Emergency Physician, Congressman Joe Heck Sets Sights on U.S. Senate Seat
In 2010, Joe Heck, DO, FACEP, became the first emergency physician elected to the U.S. Congress. He…
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Emergency Physician, Congressman Joe Heck Sets Sights on U.S. Senate Seat
In 2010, Joe Heck, DO, FACEP, became the first emergency physician elected to the U.S. Congress. He... -
Emergency Physicians Encouraged to Draw Attention to Pharmaceutical Drug Shortages
Although many ACEP members have forgotten about times when medications were consistently plentiful, it’s really been just... -
Congress Repeals the SGR
After 17 temporary fixes and years of tireless efforts on the part of many of ACEP members,...
Emergency Physicians Encouraged to Draw Attention to Pharmaceutical Drug Shortages
Although many ACEP members have forgotten about times when medications were consistently plentiful, it’s really been just…
Congress Repeals the SGR
After 17 temporary fixes and years of tireless efforts on the part of many of ACEP members,…
ACEP Members Drs. Joe Heck, Raul Ruiz Reelected to Congress; National Midterm Election Highlights
After many long and expensive months of difficult campaigns in key states, Americans voted to transfer power…
Opinion: 2014 National Midterm Elections Reaction
1. All Politics Are Local Not only did the Republicans post large gains in the U.S. House…
Emergency Physicians Journey to Capitol Hill 2014
Nearly 550 attendees of the 2014 ACEP Leadership and Advocacy Conference (LAC) gathered in Washington, DC, this…
Congress Questions Ethics Behind FDA Approval of Zohydro ER
The FDA’s approval of the hydrocodone drug Zohydro ER has been met with criticism from health care…
The Sustainable Growth Rate Formula, Then and Now
How the SGR Medicare physician-payment formula became flawed and why a fix is unlikely in 2014 Even…
Ten Ways Obamacare Could Impact Patients, Emergency Departments, and the Physician Workforce
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that 2.5 million people will leave the workforce over the next…