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Commits to Being an Anti-Racist Organization, Says Racism Is a Public Health Issue

Philadelphia, PA (June 18, 2020) – The �������ý (ACP) issued on the effectiveness of N95 respirators, surgical masks, and cloth masks for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in addition to standard precautions (such as hand washing, gloves, etc.) in both healthcare settings and community settings.

Statement attributable to:
Jacqueline W. Fincher, MD, MACP
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Washington, DC (June 18, 2020) — The �������ý (ACP) is glad to see today’s U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to block the cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This immigration policy protects undocumented individuals that were brought to the U.S. as children from being deported.

Statement attributable to:
Jacqueline W. Fincher, MD, MACP
President, �������ý

Washington, DC (June 15, 2020) — The �������ý (ACP) strongly believes that LGBTQ individuals must be legally protected from discrimination and we are in full support of today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling forbidding job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employers from discrimination because of a person's sex, covers sexual orientation.  

Washington, DC (June 12, 2020) Today, in a letter sent to Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Seema Verma, the �������ý (ACP) offered recommended actions for the agency to take to further protect clinicians against the long-term effects of the COVID-19 public health crisis in the context of the Quality Payment Program (QPP).

Washington, DC (June 11, 2020) In a series of letters sent this afternoon to several major health insurers and health insurance associations in the U.S., the �������ý (ACP) suggested recommendations about how to keep the new COVID-19 flexibilities in place after the period of the public health emergency has ended. The four letters were sent to the Presidents and CEOs of the following: the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, UnitedHealth Group, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and America’s Health Insurance Plans.

Washington, DC (June 4, 2020) In a letter sent this afternoon to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) the �������ý (ACP) said that many of the accommodations that have been put in place to expand the use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as some of the other regulatory waivers, should remain in place after the period of a public health emergency (PHE) is over. 

Philadelphia, PA (June 2, 2020) – A group of �������ý (ACP) leaders say policy recommendations outlined in the organization’s “