America’s Front Line Physicians Urge Congress to Find a New Way Forward to Protect Patients’ Access to Care

Washington, D.C., March 24, 2017 -- Following the U.S. House of Representatives' failure to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and American Osteopathic Association, representing 500,000 physicians and medical students, urge Congress to find a new way forward.

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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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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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Obamacare's "essential health benefits" could be in jeopardy

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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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