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ACP Says Administration’s Move to Lower Prescription Drug Prices is a Step in the Right Direction 10/02/25 ACP Advocate


ACP Issues Statement Calling for Removal of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS Secretary 09/26/25 ACP Advocate


ACP Continues to Urge Congress to Address Overestimation of Medicare Code Utilization 09/26/25 ACP Advocate


ACP to Department of Education: Changes to Federal Student Loan Programs Threaten to Further Reduce the Physician Workforce 09/26/25 ACP Advocate


Joint Coalition letter to Secretary Noem Requesting an National Interest Exemption for IMGs Requiring H1-B Visas 09/25/25 


Letter to Secretary Noem Requesting an National Interest Exemption for IMGs Requiring H1-B Visas 09/25/25 


ACP Comments on Duration of Status Proposed Rule Impacting IMGs 09/25/25 


ACP Comment Letter to Dept of Education on PSLF Proposed Rule 09/16/25 


Joint Letter to the Senate HELP Committee Calling for Oversight of Leadership Changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 09/12/25 


Joint Letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee Calling for Oversight of Leadership Changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 09/12/25 


ACP Advocates for Health Care Initiatives at Risk in Federal Budget Resolution 09/12/25 ACP Advocate


CMS Introduces Prior Authorization Model That Incorporates Artificial Intelligence in the Process 09/12/25 ACP Advocate


ACP Calls for Urgent Action to Help Curb Prescription Drug Shortages 09/12/25 ACP Advocate


American College of Physicians Calls for Removal of Secretary Kennedy at HHS 09/10/25


Joint Letter of Support to Congress for the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 in the 119th Congress 09/09/25 


Ending Vaccine Requirements Puts Floridians and Others at Risk 09/04/25 


Leading Physician Organizations Say Turmoil at the CDC Puts Lives at Risk 09/03/25 


ACP Comment Letter to Department of Education on Graduate PLUS Loan Elimination and Federal Loan Caps 08/26/25 


Proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What Internal Medicine Physicians Need to Know 08/14/25 ACP Advocate


ACP Breaks Down Recent Supreme Court Decisions Impacting Access to Care 08/14/25 ACP Advocate


ACP Says Prescription Drug Shortages are a Public Health Crisis, Offers Recommendations 08/11/25


Internal Medicine Physicians Saddened by Shooting Outside of CDC Headquarters 08/11/25


Statement from Leading Physician Groups on HHS Decision to Pull mRNA Vaccine Funding 08/07/25


Statement from Medical Association Liaisons to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Being Barred from Nation’s Vaccine Review Process 08/01/25


Statement from Leading Physician Groups on USPSTF Changes 07/28/25


The U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Public Health in the Crosshairs 07/25/25 Annals of Internal Medicine


Health Organizations Ask Congress to Protect the Integrity of USPSTF 07/17/25


Internal Medicine Physicians Cautiously Optimistic about Proposals in the Medicare Fee Schedule 07/15/25


ACP President on June ACIP Meeting: Committee Deviated From Established Protocols, Did Not Adhere to Rigorous Scientific Method 07/10/25


ACP Calls for Modernization of Risk Adjustment System 07/10/25


American College of Physicians Statement on the USPSTF Committee Meeting Cancellation 07/10/25


Letter to CMS re: health insurers' pledge to reform prior authorization 07/08/25


Leading medical professional societies, patient sue HHS, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for unlawful, unilateral vaccine changes 07/07/25


Internal medicine physicians say Senate budget bill devastating for American health care 07/01/25


Internal medicine physicians discouraged that Supreme Court decision does not ensure guardrails to protect preventive care 06/27/25


Internal medicine physicians say Supreme Court decision puts access for Medicaid patients at risk 06/26/25


American College of Physicians alarmed by ACIP committee meeting - a dangerous path 06/26/25


AMA, ACP and others call for investigation after removal of CDC vaccine advisers 06/26/25 ACP Advocate


ACP urges State Department to exempt International Medical Graduates From travel restrictions 06/26/25 ACP Advocate


Proposed FY 2026 HHS Budget contains significant cuts to public health systems 06/26/25 ACP Advocate


Joint letter to Senate HELP leadership expressing concern about changes to federal student loans and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program in Reconciliation Package 06/24/25


ACP letter to the Senate regarding the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act 06/24/25


Preserving scientific integrity in vaccine policy: The role of, and risk to, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices 06/24/25 Annals of Internal Medicine


ACP letter to Congressional committee leaders on strengthening vaccine science 06/20/25


ACP letter to Secretary Kennedy on Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) membership 06/18/25


ACP joins multiple organizations on amicus brief in Supreme Court case concerning gender-affirming care 06/18/25


Internal medicine physicians say Supreme Court decision regarding gender-affirming care puts all patient care at risk 06/18/25


Joint Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership re: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) 06/17/25


Open Letter Urging COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage in Pregnancy 06/11/25


American College of Physicians troubled by ACIP committee selection process 06/11/25


Letter to Dept of State Requesting a National Interest Exemption for Medical Students, Residents and Physicians Impacted by Travel Restrictions 06/10/25


American College of Physicians highly concerned about dismissal of vaccine experts from ACIP 06/09/25


Letter to Department of State on impact of student visa interview pause on International Medical Graduates 06/05/25


Statement from leading physician groups on Senate Reconciliation Package 06/02/25


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