Search results for "Firearms"
ACP's ‘big tent’ advocacy agenda
ACP's advocacy on legislative and regulatory issues extends beyond partisan political debates and is meant to help physicians in their pursuit of clinical care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/06/washington.htm
1 Jun 2017
The 2020 election and the future of health care
Regardless of the election outcome, it will take determination to make ACP's vision of “Better Is Possible” a reality moving forward.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/10/the-2020-election-and-the-future-of-health-care.htm
1 Oct 2020
2005-2015: ACP hits 100; still going strong
ACP pursues political goals, such as health care reform and the reduction of firearms-related deaths and injuries.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/centennial.htm
1 Nov 2015
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
Transparency needed for successful health care reform
Physician silence on gun control puts children and adults at risk from a person using firearms to harm them, in their classrooms, in their own homes, in their workplaces and on their neighborhood streets.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/03/washington.htm
1 Mar 2013
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
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
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