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Will the 2008 elections be the turning point for health care?
For the first time in 15 years, health care reform is back as a major campaign issue.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/washington.htm
1 Mar 2008
Improving access key to reform, says Commonwealth Fund VP
Health care access has become a top issue in 2008.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/05/fourteen.htm
1 May 2008
ACP's John Tooker, MACP, blogs at KevinMD
John Tooker, MACP, ACP's associate executive vice president, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com, one of the Web's most influential medical blogs.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/10/10.htm
10 May 2011
Firearms vote shows the worst of Washington politics
Washington, D.C., politics has become so dysfunctional that the federal government is no longer capable of solving great problems such as firearms-related injuries and deaths, the federal deficit and debt fueled by unsustainable health care spending.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/06/washington.htm
1 Jun 2013
ACP's Washington office reviews its own ‘seven days in May’
A recent week provides a great example of how ACP's Washington office supports College advocacy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/washington.htm
1 Jul 2013
Improving the practice environment and payment reform
Recent examples and accomplishments of ACP advocacy toward improving the practice environment include increasing payments to internists, reducing administrative burdens, promoting continuity of care and access to physicians, and reducing the costs of prescription drugs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/presidents.htm
1 Nov 2015
After the election, a time for reflection
The new administration the Congress will force us to rethink our priorities, values, and approach to economic, geopolitical, environmental, educational, religious, and social issues.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/01/presidents.htm
1 Jan 2017
What the Trump administration can learn from Obama
The idea that the GOP can come up with a quick and easy plan to replace the ACA is just not realistic. It is going to be a hard slog, not a sprint.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/01/washington.htm
1 Jan 2017
ACP issues comprehensive statement on U.S. immigration policy
The statement details ACP's opposition to discrimination, religious tests, refugee bans, and denial of entry to persons with legal visas and expresses grave concerns about the implications of the recent executive order on medical education, access to health care services, public health, and families.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/07/2.htm
7 Feb 2017
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