Affordable Care Act/Access to Care

Information on how the federal health care law affects internists, their practice, and their patients.

Learn more about ACP's recommendations and actions to support internists:

• Letter to House and Senate Leaders Opposing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (6-Dec-17)
• Letter to Senate Leadership Opposing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (30-Nov-17)
• Comment Letter to CMS Regarding the Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2019 Proposed Rule (27-Nov-17)
• Letter to Senate Leadership Opposing Individual Mandate Repeal in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (16-Nov-17)
• Joint Statement Opposing Efforts to Eliminate the Individual Mandate in Senate Tax Reform Proposal (16-Nov-17)
• Joint Letter to Senators Alexander and Murray Supporting Bipartisan Individual Market Stabilization Proposal (19-Oct-17)
• Letter to Congressional Leaders Supporting Passage of Bipartisan Alexander-Murray Proposal to Stabilize Individual Market (18-Oct-17)
• America’s Frontline Physicians Urge Immediate Reversal of Decision to Discontinue CSR Payments (13-Oct-17)
• Group of 6 Statement on President Trump’s Health Care Executive Order (12-Oct-17)
• ACP: Executive Order May Result in Significant Harm to Patients by Allowing Plans to Circumvent Health Insurance Market Rules (12-Oct-17)
• Joint Letter to President Trump Opposing Rule that Loosens Requirements for Contraception Coverage (6-Oct-17)
• ACP Statement to the Senate Finance Committee on Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Health Care Bill (27-Sep-17)
• America’s Frontline Physicians Relieved Graham-Cassidy Failed to Come to a Vote (26-Sep-17)
• Internists Express Relief Over Failure of Latest ACA Repeal Bill (26-Sep-17)
• ACP Statement to the Senate Finance Committee on Health Care: Issues Impacting Cost and Coverage (26-Sep-17)
• Internists Reaffirm ‘Strongest Possible Opposition’ to Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal (25-Sep-17)
• America’s Frontline Physicians Say Revised Graham-Cassidy Stands to Do Even More Harm to Patients (25-Sep-17)
• Letter to Senate Leadership Opposing the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposed ACA Repeal Plan (25-Sep-17)
• Joint Women's Providers Coalition Letter to Senate Leadership Opposing Graham-Cassidy ACA Repeal Plan (22-Sep-17)
• ACP Statement to the Senate Finance Committee on the Children's Health Insurance Program (22-Sep-17)
• Group of Six Joint Letter to House and Senate Leaders Supporting CHIP Extension (14-Sept-17)
• ACP tells Senate Efforts to Stabilize Health Insurance Markets Should First, Do No Harm to Patients (14-Sept-17)
• Group of Six Joint Letter to Senate Leadership Opposing Graham-Cassidy ACA Repeal Bill (13-Sep-17)
• Letter to Senators Graham and Cassidy Opposing ACA Repeal Bill (13-Sep-17)
• Letter to Senate Leadership Opposing Graham-Cassidy ACA Repeal Bill (13-Sep-17)
• ACP Testimony to Senate HELP Committee on Stabilizing Individual Insurance Market  (13-Sep-17)
• Group of Six Testimony to Senate HELP Committee on Stabilizing Individual Insurance Market (13-Sep-17)
• Joint Letter to Congressional Leaders Supporting Extension of Safety Net Programs (5-Sep-17)
• Joint letter to Senate leadership from the National Health Collaborative on Violence and Abuse (NHCVA) opposing "skinny repeal" of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). (1-Aug-17)
• Frontline Physicians Praise Senate Vote on Repeal, Stand Ready to Work on Bipartisan Solutions to Health Care (28-Jul-17)
• ACP Applauds Senate for Rejecting Health Care Legislation that Would Harm Patients (28-Jul-17)
• Senate Vote Starts Process to Take Coverage from Millions (25-Jul-17)
• Joint Letter to Senate Leadership Opposing Motion to Proceed Vote on Repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (25-Jul-17)
• Affordable Care Act Repeal Without Replacement Harms Patients (19-Jul-17)
• Letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urging Senate to Permanently Abandon Affordable Care Act (ACA) Repeal Efforts (18-Jul-17)
• Internists Reaffirm 'Strongest Opposition Possible' to The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) of 2017 (13-Jul-17)
• Letter to Senate Leaders Expressing ACP Opposition to Revised Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) (13-Jul-17)
• Letter in Response to CMS Request for Information on Affordable Care Act Marketplaces (12-Jul-17)
• ACP Says Postponed Health Care Vote Confirms Fundamentally Flawed Bill (27-Jun-17)
• Joint Letter to Senate Leadership Opposing Restricting Federal Funds to Physicians Based on Care Setting (23-Jun-17)
• Letter to Senate Leadership Emphasizing ACP's Strong Opposition to the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (22-Jun-17)
• America’s Frontline Physicians Denounce the Better Care Reconciliation Act (22-Jun-17)
• Joint Letter to Senate Leadership in Opposition to Proposed Senate Vote on AHCA (15-Jun-17)
• Women's Coalition Letter to Senate Leadership in Opposition to the AHCA (15-Jun-17)
• ACP Letter to U.S. Senate Leadership Asking to Slow Down the Process and Expressing Concern About the Proposed Possible Senate Healthcare Bill (8-Jun-17)
• ACP Brings Prescription to Improve American Health Care to Congress (23-May-17)
• Letter to Sen. Orrin Hatch that Shares ACP's Views Regarding Our Vision for Health Care Reform (22-May-17)
• America's Frontline Physicians Urge Senate to Find New Way Forward with Health Care (4-May-17)
• ACP ‘Extremely Disappointed’ by House Vote to Pass the AHCA; Urges Senate to Reject the Bill and Start Over (4-May-17)
• Letter to House Leadership in Opposition to the AHCA with Amendment Providing High Risk Pool Funding (3-May-17)
• Joint Letter to President Trump and Congressional Leaders in Support of Continued Cost-sharing Reduction Funding (2-May-17)
• Joint Letter to House of Representatives Leadership in Support of Women's Health by Opposing the American Health Care Act (1-May-17)
• Joint Letter to Congressional Leadership and the Administration Urging Support for Continuing Cost-sharing Reduction Payments (28-Apr-17)
• Joint Letter to House Leadership in Opposition to Proposed Amendment to the AHCA (26-Apr-17)
• ACP Letter to House and Senate Leadership Expressing Concern about the Proposed Possible Limited Waiver Option Amendment to the AHCA and Its Impact on Access, Quality, and Cost of Care (24-Apr-17)
• Coalition Letter to Congressional Leaders Supporting Insurance Market Stabilization, CHIP Reauthorization, and Expanded Access to Care (13-Apr-17)
• Joint Recommendations on Priorities for Coverage, Benefits and Consumer Protections Changes (11-April-17)
• ACP Letter to U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Leadership ReiteratingOpposition to and Concern about Potential Changes to the American Health Care Act (AHCA) (7-Apr-17)
• ACP: It’s Time for Congress to Go Back to the Drawing Board to Craft Real Solutions for Our Health-Care System (24-Mar-17)
• America’s Front Line Physicians Urge Congress to Find a New Way Forward to Protect Patients’ Access to Care (24-Mar-17)
• ACP: With Postponement of ACA Repeal Vote, It’s Time for Congress to Go Back to the Drawing Board (23-Mar-17)
• Letter to Congressional leadership in opposition to the amended American Health Care Act (21-Mar-17)
• ACP President Dr. Nitin Damle's Statement Delivered to House Minority Forum on AHCA (16-Mar-17)
• Letter to CMS Regarding the Proposed Rule on ACA Market Stabilization (7-Mar-17)
• Internists Say the American Health Care Act Will Negatively Impact Patients and Reverse Coverage Gains from the ACA (7-Mar-17)
• ACP Letter to Congressional Leadership Asking to Slow Down Process on ACA Changes (2-Mar-17)
• ACP Letter to U.S. House and Senate Leadership about the Impact on Access, Quality, and Cost of Possible Proposed Changes to ACA (1-Mar-17)
• Joint Letter to President Trump on Health Reform Recommendations (28-Feb-17)
• Presidents of Five Medical Organizations with One Message: Protect Patients’ Access to Health Care (2-Feb-17)
• ACP further dismayed by House vote (13-Jan-17)
• Internists disappointed and dismayed at Senate vote (12-Jan-17)
• ACP letter to House and Senate outlining considerations for ACA alternative (9-Jan-17)
• ACP Letter to U.S. House of Representatives leadership opposing the fiscal year 2017 budget resolution that would continue the legislative process for repealing the Affordable Care Act (5-Jan-17)
• ACP Letter to U.S. Senate and Budget Committee leadership opposing the fiscal year 2017 budget resolution that would start the legislative process for repealing the Affordable Care Act (3-Jan-17)
• Joint letter urging Congress to protect the Affordable Care Act and patient access to health care (2-Jan-17)
• ACP "Do No Harm" list of considerations for evaluating Affordable Care Act alternatives (22-Dec-16)
• State fact sheets on impact of Affordable Care Act repeal (22-Dec-16)
• Summary of the state-by-state impact on health coverage with repeal of the Affordable Care Act (22-Dec-16)
• ACP Fact Sheet on the impact of repealing the Affordable Care Act (22-Dec-16)
• Letter to CMS regarding the proposed rule on Federally-facilitated Marketplaces Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017 (21-Dec-15)
• Summary of 2016 Benefit and Payment Parameters Final Rule (3-Mar-15)
• Letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the proposed rule on Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016 (22-Dec-14)
• Joint letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners regarding the Managed Care Plan Network Adequacy Act (16-Nov-14)
• ACP Reacts to Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act's Coverage Mandates (30-Jun-14)
• Allowing Employers to Opt-Out of Benefit Requirements Would Undermine the ACA's Consumer Protections and Lead to Poorer Health Outcomes (14-Mar-14)
• Letter to HHS Secretary Sebelius requesting additional guidance on tobacco cessation treatment coverage (20-Feb-14)
• ACP letter to America's Health Insurance Plans (11-Feb-14)
• ACP letter to Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (11-Feb-14)
• ACP letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius reaffirming its support for the Affordable Care Act (11-Feb-14)
• ACP letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (11-Feb-14)
• Letter commenting on the Basic Health Plan proposed rule (25-Nov-13)
• Coalition letter to Medicaid Committees in support of extending Medicaid Pay Parity (22-Nov-13)
• An Internist's Practical Guide to Understanding Health System Reform (Oct-13)
• Resource center launched to be 'Trusted Source of Information for Internists and Their Patients' (9-Sep-13)
• Sign-On Letter regarding CMS' request for Public Comments on the Potential Release of Medicare Physician Data (9-Sep-13)
• Letter to Senate: S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, on issues relating to immigrant access to healthcare (17-June-13)
• Side-by-side comparison of ACP policy and a letter to issuers regarding the federally-facilitated and state partnership health insurance exchanges/marketplaces (17-Apr-13)
• Letter from the Health Choices Coalition urging Congress to repeal the mandate that requires a prescription for over-the-counter medications purchased through a Health Savings Account (15-Apr-13)
• Side-by-side comparison of ACP comments and the final rule on essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation (26-Feb-13)
• ACP Comments to CMS regarding the proposed rule on essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation (26-Dec-12)
• The Present and Future of the Affordable Care Act/Access to Care (26-Mar-12)
• Letter to CMS regarding essential health benefit package (27-Jan-12)
• Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) (2012)
• ACP Comments to CMS regarding the Proposed Rule on Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans: Letter to CMS, Department of Health and Human Services (24-Oct-11)
• How is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/Access to Care (ACA) Funded? (2011)

Policy

• Every American Will Benefit from Supreme Court's Decision to Uphold the Health Reform Law (28-Jun-12)
• Medicaid and Health Care Reform (Apr-2011)
• National Immigration Policy and Access to Health Care (Apr-11)
• Statement of the American College of Physicians On President Obama's Health Insurance Reform Proposal (24-Feb-10)
• Achieving Affordable Health Insurance Coverate for All Within Seven Years (2008)
• Achieving a High Performance Health Care System with Universal Access (2007)

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