Search results for "physician payments"
Progress creates pushback as ACP moves ahead on reform
Recent events show how much progress we are making, and the growing level of controversy that has resulted.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/06/washington.htm
1 Jun 2008
Monday morning quarterbacking doesn't score touchdowns
The “failure” to permanently reform the sustainable growth rate formula shouldn't jeopardize overall progress on health care reform.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/09/washington.htm
1 Sep 2010
Getting back to basics: reform care at the doctor-patient level
President Barack Obama and Congress is a return to basics, a recognition that the relationship between patients and their primary care doctor is the basis of all good medical care. But reform will also require funding.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/02/washington.htm
1 Feb 2009
Finding common ground when some gain and others lose
Proposals that redistribute money pose a special challenge to physician membership organizations. Physicians expect their societies to represent their interests, but what happens when one subset of members stands to benefit at another's expense? ACP chooses a path that's best for patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/10/washington.htm
1 Oct 2009
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
PERSPECTIVES 4 ACPINTERNIST Internists have various tools at their ...
Beginning Aug. 1, the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, part of the PatientProtection and Affordable Care Act, will go into effect.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/acpi-201307-puzzle_t1.pdf
24 Jun 2013