(Washington, July 21, 2016) The American College of Physicians (ACP) is pleased with today's announcement by Attorney General Loretta Lynch that the Department of Justice will oppose the proposed mergers between Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana, which posed a grave anti-competitive risk to the health insurance market.
ACP Applauds Bipartisan Passage of Important Legislation to Alleviate Suffering of Patients with Addictions
New ACP Position Paper Offers Five Recommendations
Washington, July 13, 2016— The American College of Physicians (ACP) today said that cost sharing, particularly deductibles, may cause patients to forgo or delay care, including medically necessary services. “The effects are particularly pronounced among those with low incomes and the very sick,” said Nitin S. Damle, MD, MS, FACP, president of ACP.
Philadelphia, July 12, 2016 -- Nitin Damle, MD, MS, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), issued the following statement about Optimizing the Nation's Investment in Academic Research: A New Regulatory Framework for the 21st Century, a report issued by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the Academies).
(Washington, July 8, 2016) A new proposed rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will greatly strengthen the ability of primary care physicians to provide high value, coordinated and patient-centered care to their patients enrolled in Medicare, said the American College of Physicians (ACP) today.
