Access to Care
2025 Advocacy Priorities
Where We Stand
The American College of Physicians has a long-standing goal of increasing access to care in the United States. We support the goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and advocated for its passage. We continue to advocate for improvements to the law as we also advocate for comprehensive reforms to achieve universal coverage, including consideration of a single payer of a public option, so that no one lacks affordable coverage. We support efforts to help control the rising cost of prescription drugs and other health care services. We support increased availability and coverage for mental and behavioral health services. We support access to reproductive health care. And, we support protecting access to care for immigrants to the United States.
Policies
Related Advocacy Resources
Latest Advocacy Efforts
- LetterJoint Federation Letter to Congressional Leadership to Extend ACA Premium Tax Credits 9/15/2024
- StatementACP Statement for the Record- Senate Finance Committee Hearing on the President’s 2026 Health Care Agenda 9/4/2025
- LetterJoint Comment Letter on Department of Veterans Affairs' Reproductive Health Services Proposed Rule 9/3/2025
- LetterACP’s Letter of Support for the Family Caregiver Awareness, Resources, and Education (CARE) Partnerships Act 8/6/2025
- LetterACP Letter of Support for S.Res.343, Recognizing the Work of the USPTF 8/6/2025
- StatementStatement from Leading Physician Groups on USPSTF Changes 7/28/2025
- LetterACP letter to Ranking Members in support of coverage for vaccines 7/22/2025
- LetterJoint Support Letter Urging Congress to Protect the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) 7/9/2025
- LetterJoint Letter of Support for Multi-Year Reauthorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program to House Energy and Commerce Committee 7/1/2025
- StatementLeading Medical Professional Societies, Patient Sue HHS, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for Unlawful, Unilateral Vaccine Changes 7/7/2025
- StatementInternal Medicine Physicians Say Senate Budget Bill Devastating for American Health Care 7/1/2025
- LetterLetter to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) In Support of Policy Changes to Promote Discounted Drugs for Low-Income Patients at Federal Health Centers 6/27/2025
- StatementInternal Medicine Physicians Discouraged that Supreme Court Decision Does Not Ensure Guardrails to Protect Preventive Care 6/27/2025
- LetterJoint Physician Letter Opposing H.R. 1 6/26/2025
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