ACP Leads Charge to Fix Med Student Visas, 2018 Neubauer Award Winner

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ACP leads the charge to fix delay in medical student visas, Dr. Jason M. Goldman wins ACP Advocacy Award

ACP Concerned New Health Insurance Rule Will Undermine Patient Protections, Jeopardize Coverage

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

Washington, DC (June 20, 2018) — The American College of Physicians (ACP) strongly opposes the administration’s final rule as issued yesterday that will undermine important protections, including essential health benefit coverage requirements, for patients and consumers as established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by expanding the availability of association health plans (AHPs) for small businesses and individuals.

ACP Calls for Continued Efforts in Reducing Physician Burdens in Second Red Tape Relief Initiative Roundtable

Washington, DC (June 14, 2018) — Excessive administrative tasks divert physicians’ time and focus away from patient care, the American College of Physicians (ACP) told a panel of members of Congress this afternoon. William Fox, MD, FACP, an internist at Fox and Brantley Internal Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia, presented ACP’s ideas for how to address the burdensome administrative tasks physicians face to the second Red Tape Relief Initiative roundtable, convened by the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee.

ACP Congratulates Dr. Sandra Fryhofer on Election to AMA Board of Trustees

Washington, DC (June 13, 2018) — The American College of Physicians (ACP) applauds Sandra Fryhofer, MD, MACP, on her election to the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Board of Trustees, which is responsible for implementing AMA policy.

Governance Committee seeks Regent, Treasurer candidates for 2019

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Joint statement on Texas v United States regarding the constitutionality of pre-existing conditions

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Joint Principles on Opioid Crisis Call for Comprehensive, Public Health Approach to Addiction Treatment

WASHINGTON – Leaders of six medical organizations representing more than 560,000 physicians and medical students called on Congress today to adopt policies that recognize opioid use disorder (OUD) as a chronic disease of the brain that requires comprehensive treatment. Doing so, the medical leaders said, would hold greater promise of successfully addressing the OUD epidemic.

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