Welcome to The ACP Advocate,
Today's first article reviews ACP's call for aggressive action to keep the devastating effects of climate change from jeopardizing the health of people across the planet.
In its latest policy paper, published this week in Annals of Internal Medicine, ACP points to research that says climate change poses a "catastrophic risk" to advances in global health that have been attained over the past half-century. It's not just politicians, but physicians, too, who ACP wants to take action.
Today's second article notes that it's "appropriations season" on Capitol Hill, the time when Congress attends to the business of approving funding for the next fiscal year.
ACP made its priorities clear to the relevant appropriations subcommittees in the House and Senate through letters sent last week. ACP wants Congress to promote and protect primary care through federal appropriations. It also wants Congress to set aside sufficient funds to support health care via the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
In our final article, read ACP’s take on a piece in the March issue of Health Affairs. The HA article takes a hard look at some physicians’ recent changes and what they portend for the future of medicine. Written by Phillip Miller, vice president of communications for Merritt Hawkins, it analyzed data from the "2014 Survey of America's Physicians: Practice Patterns and Perspectives," which was conducted for the Physicians Foundation by Merritt Hawkins.
In our May 13 issue, we’ll cover ACP’s testimony to the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health that also took place earlier this week. We shared ACP’s perspectives on what CMS, and the medical profession itself, needs to do to ensure that MACRA is implemented successfully and as Congress intended.
I look forward to seeing many of you soon at ACP’s Internal Medicine Meeting 2016 here in Washington. Be sure to stop by the Advocacy booth on the exhibit floor or at any of the meetings listed to the right.
For more coverage of what's happening in Washington, take a look at my award-winning blog, The ACP Advocate Blog by Bob Doherty. You can also follow me on Twitter @BobDohertyACP.
As always, please send your feedback and suggestions on this newsletter to: TheACPAdvocate@acponline.org.
Yours truly,
Bob Doherty
Senior Vice President
Governmental Affairs and Public Policy
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ACP Asks Congress to Increase Health Care Funding
Primary care tops the College's list of federal spending priorities for next fiscal year
It's "appropriation season" on Capitol Hill -- the time when Congress attends to the business of approving funding for the next fiscal year. That means that the American College of Physicians is making its prior... (read more)
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The Medical Profession: A Calling or Just a Job?
Physician survey blames technology and bureaucracy for changing the nature of medicine
When Dr. Darilyn Moyer, a Philadelphia internist, first started practicing in the mid-1980s, health care felt a whole lot different than it does today.
"Health care professionals spent time talking to ... (read more)
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| The ACP Advocate is an e-newsletter, edited by the College's Washington, DC governmental affairs division, created to provide you, our members, with succinct news about public policy issues affecting internal medicine and patient care. To learn more about ACP's Advocacy and to access the ACP Advocate archives, go to www.acponline.org/advocacy. |
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Heading to ACP's Internal Medicine 2016 Meeting? Check out Health Policy courses |
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On Thur. May 5, The ACA Health Coverage Expansion Progress Report (7:00am-8:00, Rm 143), How Will the 2016 Election Impact the US Health Care System (4:30pm-5:30, Rm 150), On Fri. May 6, 60 Minutes: Special Report on Hot Issues in Health Policy (9:30am-10:30, Rm 143). |
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Heading to ACP's Internal Medicine 2016 Meeting? Check out Medical Practice Management courses |
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On Thur. May 5: Choosing between MIPS and APMs (8:15am-9:15, Rm 147), Think Inside the Box: Hospital Inpatient Coding (11:15am-12:45, Rm 147), End-of-Life Planning: Having the Conversation, Making the Plan (4:30pm-5:30, Rm 147), On Fri. May 6: C. Wesley Eisele Lecture: Practice Transformation Aimed at Improving Efficiency and Joy in Practice (9:30am-10:30, Rm 147), Advanced Coding (11:15am-12:45, Rm 147), Direct Patient Contracting Practices: Has Their Time Come? (2:15pm-3:45, Rm 147), Small Practice Strategies for Mastering Complexities of Today's World (4:30pm-5:30, Rm 147), On Sat. May 7: Understanding and Implementing Vaccinations in Practice (7:00am-8:00, Rm 147), Thriving in a Value-Based Payment World (11:15am-12:45, Rm 147), Coding and Billing 101 (2:15pm-3:45, Rm 147). |
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Heading to ACP's Internal Medicine 2016 Meeting? Check out Health Information Technology courses |
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On Thur. May 5: EHRs & Medical Students: Teaching EHR Documentation/Use (7:00am-8:00, Rm 103), Engaging the e-Patient (11:15am-12:45, Rm 103), On Fri. May 6: Meaningful Use: Are We There Yet? (11:15am-12:45, Rm. 103), Changing EHRs, Changing Practices (2:15pm-3:45, Rm 103), On Sat. May 7: Hot Topics in Medical Informatics (8:15am-9:15, Rm 103), EHR Optimization for Internists (2:15pm-3:45, Rm 103). |
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