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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
Leadership Day launches new legislation for primary care
ACP members lobby their congressional representatives to plead their case for saving primary care, as well as introduce the “Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009,â€ï¿½ which proposes incentives to pay for care coordination and medical education.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/leadership.htm
1 Jul 2009
Looking back: Some constants amid change
Looking back at the history of health care reform to gain insight on the future of primary care medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/editors.htm
1 Jul 2009
Leadership Day brings internists to Capitol Hill
Lawmakers who thought that health care reform was completed earlier this year were reminded how much work still needs to be done.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/07/leadership.htm
1 Jul 2010
ACP's Washington office now accepting internship applications
And the winner is …
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/05/10.htm
5 Oct 2010
ACP's Washington office accepting internship applications
The College's Washington office is now accepting applications for a newly created Health Policy Internship Program. The interns will work with ACP staff to plan ACP's annual Leadership Day and will be responsible for researching and presenting students and residents at Leadership Day with information on health policy issues relevant to those groups. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited medical school or internal medicine training program and must be a member of ACP. One Associate member and one medical student member will be chosen for the month-long spring internship.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/23/10.htm
23 Nov 2010
Last call for applications for ACP's Washington internship
Dec. 15 is the last day for students and residents to submit applications for the College's newly created Health Policy Internship Program.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/14/13.htm
14 Dec 2010
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
Are your patients health literate?
Determining a patient's health literacy can be a challenge for physicians.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/editors.htm
1 Jul 2011
Applications being accepted for ACP's Health Policy Internship Program
The College is now accepting applications for its Health Policy Internship Program for Associate and Student Members.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/19/9.htm
19 Jul 2011