ACP: It’s Time for Congress to Go Back to the Drawing Board to Craft Real Solutions for Our Health-Care System
Attributable to:
Nitin S. Damle, MD, MS, MACP
President, American College of Physicians
An unprecedented effort, coalition work, and an amicus brief
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https://www.healthbanks.com/PatientPortal/NewsletterArchive.aspx?UCID={F151DAE7-AF91-4D5B-B402-126BDDEFC59F}&Date=03/24/2017
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ACP Advocate
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Impact of ACA repeal and ACP advocacy efforts in opposition; ACP joins coalition around health impacts of climate change; ACP signs onto Supreme Court amicus brief in support of transgender rights.
ACP: With Postponement of ACA Repeal Vote, It’s Time for Congress to Go Back to the Drawing Board
Attributable to:
Nitin S. Damle, MD, MS, MACP
President, American College of Physicians
In 38 years advocating for doctors, patients I've never seen a bill that will do more harm to health
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http://advocacyblog.acponline.org/2017/03/in-38-years-advocating-for-doctors.html
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Doctors and patient advocates sound louder warnings as Trump and GOP push Obamacare repeal
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http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-obamacare-repeal-advocates-oppose-20170322-story.html
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Los Angeles Times
Obamacare's "essential health benefits" could be in jeopardy
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CONGRESS_HEALTH_OVERHAUL_ESSENTIAL_BENEFITS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
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Associated Press
Three drug-free options to cure back pain
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http://nypost.com/2017/03/21/three-drug-free-options-to-cure-back-pain/
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The New York Post
A Republican Health Care Bill in Search of a Problem
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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/21/opinion/a-republican-health-care-bill-in-search-of-a-problem.html?src=twr&_r=0
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The New York Times
Internists Reiterate ‘Strong Opposition’ to AHCA After Last Night’s Amendments
Say several new proposals go in ‘wrong direction’ by eroding coverage for the most vulnerable
ACP: Medical profession must examine and address ethical use of EHRs and health IT
New paper from the American College of Physicians published in Journal of General Internal Medicine
Philadelphia, March 21, 2017 -- Electronic health records should facilitate high value patient-centered care, strong patient-physician relationships, and effective training of future physicians, the American College of Physicians (ACP) says in a new paper published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.