Federal News & Issues

Sep 26, 2017

Washington, DC — Representing more than a half-million of America's frontline physicians and medical students, leaders from six major medical organizations including the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Osteopathic Association and the American Psychiatric Association, issued the following joint statement about the revised version of the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act:

We are relieved that this bill, which would have done so much harm to so many will not be voted on this week because the U.S. Senate failed to gain a majority in favor. The policies put forward in the Graham-Cassidy bill would have dramatically increased the number of uninsured in...

Sep 25, 2017

Washington, DC – Representing more than half a million of America's frontline physicians and medical students, leaders from six major medical organizations including the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Osteopathic Association and the American Psychiatric Association, issued the following joint statement about the revised version of the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act:

The revised version of the Graham-Cassidy bill stands to do even more harm to the American people than the already harmful version the Senate was considering last week. The revised bill allows states to opt-out completely of ensuring essential benefits. States can again allow...