ACEP In Washington - Federal Advocacy Issues
ACEP is an active force in Washington, DC, working on important issues that affect emergency medical care. ACEP's federal advocacy efforts revolve around one thing: ensuring that life-saving emergency care is there when it’s needed nationwide.
Breaking News
General Information Sequestration, Impact of Sequestration on Health Programs,
Impact of Sequestration on Medicare
Sequestration Information, February 26, 2013
Legislative/Regulatory Agenda (113th – 1st Session)
February 7, 2013
Medicare Physician Payment Cuts Averted For One Year
By passing the “fiscal cliff” bill, Congress averted impending cuts to Medicare physician payment.
Getting EM on the Congressional Radar
Hosting members of Congress in your ED is not as daunting as you might think. This ACEP News article shows how some ACEP members have found the experience both rewarding and beneficial.
ACEP Delivery System Reform Task Force Report
October 2012
ACEP Comments on FY 2013 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill
July 23, 2012
Letter sent to Governors by HHS Secretary Sebelius regarding Medicaid Expansion
July 10, 2012
ACEP Letter to House Ways and Means on Medicare SGR
May 25, 2012
Grassley-Whitehouse GAO Request on Drug Shortages/DEA Policies
May 3, 2012
ACEP letter in support of the Food & Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
April 24, 2012
ACEP letter to Senate HELP Committee on Drug Shortages
April 5, 2012
ACEP Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee on Drug Shortages
April 5, 2012
Coalition Letter in Support of HR.157 EMTALA Liability Amendment to HR.5
March 22, 2012
Coalition letter in support of Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act Amendment to H.R. 5
March 21, 2012
Letter to GAO from Reps. Upton and Waxman requesting Surge Capacity Study
January 17, 2012
IPAB Repeal Coalition Letter to Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee
February 24, 2012
Congress Averts Physician Medicare Payment Cuts
February 17, 2012
Letter sponsored by Reps. Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Dan Benishek (R-MI) (a physician) urging use of Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funds to pay for repeal of SGR
February 3, 2012
ACEP Letter to the House Judiciary Committee in support of H.R. 1254, the 'Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011.'
November 1, 2011
Analysis of Sequestration and the Super Committee - October 27, 2011
Letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction urging them to include medical liability reforms in their legislative package
October 3, 2011
Dear Colleague on HR 157, "Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011"
ACEP letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
August 24, 2011
CMS Releases Bundled Payment Models
August 23, 2011
Summary of the Budget Control Act of 2011
ACEP Support Letter for the "Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011" (HR 1254)
July 21, 2011
ACEP Letter to House Energy & Commerce Committe on Repealing IPAB
July 8, 2011
ACEP Letter to the President on Debt Limit Negotiations
July 7, 2011
2012 Leadership and Advocacy Conference — ACEP Members Visit Capitol Hill
Nearly 500 emergency physicians from around the country gathered in Washington, D.C. for ACEP’s annual Leadership and Advocacy Conference. Doctors met with lawmakers on May 22 to discuss everything from liability reform to the costs of emergency care and reforming the Medicare physician payment formula. Some of our members were given a video camera to document their experience on Capitol Hill.
2012 Leadership and Advocacy Conference Hill Visit Packets
New! Follow ACEP Members as they Capture Capitol Hill Visits with Flip Video
Watch Dr. David Seaberg Deliver the President's Challenge at LAC
Health Care Reform Activities
ACEP Letter to House Energy & Commerce Committe on Repealing IPAB
July 8, 2011
ACEP Response to the House Energy & Commerce
Committee Request Regarding the SGR
April 28, 2011
ACEP’s High Priorities for the Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
August 18, 2010
ACEP’s High Priority Provisions Chart
ACEP Letter to CMS Admisitrator Donald M. Berwick
July 19, 2010
EM Provisions in the passed health care reform bill, P.L. 111-148
Health Care Reform Provisions Timeline
Focus on Health Reform - Side-by-Side Comparison of Major Health Care Reform Proposals
Emergency Medicine Provisions - 2009-2010 Congressional Health Care Reform Proposals (Full Legislative Language)
ACEP Letter to Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid
Video Clips: Amendments Offered to Ensure EM Access
White House Regional Forum on Health Care, Burlington, Vermont, March 17, hosted by Governors Douglas (VT) &Patrick (MA)
ACEP Access Bill Reintroduced
"Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2009"
Right now, ACEP is advocating for the passage in the 111th Congress of the "Access to Emergency Medical Services Act" and is encouraging Congress to hold hearings on the state of emergency medical care in our nation.
Other Federal Health and Health-related Issues
Congressional Leadership for the Upcoming 112th Congress
ACEP Letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Minority Leaders John Boehner and Mitch McConnell regarding repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate
Value Based Emergency Care (VBEC) Task Force Report
September 18, 2009
Coalition Letter to CMS Regarding Proposed Rule on the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs
HHS Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform Demonstration
ACEP EDPMA Letter 05-05-09 (Rockefeller)
ACEP Letter 12-11-08 (Davis)
Wakefield Act reauthorizes Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program
Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009
Health Items in the Budget Outline for FY10
Comparison of Health Provisions in the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act" (HR 1)
Clarifications of Recent Mischaracterizations of Health Care Provisions in the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act" (HR 1) – prepared by the AMA
ACEP Unveils 2009 Report Card
The grades have been tabulated, and the nation's emergency health care system has received its ranking with the release of the second "National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine."
ACEP Attends Political Conventions, Provides Emergency Physician Perspective
ACEP has joined with nine of the nation's leading physician associations to release a set of principles to reform the U.S. health care system.
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ACEP Members
ACEP is staying abreast of this important issue, developing resources and supporting key legislation that will help offset the medical liability crisis. In addition, ACEP is a driving force with key groups such as the Doctors for Medical Liability Reform and The Alliance of Specialty Medicine and alongside