Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½

Malpractice reform: House passes bill to cap damages

External URL
https://www.pm360online.com/malpractice-reform-house-passes-bill-to-cap-damages/
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP in the News
Journal Name
PM 360 Magazine

ACP Applauds House for Passage of Multifaceted Approach to Medical Liability Reform

Attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½

ACP believes ‘time is ripe to develop and pass common-sense reforms’

(Washington, June 29, 2017)—The Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) applauds the House of Representatives for its passage of a multifaceted approach to medical-liability reform, the , yesterday.

Internists Make Recommendations at Meeting with HHS Secretary

Meeting evaluated impact of government requirements on clinician-patient relationship

Washington (June 28, 2017) —The Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) today told a meeting convened by Health and Human Services (HHS) Department Secretary Tom Price that it has long identified reducing excessive administrative tasks as an important objective. The purpose of the meeting was to evaluate the impact of government requirements on the clinician-patient relationship.  

Supreme Court Decision Allowing Parts of Travel Ban to Go Into Effect Creates Uncertainty

ACP part of amicus brief asserting link between fair and efficient immigration processes

Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2017)—Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling that permitted parts of President Trump’s ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries to take effect creates uncertainty, particularly for refugees, and inappropriately bars immigrants and refugees based on discriminatory criteria (religion and country of origin) unless they have a bona fide relationship with any person or entity in the United States.

Evidence suggests that having health insurance saves lives

External URL
http://annals.org/aim/article/2635326/relationship-health-insurance-mortality-lack-insurance-deadly
ACP Lastest Link Type
Annals of Internal Medicine

Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ names new Senior Vice President for Medical Education

Philadelphia, June 26, 2017 -- The Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) has named Davoren Chick MD, FACP, as the organization’s Senior Vice President for Medical Education, effective September 1, 2017.

Leadership Day; Forward-looking issues paper; Neubauer Award

External URL
https://www.healthbanks.com/PatientPortal/NewsletterArchive.aspx?UCID={F151DAE7-AF91-4D5B-B402-126BDDEFC59F}&Date=06/23/2017
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP Advocate
Summary
Recap of ACP's 2017 Leadership Day; Overview of ACP's recently released forward looking policy agenda; Profiling Dr. Stuart Henochowicz, winner of the Richard Neubauer Advocate for Internal Medicine award.

ACP Expresses ‘Strongest Opposition’ to Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017

Urges Senate to reject the BCRA and instead start over and seek bipartisan agreement

Attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½

Subscribe to