America’s Frontline Physicians Relieved Graham-Cassidy Failed to Come to a Vote

Washington, DC (Sept. 26, 2017)—Representing more than a half-million of America's frontline physicians and medical students, leaders from six major medical organizations including the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Osteopathic Association and the American Psychiatric Association, issued the following joint statement about the revised version of the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act:

What doctors want from health care reform as latest Congressional effort falters

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/26/health/doctors-health-care-reform/index.html
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ACP in the News
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CNN

Internists Reaffirm ‘Strongest Possible Opposition’ to Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal

ACP says revised bill is even more flawed and harmful to patients

Attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP

President, American College of Physicians

America’s Frontline Physicians Say Revised Graham-Cassidy Stands to Do Even More Harm to Patients

Washington, D.C. (September 25, 2017)— Representing more than half a million of America's frontline physicians and medical students, leaders from six major medical organizations including the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Osteopathic Association and the American Psychiatric Association, issued the following joint statement about the revised version of the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act:

Trump immigration policy threatens clinical research efforts

External URL
https://www.healio.com/internal-medicine/practice-management/news/online/%7B45551ebc-97f6-4e7e-88b3-3eaffe5b0f26%7D/trump-immigration-policy-threatens-clinical-research-efforts
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Healio

Update on ACA 'Repeal and Replace;' DACA; Regulatory Relief; Surprise Budget Deal

External URL
https://www.healthbanks.com/PatientPortal/NewsletterArchive.aspx?UCID={F151DAE7-AF91-4D5B-B402-126BDDEFC59F}&Date=09/22/2017
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ACP Advocate
Summary
An update on the Graham-Cassidy ACA repeal efforts; ACP reacts to Trump Administration's decision to phase out DACA program; House Subcommittee to work with ACP and others on reducing regulatory burdens
in Medicare; Congressional Democrats and President Trump cut a surprise budget deal to keep the government open.

Here’s a list of medical groups opposing the Cassidy-Graham health-care bill

External URL
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/09/22/heres-a-list-of-medical-groups-opposing-the-cassidy-graham-health-care-bill/?utm_term=.a7c8ad2f60ca
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ACP in the News
Journal Name
The Washington Post

Last call: spring 2018 Board of Governors resolutions

External URL
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/25/5.htm
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ACP Internist

Making Measurement Count: The Importance Of NQF

External URL
http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2017/09/20/making-measurement-count-the-importance-of-nqf/
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ACP in the News
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Health Affairs
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