Internists Offer Recommendations to CMS' Proposed Medicare Quality Payment Program Rule
Alternatives based on five guiding principles and their details
Update on the ACA-repeal effort; 'Pick Your Pace' Deadline Imminent
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https://www.healthbanks.com/PatientPortal/NewsletterArchive.aspx?UCID={F151DAE7-AF91-4D5B-B402-126BDDEFC59F}&Date=08/18/2017
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ACP Advocate
Summary
Summary: Despite Senate defeat of repeal bill, ACA fight far from over; Deadline approaching for physicians to 'Pick Your Pace'
Charlottesville, hate crimes are public health issue, experts say
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http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/15/health/charlottesville-hate-crimes-public-health-bn/index.html
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ACP in the News
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CNN
Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Says Hate Crimes are Public Health Issue
Washington (August 14, 2017)—At a recent meeting of their Board of Regents, the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) adopted a new policy statement recognizing hate crimes as a public health issue.
Physicians’ efforts to save the ACA are a redemptive moment for the medical profession
External URL
http://advocacyblog.acponline.org/2017/08/physicians-efforts-to-save-aca-are.html
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ACP Advocate Blog OLD
The doctor will analyze you now
External URL
http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/08/09/mental-illness-primary-care-000486
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ACP in the News
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Politico
A comprehensive guide to the new science of treating lower back pain
External URL
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/4/15929484/chronic-back-pain-treatment-mainstream-vs-alternative
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ACP in the News
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Vox
Too Many Meds? America's Love Affair With Prescription Medication
External URL
https://www.consumerreports.org/prescription-drugs/too-many-meds-americas-love-affair-with-prescription-medication/
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ACP in the News
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Consumer Reports
Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ reminds adults that vaccines aren’t just for kids
ACP recognizes National Immunization Awareness Month
Philadelphia, July 31, 2017 -- To encourage adults to get vaccinated and to remind internists to make sure their patients are up-to-date on the , the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) recognizes August as National Immunization Awareness Month.
Frontline Physicians Praise Senate Vote on Repeal, Stand Ready to Work on Bipartisan Solutions to Health Care
Washington, D.C. (July 28, 2017) — Representing more than half a million of America's frontline physicians, leaders from six major medical organizations including the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Osteopathic Association and the American Psychiatric Association, issued the following joint statement following the Senate’s vote not to advance the Health Care Freedom Act: