2025 Advocacy Priorities
Where We Stand
The American College of Physicians believes it is imperative that we as a nation invest in and maintain a strong public health infrastructure in order to prevent illness and promote health. A strong public health infrastructure provides the capacity to prepare for and respond to both emergency and ongoing threats to the nation’s health.
Policies
- Position Statement on Reducing Traffic-Related Fatalities and Injuries 6/16/2025
- Improving Health and Health Care in Rural Communities: A Position Paper from the American College of Physicians 3/2025
- Preparing for Future Pandemics and Public Health Emergencies 7/25/2023
- Modernizing the United States’ Public Health Infrastructure 7/17/2023
- Position Statement on Immunization Policies to Protect the Public 9/14/2021
- Position Statement on Promoting Policy Standards for Workplace Violence Prevention and Management 9/14/2021
- Statement of Principles on the Role of Governments in Regulating the Patient-Physician Relationship 8/2012
Latest Advocacy Efforts
- StatementInternal Medicine Physicians Discouraged that Supreme Court Decision Does Not Ensure Guardrails to Protect Preventive Care 6/27/2025
- StatementAmerican College of Physicians Alarmed by ACIP Committee Meeting - A Dangerous Path 6/26/2025
- LetterJoint Letter to Senate HELP Leadership Expressing Concern About Changes to Federal Student Loans and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program in Reconciliation Package 6/24/2025
- StatementPreserving Scientific Integrity in Vaccine Policy: The Role of, and Risk to, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices 6/24/2025
- LetterACP Letter to Congressional Committee Leaders on Strengthening Vaccine Science 6/20/2025
- LetterACP Letter to Secretary Kennedy on Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Membership 6/18/2025
- LetterJoint Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership re: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) 6/17/2025
- TestimonyACP Written Testimony for the Record to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies for FY2026 6/13/2025
- LetterOpen Letter Urging COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage in Pregnancy 6/11/2025
- StatementAmerican College of Physicians troubled by ACIP committee selection process 6/11/2025
- StatementAmerican College of Physicians Highly Concerned About Dismissal of Vaccine Experts from ACIP 6/9/2025
- StatementStatement from Leading Physician Groups on Senate Reconciliation Package 6/2/2025
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