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2009 Archives

ACP Advocate Newsletter

 

2009 Archives

 


  • (December 11, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      Senate in Final Stretch to Deliver Christmas Health Reform Package; Government Tweaks Medicare Bonus Programs; Medicare Eliminates Consultation Coding for 2010

  • (November 20, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      Historic House Vote Sets the Stage for Major Overhaul; Medicare Revamps Its Physician Fee Schedule; Why ACP Backed Key Policies in House Health Reform Bill

  • (November 6, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      House's Health Reform Bill Retains Provisions Important to Primary Care; Report Offers Proof That Patient-Centered Medical Homes Can Work; Doctors Urged to Help With Medicare Changes

  • (October 23, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      Repeal of Medicare SGR Fails in Senate; Up Next: Senate Floor Debate on Health-Care Reform; Subspecialists, Too, Play a Role in a Patient-Centered Medical Home

  • (October 9, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      Health Care Reform Moves Forward with Final Baucus Bill; Census Finds Variations in Uninsured by State and Income; Federal Report Says Health Insurance Reform Will Benefit Seniors

  • (September 25, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      Baucus Bill Offers a Mixed Bag of Health-Reform Ideas; President's Nod to Liability Reform is Seen as a Welcome Step; FDA Needs More Money, Authority to Ensure Drug Safety, ACP Urges

  • (September 11, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      Misperceptions Cloud Health Reform Debate; Members Join the Masses at Health Reform Town Hall; ACP Outlines Cost-Control Options; ACP Offers Comments on Proposed Physician Fee Schedule for 2010

  • (August 7, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      House Set to Vote on Health Reform After August Recess; ACP Takes Stand on Key Health Reform Issues

  • (July 17, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      Health-Care Reform Wends Its Way Through Congress; Proposed Physician Fee Schedule for 2010 is Released; FDA Gains Power Over Tobacco

  • (June 5, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      Bill Tackles Primary Care Crisis on Multiple Fronts; ACP Members Take Primary Care Message to Capitol Hill; Montana Internist named "Key Contact of the Year"

  • (May 15, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      New ACP President Presses Primary Care Agenda; Physician Groups Outline Medical Home Demonstration Guidelines; Coalition Seeks to Advance Medical Home Concept Through Meaningful Connections

  • (May 1, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      Budget Compromise Allocates Money to Avert Near-Term Physician Payment Cuts; ACP Proposes Primary Care and Payment Reforms; Senate Finance Committee Roundtable Discusses Primary Care; ACP Calls for Routine HIV testing

  • (April 17, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      Requirements for Stimulus Funding Remain Uncertain; Stimulus Aids Health Professions Training Programs; Financial Incentives Ignite Healthy Behaviors

  • (April 3, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      Health Care Stakeholders Identify Common Ground; ACP Member to Lead Health IT; ACP President Outlines Health Reform Priorities; Two courses at Internal Medicine 2009 to Feature Distinguished Policy Experts

  • (March 20, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      Health Summit Rallies Stakeholders; White House Health Summit: An ACP Officer's Perspective; MedPAC Calls for Physician Pay Hike, Primary Care Adjustment

  • (March 6, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      Does New Health Insurance Plan Tilt Too Much Toward Government?; Obama Taps Sebelius and DeParle to Head Health Team; Health Priorities Highlighted in US Budget; College Supports Intent of "Reserve Fund" for Health Care Reform

  • (February 20, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      ACP Seeks Greater Collaboration with Nurse Practitioners; Health Gets a Boost in Economic Stimulus Package; Appeals Court Blocks Release of Medicare Claims Data

  • (February 6, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      ACP Urges Primary Care Expansion; Will Primary-Care Workforce Expansion Fly in Washington?; SCHIP Expansion Will Help an Additional 3-to-4 Million Children

  • (January 23, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      Health Leaders Identify Priorities for Reform; Stimulus Package Includes Health Subsidies; Conscience Rule Could Have Broad Impact

  • (January 9, 2009)
    • In this issue:
      Policymakers, Providers Push for Comparative Effectiveness; Price Transparency in Health Care: Fad or Future?; Low Health Literacy Undermines Patient Care