Report from the 2018 Leadership & Advocacy Conference
This year’s ACEP Leadership & Advocacy Conference (LAC) held May 20–23 in Washington, D.C., provided ACEP members…
About L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP
Dr. Cirillo is Director of Health Policy and Legislative Advocacy for US Acute Care Solutions in Canton, Ohio, and past Chair of the ACEP Federal Government Affairs Committee.
Posts by L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP
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ACEP LAC Meeting Lets Members Voice Concerns about Health Care Reform on Capitol Hill
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Editor’s Note: This article was written before the American Health Care Act was released. For all the…
Attending President Trump’s Inauguration Leaves Emergency Physician–Political Junkie Disheartened
As a self-professed political junkie, I will admit that attending a presidential inauguration has been on my…
Moving America Forward: The Morning After, and the Mornings After That
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ACEP 2016 Legislative Advocacy Conference Highlights
ACEP physicians took to Washington, D.C., and Capitol Hill at the 2016 Legislative Advocacy Conference May 15-18….
Emergency Physician Dr. Mark Plaster Prepares Run for U.S. Congress
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U.S. Representative Dr. Raul Ruiz Seeks Another House Term
U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz, MD, grew up in the community of Coachella, California, where both of his…
What Will 2016 Presidential Election Mean for Health Care in the U.S.?
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With regard to state legislative activity regulating the opioid prescribing practices of emergency physicians, which of the following wouId you support? Check all that apply.
- Restrictions on duration (36%, 229 Votes)
- Restrictions of quantity (34%, 219 Votes)
- Mandatory checking of prescription drug monitoring systems for all opioid prescriptions from the ED (30%, 194 Votes)
Total Voters: 367
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