Internists offer alternatives to VA’s proposal to allow APRNs to practice independently

ACP submits comment letter for proposed rule on Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Washington, July 25, 2016 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) today offered an alternative to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) proposal to permit full practice authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).

Internists applaud decision by DOJ to oppose health insurance mergers

(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.

Primary Care Resurgence

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Now available: ACP 2015-2016 Annual Report of the Executive Vice President

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Internists Commend Senate and House for Passing CARA Legislation

ACP Applauds Bipartisan Passage of Important Legislation to Alleviate Suffering of Patients with Addictions

Internists say Cost Sharing, Particularly Deductibles, May Cause Patients to Forgo or Delay Care

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.

Internists say cost sharing, particularly deductibles, may cause patients to forgo or delay care

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ACP supports National Academies’ call for withdrawal of NPRM for ‘Common Rule’ and for appointing new commission

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).

Doctors laud plan to increase Medicare payments to primary care physicians

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Internal Medicine Physicians Applaud Proposed Rule to Improve Medicare Payments for Primary Care

(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.

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