Action Center

Welcome to the American College of Physicians' Legislative Action Center. This advocacy tool enables ACP to send out action alerts, inform our members of critical health policy issues, and put our members in contact with their legislators.

Tell Your Members of Congress to Vote “Yes” on End-of- Year Legislation!

ACP is asking all ACP members to urge their members of Congress to vote for the end-of-year legislative package that includes important funding for health care programs. Background Congressional lawmakers have released a bipartisan, end-of-year legislative package...

Congress Must Act Now to Prevent Cuts to Physician Medicare Payments

With only a few days left for Congress to act to prevent a scheduled 2.8 percent physician pay cut from taking effect on January 1, ACP needs all internal medicine physicians to urge Congress to include a physician payment fix that prevents the 2.8 percent cut and...

Ask Your Members of Congress to Pass Prior Auth Legislation This Year

Urge your members of Congress to support and pass the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 8702/S.4532). With at least 221 cosponsors in the House of Representatives and 54 cosponsors in the Senate, the Improving Seniors’...

Urge Your Members of Congress to Oppose the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

ACP is calling on all Advocate for Internal Medicine network (AIMn) members to join us in a "Write to Congress" campaign to urge your members of Congress to oppose legislation that would permanently authorize Medicare coverage for expanded pharmacist scope of practice...

Urge HHS to Provide Additional Relief Following Change Healthcare Cyberattack

ACP is asking members to urge the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take additional steps to help physicians following the cyberattack on Change Healthcare by addressing cash flow disruptions, improving communications, and maintaining alternative claims...

Urge Your Members of Congress to Oppose Ban on Diversity Efforts in Medical Schools

ACP is calling on all internal medicine physicians to contact their members of Congress and urge them to oppose the ‘EDUCATE’ Act, H.R. 7725. The bill, if passed, could end federal funding for US medical schools with programs related to diversity, equity, and/or...

Ask your Members of Congress to Support the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act!

Ask your members of Congress to cosponsor H.R. 4942/S. 665, the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, which allows states to sponsor foreign-trained physicians to work in medically underserved areas in exchange for a waiver of the physicians' two-year...

Enroll in the Advocates for Internal Medicine Network

Join more than 15,000 colleagues in the AIMn program in advocating for the interests of internal medicine in Washington DC. By joining, you will receive legislative updates on key policy issues and engage in outreach to your federal lawmakers.