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2011 Archives

 

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  (December 16, 2011)
• • In this issue:
    No Resolution Yet for Looming Cut in Medicare Reimbursements; ACP Urgest Doctors to Get Schooled on eRx and PCIP; Government Sweetens the Deal on Electronic Health Records
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  (December 2, 2011)
• • In this issue:
    Super Committee Failure Leaves Physicians and Health Care Programs in the Lurch; Once Again, Physicians Face Prospect of Major Medicare Cuts; Fate of Health Care Reform Law Now Rests With Supreme Court
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  (November 4, 2011)
• • In this issue:
    New Accountable Care Guidelines Reflect ACP Concerns; Medicare Set to Test New Model for Primary Care; Federal Government Steps Away from Long-Term Care Program
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  (October 21, 2011)
• • In this issue:
    ACP Suggests Ways to Maintain Patient Privacy in Techno Era; Above All Else, Make Premiums Affordable, New Report Says; States Slowly Moving to Establish Insurance Exchanges
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  (October 7, 2011)
• • In this issue:
    ACP Voices Objections to MedPAC Plan to Change Physician Pay System; ACP Updates Internist's Guide to Affordable Care Act; Young Adults Becoming More Common on Health Insurance Rolls
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  (September 23, 2011)
• • In this issue:
    ACP Recommends Cornucopia of Budget Cuts to "Super Committee"; Penalties Loom for Those Not E-Prescribing; Study Puts Rising Health Care Costs in Perspective
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  (September 9, 2011)
• • In this issue:
    ACP Wants Government to Consider Primary Care Shortage in GME Funding Debate; ACP Seeks Changes in New Medicare Fee Schedule; Quality Care at Low Cost? Not in the US, New Report Finds
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  (August 19, 2011)
• • In this issue:
    For Health Care, Federal Budget Talks Raise Risks; ACP Expands and Updates Medical Home Builder
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  (July 15, 2011)
• • In this Issue:
    AMA Maintains Stance that All Americans Are Responsible for Getting Health Insurance; Efforts Underway to Target Patients Unlikely to Follow Doctor's Orders
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  (June 17, 2011)
• • In this Issue:
    Medicare Urged to Adjust Its Accountable Care Program; E-Prescribing Rules may Be Eased Some; Government to Cut Premiums for Coverage of People With Pre-Existing Conditions
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  (June 3, 2011)
• • In this Issue:
    Physicians Talk Health Care Priorities With U.S. Lawmakers; Dr. Mark Mayer named ACP's Key Contact of the Year; ACP and Carter Center Collaborate to Reinvigorate Primary Care
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  (May 20, 2011)
• • In this Issue:
    Might the Sustainable Growth Rate Be on Its Last Legs?; Primary Care Bonus Payments Start Small But Should Grow, ACP Says; No States Opt for New Medicaid Health Home Program; ACP Supports Legislation Targeting Safety of Indoor Tanning
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  (May 6, 2011)
• • In this Issue:
    Federal Proposal on ACOs May Limit Some Internists' Participation; Initiative Aims to Minimize Preventable Patient Injuries; Do High-Deductible Health Plans Ensure Adequate Care?
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  (April 22, 2011)
• • In this Issue:
    ACP Calls for New Federal Stance on Immigrants' Health Care; ACP Suggests Reforming Medicaid in a Way That's Equitable for Physicians and Patients; New Reports Share Ideas, Experiences on Patient-Centered Medical Homes
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  (April 1, 2011)
• • In this Issue:
    Medicare Commission Suggests a 1 Percent Increase in Physician Fees; Monitoring the Monitors of Patient-Centered Medical Homes; Study Forecasts Problems for Primary Care in Keeping Up With Medicaid Growth
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  (March 18, 2011)
• • In this Issue:
    States Gain Presidential Nod to Flexibility in Health Care Reform; Major Change Nears in Coding Procedures; ACP Names New Director of Regulator Affairs
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  (March 4, 2011)
• • In this Issue:
    New Web Site Aims to Untangle Health Care Law; New Presidential Budget Gets Mixed Review From ACP; Malpractice Reform Moves Forward on Capitol Hill
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  (February 18, 2011)
• • In this Issue:
    Attempts to Repeal Health Reform Hit a Wall, But Don't Go Away; Affordable Care Act Faces Legal Challenges, Too; New Standards Put More Focus on Patients for PCMH Accreditation
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  (February 4, 2011)
• • In this Issue:
    ACP Urges Americans to Pull Together to Move Health Care Forward; Calling for a Rational Discussion of Health Care Resources; 'Fix What Needs Fixing and Move Forward," Obama Says of Health Reform
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  (January 21, 2011)
• • In this Issue:
    Vote to Repeal Health Reform Marks Start of Piecemeal Attack on the Law; Delaying Electronic Prescribing Could Prove Costly; Worksite Wellness Gets a Boost From Health Reform
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  (January 7, 2011)
• • In this Issue:
    New Year Brings Changes to Medicare; Physicians Increase Their Ranks in Congress; National Health Service Corps Gets a Boost