Health Policy

In an update to its 2018 public policy on abortion, the ACP cemented its position on reproductive health services, reaffirming its “opposition to undue and unnecessary governmental interference in the patient–physician relationship.”

Quality of care for patients with acute exacerbations of COPD did not improve after the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program was put in place compared with the period prior to the program’s implementation, according to study results.

The ACP often releases position papers advocating for policy changes that will better health care.

CHICAGO — Impairments in decision-making may be among the earliest signs of cognitive decline, according to a presenter at the 2022 American Neurological Association annual meeting.

It remains up in the air whether the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 will live up to its name in terms of economic impact.

A newly introduced bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would require federally funded graduate medical education programs to equitably assess and accept both DO and MD residency candidates, according to a press release.

We are on the verge of taking a historic step forward. The U.S. House of Representatives must pass the Inflation Reduction Act and President Joe Biden must sign this critical piece of legislation into law to improve our nation’s health.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Eleonora Teplinsky, MD, about the evolution of advocacy in the health care space, the challenges cancer patients face after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and more.

The American Heart Association issued a policy statement to address the rising rates of maternal mortality in the United States.

Restoring pre-transplant waiting time for deceased-donor kidney recipients with allograft failure within 1 year of transplant may benefit the kidney waitlist through decrease in proportion of deceased-donor kidneys discarded.