ACEP Applauds U.S. House Passage of Universal Background Checks Bill
ACEP sent a letter of support for HR 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, introduced…
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ACEP Applauds U.S. House Passage of Universal Background Checks Bill
ACEP sent a letter of support for HR 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, introduced... -
Recent ACEP Advocacy Efforts Focus on Out-of-Network Billing Issues
ACEP President Vidor Friedman, MD, FACEP, has been busy on Capitol Hill as part of continued outreach... -
Emergency Physician Advocates for SUD Funding on Capitol Hill
Eric Ketcham, MD, FACEP, participated in a congressional briefing sponsored by the Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose...
Recent ACEP Advocacy Efforts Focus on Out-of-Network Billing Issues
ACEP President Vidor Friedman, MD, FACEP, has been busy on Capitol Hill as part of continued outreach…
Emergency Physician Advocates for SUD Funding on Capitol Hill
Eric Ketcham, MD, FACEP, participated in a congressional briefing sponsored by the Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose…
Study Reveals the Emergency Department’s Large Role in Health Care
Editor’s Note: Read Dr. Cedric Dark’s commentary on this EMRA + PolicyRx Health Policy Journal Club article….
Make Plans Now for ACEP’s Leadership & Advocacy Conference in May
The Leadership & Advocacy Conference (LAC) is coming up May 5–8, 2019, in Washington, D.C., and it’s…
ACEP Meets with Legislators About Out-of-Network Billing
On Jan. 15, 2019, ACEP President Vidor E. Friedman, MD, FACEP, Executive Director Dean Wilkerson, and key…
ACEP Opposes Proposed Rule Regarding Immigrants, Medicare, Medicaid
ACEP responded to a proposed rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that would implement…
ACEP Meets with MedPAC About ED Coding and Documentation
On Dec. 13, 2018, ACEP met with key staff of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), an…
ACEP Responds to Senate Price Transparency Legislation Draft
ACEP submitted a detailed response to the Senate Bipartisan Price Transparency Workgroup regarding its draft legislation on…
ACEP’s 2018 Legislative Update, by the Numbers
Over the last year, ACEP’s strong federal advocacy efforts have been rewarded with numerous, and significant, legislative…