Search results for "Health care access"
Teach-back
Reflection on the past year as ACP president has taught lessons on advocacy and the scope of medicine, among other lessons.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/teach-back.htm
1 Apr 2018
A taxing season for Obamacare
April's tax filings may create sticker shock among the electorate, testing whether the gains in health care access made by millions of people can be sustained.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/04/washington.htm
1 Apr 2015
Massachusetts health care reform associated with improved health outcomes in adults
Health care reform in Massachusetts, which has been considered a model for the Affordable Care Act, was associated with reduced all-cause mortality and deaths from causes potentially affected by access to health care, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/06/1.htm
6 May 2014
Changes to Medicaid divide states, doctors
States get the final say in whether to expand their Medicaid programs and how to accomplish that. The resulting disparities have prompted physicians to get involved to secure access for their patients and funding for themselves, their practices and their hospitals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/10/medicaid.htm
1 Oct 2013
States eye health care reform if federal law is overturned
The Supreme Court is ruling on the constitutionality of health care reform, leaving states in the position of having to plan for any eventuality. Letting the states take the lead in health care reform remains a viable option.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/05/washington.htm
1 May 2012
Medical professionalism faces new challenges, opportunities
Ten years later, a physician charter challenges doctors to accept commitments to professional competence, improved quality and access to care, and professionalism in conduct.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/presidents.htm
1 Jan 2012
ACP EVP recognized on Modern Healthcare ‘Most Powerful’ list
ACP Executive Vice President and CEO John Tooker, FACP, MBA, has been named one of Modern Healthcare's “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare.â€ï¿½ As the health care debate has gained momentum, Dr. Tooker has increased commitments to national forums, including congressional hearings and legislator panels, to ensure that the views of internists are heard.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/tooker.htm
1 Sep 2009
Overcoming colonoscopy's image problem
Colon cancer screening saves lives, but internists have to overcome patients' initial unease with the test. They also need to sort through the multiple guidelines released in 2008 and help their patients choose among the many screening regimens.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/01/colon.htm
1 Jan 2009
ACP presses its case for payments, pilots and primary care
Leadership Day attendees focused on three key areas when they met with their congress people for comprehensive payment reforms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/07/leadershipday.htm
1 Jul 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