Seamless Access to Health Information Should Be the Goal, ACP Tells Congress; New Law Would Extend Civil Rights, Ease Health Disparities for LGBT Community; ACP Takes Aim at Firearms Violence on State and National Level

ACP celebrates winners of 2019 Herbert S. Waxman Chief Resident Teaching Scholarships

Philadelphia, April 8, 2019 – The American College of Physicians (ACP) is honoring six chief residents as winners of the Herbert S. Waxman Chief Resident Teaching Scholarships at Internal Medicine Meeting 2019, ACP’s annual scientific meeting taking place April 11-13 in Philadelphia.

The 2019 chief resident awardees are:

Internists Applaud District Court Judge for Upholding Medicaid Coverage in Kentucky, Arkansas

Statement attributable to:
Ana María López, MD, MPH, MACP
President, American College of Physicians

Washington, DC (March 28, 2019) — The American College of Physicians (ACP) applauds U.S. District Court Judge, James Boasberg, for blocking Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky and Arkansas. ACP firmly believes that work requirements, which would make employment or other activities a condition of Medicaid eligibility, should never be a prerequisite to receive insurance coverage.

Internists Say that Trump Administration Stance on ACA Lawsuit Threatens Health of Millions

Statement attributable to:
Ana María López, MD, MPH, MACP
President, American College of Physicians

ACP releases new learning activity focusing on socioeconomically disadvantaged patients

‘Caring With Compassion’ is free to the medical community

Philadelphia, March 26, 2019 – The American College of Physicians (ACP) has released Caring With Compassion, a free online learning activity focusing on care for socioeconomically disadvantaged populations.

Internal medicine residency match increases slightly from last year, but policies still needed to ensure patient access to general internists

Philadelphia, March 15, 2019 -- The 2019 Main Residency Match revealed that internal medicine remains the largest training specialty, offering one-quarter (25.2 percent) of all PGY-1 positions in the Match. Internal medicine programs offered a record high 8,116 categorical positions and 396 primary care positions, an increase of 574 categorical positions (7.6 percent) and 22 primary care positions (5.9 percent) from the 2018 Match. Of these positions, 7,733 (97.7 percent) were filled, 3,424 (44.3 percent) by U.S. medical school seniors.

Internists Support Congressional Efforts to Extend Anti-Discrimination Protections to LGBT Americans

Statement attributable to:
Ana María López, MD, MPH, MACP
President, American College of Physicians

American College of Physicians hosts nation’s largest annual gathering of internal medicine doctors

Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 in Philadelphia marks ACP’s 100th annual scientific meeting

Internal medicine physicians, subspecialists, medical students, and allied health professionals from around the world will gather in Philadelphia for the American College of Physicians’ (ACP) Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 from Thursday, April 11, through Saturday, April 13, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

ACP Urges Senate Committee to Lower Health Care Costs, Invest in High Value Primary Care

Washington, DC (March 1, 2019) — The American College of Physicians (ACP) responded to a request from the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) today for ideas on how to lower the price of health care for American patients and consumers.

ACP Opposes Title X Rule Jeopardizing Women’s Health Care Services

Statement attributable to:
Ana María López, MD, MPH, MACP
President, American College of Physicians

Washington, DC (February 25, 2019) — The American College of Physicians (ACP) is alarmed by the administration’s final draft rule changing the Title X Family Planning program. These significant changes to Title X will jeopardize access to health care for vulnerable, often working, low-income patients who may have limited to no access to health insurance. These changes will also harm the patient-physician relationship.

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