MACRA and drug pricing legislation updates

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https://www.healthbanks.com/PatientPortal/NewsletterArchive.aspx?UCID={F151DAE7-AF91-4D5B-B402-126BDDEFC59F}&Date=01/27/2017
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ACP Advocate
Summary
ACP advocates for MACRA improvements to make it less burdensome and more meaningful to physicians and patients; Group of U.S.Senators has introduced an ACP-supported bill to allow Medicare to directly negotiate the price of drugs

America’s Physicians Stand Together to Protect Women’s Health

January 25, 2017

Battle erupts over how to treat gout, no longer the ‘disease of kings

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https://www.statnews.com/2017/01/25/gout-treatment-doctors-battle/
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ACP in the News
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STAT

American College of Physicians Praises Blocked Health Insurance Merger

Attributable to:
Nitin S. Damle, MD, MS, MACP
President, American College of Physicians

January 24, 2017

The American College of Physicians (ACP) praises the ruling by a federal judge yesterday that blocked a proposed merger between health insurers Aetna and Humana.  The ruling over the potential impact on competition and insurance prices is a big “win” for patients and the physicians who care for them. 

Obamacare Boosted Coverage for the Chronically Ill, Study Finds

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http://health.usnews.com/health-care/articles/2017-01-23/obamacare-boosted-coverage-for-the-chronically-ill-study-finds
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ACP in the News
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U.S. News and World Report

Survey of Doctors Reveals the 'Lowest-Value' Treatments” to patients that have benefits that outweigh their potential harms and avoid unnecessary costs

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http://www.livescience.com/57566-which-medical-treatments-help-the-least.html
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ACP in the News
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Live Science

Controversial new blood pressure guidelines aren't one-size-fits-all

External URL
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/17/health/blood-pressure-treatment-guidelines-study/index.html
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ACP in the News
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CNN

More than 600 rally in Johnston for Obamacare

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http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170115/more-than-600-rally-in-johnston-for-obamacare
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ACP in the News
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The Providence Journal

New state rules are forcing opioid prescribers to confront ‘doctor shopping

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/new-state-rules-are-forcing-opioid-prescribers-to-confront-doctor-shopping/2017/01/14/21e02e88-d68d-11e6-b8b2-cb5164beba6b_story.html?utm_term=.adf3717d9027
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ACP in the News
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The Washington Post

ACP and AAFP release guideline for treatment of hypertension in adults 60 years old and older

Guideline compares evidence for benefits and harms of higher vs. lower systolic blood pressure targets

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