口袋女优

2010 Archives

ACP Advocate Newsletter

 

2010 Archives

 


  • (December 10, 2010)
    • In this Issue:
      Congress Staves Off Sharp Cut in Medicare Fees; Medicare Launches Patient-Centered Medical Home Demonstration Projects; Physician Groups to Share in Medicare Savings

  • (November 19, 2010)
    • In this Issue:
      How Election Results May Affect Health Policy; Medicare Opts to Allow More Internists to Qualify for Primary Care Bonus; Physician Pay Cut Looms Again

  • (November 5, 2010)
    • In this Issue:
      Insurance Coverage Increases for Preventive Services; As Technology Advances, So May the Patient-Centered Medical Home; New Report Shows Health Care Costs Rising Faster Than Inflation

  • (October 22, 2010)
    • In this Issue:
      Neighbor Concept Opens PCMH to More Physician Practices; Change in Medicare Rules Adds Annual Wellness Checkup; Comparative Effectiveness Research Gaining Wide Support

  • (October 8, 2010)
    • In this issue:
      Payment Reform: The Unfinished Business of Health Reform; Medical Home Builder Adds Features; Patient-Centered Medical Homes Called Promising but Not Perfect

  • (September 24, 2010)
    • In this issue:
      New Guides Elucidate Health-Reform Law; When Assessing Price and Performance, Transparency is Key; Americans Turning to Emergency Departments for Care

  • (September 10, 2010)
    • In this issue:
      Election-Year Politics May Slow Health-Care Actions; ACP Urges Care in Use of Incentives to Encourage Healthy Behavior; Job Loss and Economy Impacting Family Health

  • (August 13, 2010)
    • In this issue:
      What to Expect from Health Reform This Year; ACP Calls for Changes to End Disparities in Health Care

  • (July 16, 2010)
    • In this issue:
      SGR Patch Offers Interim Relief but No Solution; ACP Releases Comprehensive Tobacco Control Strategy

  • (June 18, 2010)
    • In this issue:
      Senate Rejects Bill to Delay 21 Percent Pay Cut; Physicians Urged to Take a Team Approach; No Need to Panic Over Upcoming Medicare 'Deadline'

  • (June 4, 2010)
    • In this issue:
      Congress Fails to Halt Physician Payment Cuts; Leadership Day Brings ACP Voices to Capitol Hill; ACP Honors Dr. Preston Reynolds With 'Key Contact' Award

  • (May 14, 2010)
    • In this issue:
      A Peek at How Primary Care Doctors Spend Their Days; To Fix Health Care, First Fix Primary Care; Insurance Policy Cancellations on the Wane

  • (April 30, 2010)
    • In this issue:
      Going Electronic Holds Hope for Better Health Care; E-Prescribing Takes Another Step Forward; New ACP President to Pursue Fairness, Efficiency in Health Care

  • (April 16, 2010)
    • In this issue:
      Medicare Physician Fees in Limbo; New Independent Board Will Target Medicare Spending; Government Weighs Action Against Menthol Cigarettes

  • (April 2, 2010)
    • In this issue:
      Health Reform Advances Key Priorities; Rules on Electronic Records Could Burden Practices; States Consider Challenging New Insurance Mandate

  • (March 19, 2010)
    • In this issue:
      Health-Care Reform Nearing Final Vote in House; Medicare Commission Advocates for Change in Fees; More States Have Fewer Insurers, New Report Reveals

  • (March 5, 2010)
    • In this issue:
      Senate Postpones Cut in Medicare Fees; Obama Presses Congress to Vote on Health Reform; Steep Insurance Rate Hikes Loom in Many States

  • (February 19, 2010)
    • In this issue:
      ACP Implores Action on Essential Health Reforms; Can White House Salvage Health Reform; New Federal Rules Aim to Improve Mental Health Coverage

  • (February 5, 2010)
    • In this issue:
      Health Reform Idles as Politicians Regroup; Obama's Challenge to Congress: 'Don't Walk Away from Reform'; Time Spent Waiting for a Doctor is About to Get Shorter in California

  • (January 22, 2010)
    • In this issue:
      Massachusetts Senate Race Upsets Health Reform Efforts; ACP Weighs 'Meaningful Use' Criteria; New Model Gains Steam as Way to Improve Care and Hold Down Costs

  • (January 8, 2010)
    • In this issue:
      Obama Signs Law Delaying Medicare Physician Fee Cut; Senate Vote Shifts Focus to Crafting Compromise Health Bill; ACP 'Biopsy' Tool Could Aid Practice Transformation