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Finding common ground
Rather than standing on the sidelines, ACP selectively supports or opposes issues based on how closely they compare to our own policy recommendations, as determined by our membership.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/05/finding-common-ground.htm
1 May 2018
ACP engages in the political process because it is necessary
There is almost nothing that physicians and the larger health care system can do for patients that isn't affected by what comes down from Washington. ACP must become involved in the political process.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/04/washington.htm
1 Apr 2017
Deciding which advocacy issues are ‘in our lane’
ACP asks four essential questions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/10/deciding-which-advocacy-issues-are-in-our-lane.htm
1 Oct 2019
ACP Members push for change at Leadership Day
Leadership Day 2018 hosted more than 350 ACP members and guests to meet with nearly 100 members of Congress and staffers to address seven key issues important to internal medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/07/acp-members-push-for-change-at-leadership-day.htm
1 Jul 2018
Merger memories and abiding realities
Several of the issues that ACP is championing in 2018 live up to a vision created 20 years ago, when the organization merged with the American Society of Internal Medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/07/merger-memories-and-abiding-realities.htm
1 Jul 2018
Multitasking at the heart of ACP's many roles
ACP is an organization that can balance multiple goals of administrative acumen and strength, robust public policy development, and a proven track record of improving the lives of the patients served by its members.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/02/presidents.htm
1 Feb 2016
‘This Is Our Lane’ must become a movement, not a moment
If any issue is a public health one, gun violence certainly is.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/this-is-our-lane-must-become-a-movement-not-a-moment.htm
1 Jan 2019
The Supreme Court, the ACA, and the fate of health care
A case regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is scheduled for oral arguments on Nov. 10.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/11/the-supreme-court-the-aca-and-the-fate-of-health-care.htm
1 Nov 2020
Lawmakers try to ‘script’ what doctors say
State legislatures are drafting laws that would mandate what doctors tell their patients about culturally controversial topics such as abortion or guns in the home, or even purely clinical issues such as breast cancer and tissue density. How involved should politicians be in the exam room?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/politics.htm
1 Jan 2012
Should American health care be tweaked, or overhauled?
If the former, then only modest, incremental policies may be needed to expand coverage at the edges and to lower out-of-pocket costs. If the latter, then more ambitious policies to fundamentally change how health care is financed, delivered, and covered would be needed.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/should-american-health-care-be-tweaked-or-overhauled.htm
1 Jan 2020