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In the News
New opioid therapy guidelines released; PFO closure may help migraines.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/in-the-news.htm
1 Apr 2009
Leadership Day attendees push legislators to finish SGR fix
Physicians and medical students representing ACP took to Capitol Hill to discuss the sustainable growth rate formula, workforce issues, and liability reform.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/leadership.htm
1 Jul 2014
ACP members take the Hill to tackle SGR and sequestration
Senators and representatives heard directly from ACP members about pressing priorities in health care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/leadership.htm
1 Jul 2013
Leadership Day launches push for primary care
Whether they were catching a Congressman in the hallway or pleading their personal stories to legislators, participants in ACP's annual Leadership Day were united in the message to their state representatives: save primary care. More than 400 ACP members gathered in Washington, D.C., on May 20 to lobby their senators and congressional representatives on behalf of internal medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/leadership.htm
1 Jun 2009
In the News
The latest news and clinical studies affecting internal medicine, from the files of ACP InternistWeekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/in-the-news.htm
1 Jun 2009
ACP members tell Congress their views on SGR, health reform
Internists descended on Capitol Hill to explain how the legislative process impedes good clinical care. The legislators agreed with the doctors on that. But disagreement on health care reform left physicians and politicians with a cynical view.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/leadership.htm
1 Jul 2011
In the News
Clinical updates from the reports compiled by ACP IntenristWeekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/05/in-the-news.htm
1 May 2009