Search results for "Health Care Reform"
Time to call out scare tactics blocking needed reform
The American College of Physicians aims to offer health care reforms that will ensure that all Americans have access to coverage and care at a price that they, and the country, can afford.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/time-to-call-out-scare-tactics-blocking-needed-reform.htm
1 Sep 2019
ACP offers internists a voice in crafting performance standards
The College has a Performance Measurement Committee to represent its member physicians in national measurement programs and to ensure that nationally endorsed performance measures are based on high-quality evidence.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/05/performance.htm
1 May 2011
Democrats' health plans not much help to undecided voters
Senators Clinton's and Obama's split over mandating coverage distinguishes them from one another, but does that difference matter?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/06/seventeen.htm
1 Jun 2008
Changing health care from the ground up
Health care reform will play out in doctors' offices, not in Washington, D.C. Patients and physicians will determine how costs change in the upcoming years.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/07/washington.htm
1 Jul 2010
IOM report calls for overhaul of nation's health care system
A new report published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is calling for an overhaul of America's health care system. The report, “Best Care at Lower Cost: The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America (2012),” provides evidence that the nation's system is too costly to sustain and suffers from inefficiencies, an overwhelming amount of data, and quality barriers that hinder progress in improving health.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/23/7.htm
23 Jul 2013
Unresolved health care reform issues mask real progress
ACP's outgoing president reflects on the past year with confidence that within the turbulent environment of primary care lies great opportunity.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/presidents.htm
1 Apr 2009
Stimulus package part of down payment on health reform
Stimulus legislation enacted in the first two months of President Obama's administration show that the White House is serious about health care reform.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/washington.htm
1 Apr 2009
Cholesterol management becomes more complicated
This issue covers topics such as cholesterol management, wearable health care technology, and post-traumatic stress disorder after a life-threatening illness.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/editors.htm
1 Nov 2015
Doctors demand specifics on candidates' health care plans
The Health Care Innovations Exchange Web site informs users how their peers have tackled common problems such as appointment scheduling or monitoring glucose levels of hospitalized patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/07/healthcare.htm
1 Jul 2008
Peer support lowered A1cs in male veterans
Sibutramine pulled from the marketBisphosphonates to carry warning about femur fractures
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/19/6.htm
19 Oct 2010