Search results for "Access to care"
Making strides to stamp out HCV
While there's a goal of eliminating viral hepatitis globally by 2030, reports indicate a disproportionately high rate of infection and death in the United States among medically underserved populations.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/making-strides-to-stamp-out-hcv.htm
1 May 2024
Action taken, more work needed on prior authorization
The issue of prior authorization is a legislative priority for ACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/03/action-taken-more-work-needed-on-prior-authorization.htm
1 Mar 2024
Support, empathy, system changes vital to battling burnout
It is important to provide support to physicians and learners in the ways they and their patients need it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/03/support-empathy-system-changes-vital-to-battling-burnout.htm
1 Mar 2024
Health policy 'valentines' from ACP
ACP actively worked to improve the lives of members and their patients in 2023 by addressing several key issues, such as reducing administrative burdens and calling for Medicare to be able to negotiate prescription drug prices.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/02/health-policy-valentines-from-acp.htm
1 Feb 2024
Take a team approach to coronary disease
A major update to a cardiology guideline puts team-based, patient-centered care at the forefront of management and highlights the role of healthy diet and exercise habits in reducing cardiovascular risk.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/02/take-a-team-approach-to-coronary-disease.htm
1 Feb 2024
What to know about alpha-gal syndrome
Awareness about alpha-gal syndrome remains low, but the number of suspected cases of people bitten by ticks who develop this allergic reaction has risen sharply since 2010.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/01/what-to-know-about-alpha-gal-syndrome.htm
1 Jan 2024
Handling the hassle of administrative hurdles
CMS released a proposed rule to address the administrative hassles of prior authorizations in Medicare Advantage plans, calling for automated processes, shorter decision-making time frames, and more transparency about the services subject to prior authorizations.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/11/handling-the-hassle-of-administrative-hurdles.htm
1 Nov 2023
New ACP paper addresses ethical concepts related to health as a human right
The paper reflects the College's position that recognizing health as a human right and supporting the patient–physician relationship and health systems that promote access to care will lead to a stronger U.S. health care system.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/10/31/5.htm
31 Oct 2023
Raising awareness about HPV-related cancers
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine can potentially prevent more than 90% of HPV-associated cancers. Generally given to teens, it can be offered to adults as well.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/10/raising-awareness-about-hpv-related-cancers.htm
1 Oct 2023
Transforming health care to improve U.S. life expectancy
The sobering decline in U.S. life expectancy reaffirms the exigency of health care reform anchored in a proactive and comprehensive approach.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/10/transforming-health-care-to-improve-us-life-expectancy.htm
1 Oct 2023