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State Senate Passes Prior Authorization Reform – SB 225
PA-ACP had made passage of this legislation its top priority for the 2022 legislative session…
Read MorePA-ACP calls for constitutional amendment on med mal venue rules
PA-ACP has asked the State Senate to pass language for a constitutional amendment to protect against Court changes allowing venue shopping…
Read MoreACP “greatly concerned” by Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision
The American College of Physicians today issued the following statement following the Supreme Court decision eliminating the right to reproductive services…
Read MoreACP Advocates for Improved Access to Care in Medicaid, CHIP programs
ACP this week told CMS that Medicaid needs to ensure enrollees have real access to the care they need. Stronger network adequacy standards, oversight of managed care organizations and sufficient reimbursement for physicians will help improve access.
Read MoreACP Advocates for Improved Access to Care in Medicaid, CHIP programs
ACP this week told CMS that Medicaid needs to ensure enrollees have real access to the care they need. Stronger network adequacy standards, oversight of managed care organizations and sufficient reimbursement for physicians will help improve access
Read MoreDoS to roll back COVID-19 licensing flexibilities in May, June
The state Department of Health announced that its professional licensing waivers issued due to the COVID-19 pandemic will begin expiring in phases starting May 23. All waivers will expire by June 30.
Read MoreWolf Administration expands naloxone orders
The Wolf Administration has expanded state Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson’s naloxone standing order to include a form of eight milligram (mg) naloxone nasal spray
Read MorePA-ACP seeks study of venue change issue
PA-ACP has asked Senate Judiciary Chair Sen. Lisa Baker to order an actuarial study of impacts from venue change proposal…
Read MoreHealth Department Sets Guidelines for Innovative Care Models
Acting Secretary Kara Kleinpeter has outlined guidelines for hospitalsi in healthcare shortage areas including micro-hospitals, tele-emergency departments and outpatient emergency departments…
Read More2022 PAGE Conference Set for March 18, 2022 – Register Now
In light of the Omicron variant and current COVID surge demands on Internal Medicine training programs, we want to be mindful and respectful to our participating programs’ time and current effort in the COVID surge. As a result, we have decided to postpone our February 18th 2022 Philadelphia Agreement for Gender Equity (PAGE) in IM training Virtual Conference to March 18th, 2022 from 9am-11am.
Registration is open now.