Prudent Layperson Standard in Emergency Medicine Under Attack
In the history of the specialty of emergency medicine, there have been landmark pieces of legislation that…
About L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP
Dr. Cirillo serves on the ACEP Board of Directors. He still actively practices emergency medicine and serves as the director of government affairs for US Acute Care Solutions.
Posts by L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP
ACEP LAC Meeting Lets Members Voice Concerns about Health Care Reform on Capitol Hill
This year’s ACEP Leadership & Advocacy Conference (LAC) was perfectly timed to provide ACEP members an amazing…
How Will the 115th Congress Impact Emergency Medicine?
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
The 2016 election results are nearly complete. With only the Louisiana U.S. Senate race still to be decided,…
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
Mark Plaster, MD, is not your typical emergency physician and certainly not your typical politician. Born the…
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.?
As of Feb. 1, we were officially 292 days away from the next presidential election on Nov….
ACEP 2015 Legislative Advocacy Conference and Leadership Summit Highlights
The situation on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in May was surreal. As we have been doing…