ACEP and ACEP Chapters Affect Change in 2025
Your advocacy is working. See how ACEP chapters won key 2025 legislative battles to protect physician-led care, improve safety, and stop corporate overreach.
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ACEP and ACEP Chapters Affect Change in 2025
Your advocacy is working. See how ACEP chapters won key 2025 legislative battles to protect physician-led care, improve safety, and stop corporate overreach. -
Readers Respond: Antifreeze Poisoning Tests, Hemoptysis Suggestions, & More
Re: ‘Toxicology Answer: An Illustrated Case of Ethylene Glycol, Direct and Indirect’ On behalf of my colleagues... -
ACEP Responds to Harvard Pilgrim Prudent Layperson Violations
ACEP responded to a new Harvard Pilgrim Health Care policy that will be implemented in New Hampshire...
Readers Respond: Antifreeze Poisoning Tests, Hemoptysis Suggestions, & More
Re: ‘Toxicology Answer: An Illustrated Case of Ethylene Glycol, Direct and Indirect’ On behalf of my colleagues…
ACEP Responds to Harvard Pilgrim Prudent Layperson Violations
ACEP responded to a new Harvard Pilgrim Health Care policy that will be implemented in New Hampshire…
Protecting Patient Access to the ED
The legal concept of a “reasonable person” or “prudent person” stems back to the early 1800s in…
ACEP Sues Insurer for Retroactive Denials of Emergency Department Visits
In its escalating fight against Anthem BlueCross BlueShield’s dangerous policy of retroactive denials of ED visits the…
ACEP Defending “Prudent Layperson” in Court
In its escalating fight against Anthem BlueCross BlueShield’s dangerous policy of retroactive denials of ED visits the…
ACEP Battles Anthem BlueCross BlueShield Policy That Jeopardizes Prudent Layperson Standard
Since early summer, ACEP has been working hard on behalf of its members to protect the prudent…
ACEP Leadership Addresses Sedation, Prudent Layperson Standard, and More
ACEP President Paul Kivela, MD, MBA, FACEP, President-Elect John Rogers, MD, FACEP, and ACEP staff met with…
ACEP Members Meet with Senator Ben Cardin to Discuss Political Issues, Health Care Policy
The fierce snowstorm that occurred during this year’s ACEP’s Leadership & Advocacy Conference cancelled multiple meetings with…