Search results for "Drug costs"
ACP's prescription for rising drug costs
ACP has 4 concrete proposals to address rising prescription drug prices: regulating and negotiating prices, enhancing transparency, increasing competition, and considering value.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/05/washington.htm
1 May 2016
Sacubitril-valsartan appears cost-effective in certain heart failure patients
Treatment value was highest in patients with class II heart failure, who also benefited most from treatment in the PARADIGM-HF trial, and improved outcomes with the drug would need to be sustained for at least 36 months to keep the cost per quality-adjusted life-year below a $100,000 threshold.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/30/2.htm
30 Aug 2016
Time to curb the rising costs of prescription drugs
The U.S. will see the largest increase in per capita costs in pharmaceuticals among developed markets through 2018. The CREATES Act: Ending Regulatory Abuse, Protecting Consumers, and Ensuring Drug Price Competition would approve federal and state regulation on costs to allow for return on investment by manufacturers but ensure affordability for patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/10/presidents.htm
1 Oct 2016
Former EVP/CEO reflects on his tenure at the College
ACP's outgoing EVP/CEO reflects on his 6 years at the College's helm and his plans for the future.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/QandA.htm
1 Nov 2016
Health policy after the election
The 2016 elections will have huge consequences for health policy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/washington.htm
1 Nov 2016
8 ways that members can guide College activities
ACP's members can meet the challenges of today's world by becoming more involved in their local chapters, serving on national committees, or running for leadership positions within the national organization.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/03/presidents.htm
1 Mar 2017
Courage, sacrifice, and internal medicine—a year in review
ACP's president reflects on his year of tenure and shares his convocation speech from Internal Medicine Meeting 2017.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/04/presidents.htm
1 Apr 2017
What now for health care reform after a first try fails?
ACP's lobbying agenda includes working on a bipartisan basis to shore up health insurance markets, give people more choices of coverage, and protect coverage for the most vulnerable covered by Medicaid.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/05/washington.htm
1 May 2017
Improving health of patients, practice environment
ACP's advocacy goals address improving payments to internists' services, reducing administrative tasks imposed on them, blocking insurance mergers, streamlining Medicare's Quality Payment Program, and much more.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/03/improving-health-of-patients-practice-environment.htm
1 Mar 2018
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