Search results for "MACRA"
Congress' annual rite of passage to health care spending
ACP encourages Congress to consider end-of-year issues more fully, such as ensuring that Medicare payment cuts do not threaten primary care during what seems like an annual rite of passage.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/02/congress-annual-rite-of-passage-to-health-care-spending.htm
1 Feb 2022
From policy to results: How does it all come together?
The process by which advocacy organizations achieve results for their members can seem opaque to those who are not directly involved. How does advocacy really work?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/03/washington.htm
1 Mar 2016
Transform to get ahead of the payment reform curve
Value-based payments are on the horizon, and practices need to prepare. There are very worthwhile reasons for getting ahead of the payment reform curve.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/03/tips.htm
1 Mar 2016
Former EVP/CEO reflects on his tenure at the College
ACP's outgoing EVP/CEO reflects on his 6 years at the College's helm and his plans for the future.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/QandA.htm
1 Nov 2016
Physicians pushing back on burnout
This issue covers such topics as making systemic changes to fight physician burnout, planning for end-of-life care, and addressing e-cigarettes with patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/editors.htm
1 Nov 2016
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond about managing depression and obtaining prior authorization.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/07/letters.htm
1 Jul 2016
Health policy after the election
The 2016 elections will have huge consequences for health policy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/washington.htm
1 Nov 2016
Defining value and creating quality in the patient encounter
Critical questions will arise about defining and measuring value in the patient encounter when the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act goes into action.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/04/washington.htm
1 Apr 2016
ACP advocacy is on a roll
ACP has scored major victories in Medicare's proposal to pay for advance care planning, a grace period for converting to ICD-10 coding, and access to affordable coverage.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/washington.htm
1 Sep 2015
Imperturbability, preparation for internal medicine's future
Student well-being and resiliency should be part and parcel of medical training, and this lifelong learning will help them overcome some of the burnout issues facing medicine today.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/06/presidents.htm
1 Jun 2015