Washington, DC (August 7, 2020) —The American College of Physicians (ACP) says that while the proposed changes to the Medicare Quality Payment Program (QPP) make some initial accommodations to help physicians who are dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their practices, that still more needs to be done. The proposed Quality Payment Program rule for 2021 was released earlier this week.
Statement attributable to:
Jacqueline W. Fincher, MD, MACP
President, American College of Physicians
Philadelphia, PA (August 5, 2020) — The American College of Physicians (ACP), representing 163,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), subspecialists, internal medicine trainees and fellows, and medical students, issued a new position statement strongly encouraging medical schools to engage in holistic reviews of applicants in their admissions process, and to waive Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) requirements for applicants seeking admission in 2021, in light of the uniq
Washington, DC (August 4, 2020) —The American College of Physicians (ACP) strongly supports the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) moving forward with changes to Medicare payments to physicians to better recognize the value of cognitive services in providing quality care to patients. The proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2021, which was released by CMS on Aug. 3, ensures that CMS’s decision, made last year, to implement new and improved payment rates for Evaluation and Management (E/M) services will go into effect on Jan.
Eleven (11) resolutions will be heard at the Fall 2020 Virtual Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting. Please review each resolution and then indicate your support or opposition by completing the electronic response form by the deadline your ACP Chapter Governor has requested or by Thursday, September 3, whichever comes first.
