Welcome to The ACP Advocate,
It's been a busy couple of weeks at ACP. It was good to see so many of your faces at the Internal Medicine meeting in New Orleans.
Our first two stories in this issue let you know about new policy papers that the College released last week. The first one, Achieving Gender Equity in Physician Compensation and Career Advancement, looks at some of the challenges faced by women in medicine and makes recommendations on how to achieve equity. The second paper is all about the social determinants of health. Our paper lays out how non-medical factors, such as where someone is born, works, grows and lives, can affect an individual's health, and examines ways to reduce health care disparities that result from these factors.
In our third story we take a look at regulations for 2019 related to the Affordable Care Act. ACP is concerned about new rules that relax the requirements for essential health benefits to be covered under insurance plans and that would expand the time that someone is allowed to have a short-term plan. Our worry is that these changes will destabilize the health insurance marketplaces. Take a look at the story for more about our concerns.
Finally, in our last story we update you on what's happening with ACP's Physician Well-Being and Professional Satisfaction initiative. Read the story to learn more about what the College is doing and how this relates to our Patients Before Paperwork initiative.
For more coverage of what's happening in Washington, take a look at my award-winning blog, The ACP Advocate Blog by Bob Doherty. You can also follow me on Twitter @BobDohertyACP.
As always, please send your feedback and suggestions on this newsletter to: TheACPAdvocate@acponline.org.
Yours truly,
Bob Doherty
Senior Vice President
Governmental Affairs and Public Policy
American College of Physicians
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ACP Outlines Steps to Achieve Gender Equity
Position paper finds inequities in pay and advancement of women physicians
April 27, 2018 (ACP) -- Despite some gains, gender inequity still exists in the physician workforce, a new position paper by the American College of Physicians (ACP) finds, and is urging all organizations to ... (read more)
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Concerns Over ACA Rules in 2019
ACP fears destabilization over state oversight and essential health benefits package
April 27, 2018 (ACP)--The Trump administration's latest attempts to rewrite the Affordable Care Act has prompted the American College of Physicians to express concern about new regulations for 2019.
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Physician Well-being Is Key Initiative at ACP
Improving wellness and reducing administrative burdens are program's goals
April 27, 2018 (ACP)--Administrative burdens and highly demanding practices take their toll on physicians nationwide. Through workshops and initiatives, ACP is working hard to spread awareness and offer uniq... (read more)
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