Advocacy

'I Have Never Felt Less Safe at Work'

‘Am I a Felon?’ The Fall of Roe v. Wade Has Permanently Changed the Doctor-Patient Relationship

#FirstRespondersFirst and Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation Join Forces to Launch New Interactive Community and Fund in Support of Healthcare Workers’ Well-Being with an initial $1,000,000 in grant funding

ACEP Applauds Congressional Action to Protect Patients from Surprise Medical Bills

ACEP Applauds Federal Court Rejection of HHS Conscience Rule

ACEP Applauds Introduction of Bill to Prevent Physician Cuts During Pandemic

ACEP Applauds Introduction of Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

ACEP Applauds Passage of Opioid Crisis Response Act

ACEP Applauds Removal of X-waiver, Expanding Medication-assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

ACEP Applauds the Passage of Legislation to Protect Frontline Worker Mental Health

ACEP Applauds U.S. House For Passing Legislation To Expand Background Checks For Gun Purchases

ACEP Board To Consider Further Legal Recourse Against Insurance Companies

ACEP Condemns UnitedHealthcare’s New Policy to Retroactively Deny Emergency Care

ACEP Leader Addresses Medical Regulatory Burdens on Capitol Hill

ACEP Leader Testifies Before Congress on Combating the National Opioid Crisis

ACEP Member Testifies Before Congress On Opioid Crisis, its Effect on Older Americans

ACEP Opposes Current DHS “Zero Tolerance” Immigration Policy

ACEP Outlines Top Priorities for Replacing ACA, Following President Trump’s Speech to the Nation

ACEP Praises Texas Court Ruling That Finds Flaws in No Surprises Act Implementation

ACEP Presents Framework To Protect Emergency Patients From Out-Of-Network Billing Issues

ACEP Responds to Finalized 2021 Physician Fee Schedule Cuts

ACEP Responds to House Ways and Means Surprise Billing Proposal

ACEP Responds to Newly Released Drug Shortages Task Force Report

ACEP Response to Senate HELP Proposal on Surprise Billing

ACEP Statement on House Energy and Commerce Markup of Surprise Billing Legislation

ACEP Statement on Proposed Surprise Billing Approach from House Energy and Commerce and Senate HELP Committees

ACEP Strongly Supports Emergency Physicians who Advocate for Safer Working Conditions amidst Pandemic

ACEP Supports “Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act”

ACEP Supports Fentanyl Safety Recommendations for First Responders

ACEP Supports HHS Recommendations on Safe Opioid Use and ALTO Protocols

ACEP Supports House Ways and Means Approach to Ending Surprise Bills

ACEP Supports Legal Action by AMA and AHA to Uphold Congressional Intent of No Surprises Act

ACEP to Congress: Action is Needed to Protect Emergency Patients from Surprise Bills

ACEP to Congress: Take Patients Out of the Middle, Prevent Surprise Bills

ACEP Urges FDA to Prioritize Emergency Physicians for COVID-19 Booster

ACEP, ENA Push for Swift Passage of Workplace Violence Legislation

Against backdrop of a mental health care shortage, emergency room doctors are overwhelmed

America's ER Docs Alarmed by Rising Violence From Patients

America's ERs Are Jammed, Affecting Patients on Other Wards

American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Radiology, and American Society of Anesthesiologists, File Lawsuit Against the Federal Government’s Implementation Rules for ‘No Surprises Act’

Americans get sicker as omicron stalls everything from heart surgeries to cancer care

Americans Want Insurance Companies to Take More Responsibility for Surprise Bills

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Policy in Indiana Violates Federal Law, Puts Patients At Risk

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Policy in New Hampshire Puts Patients At Risk

As Stress during the Pandemic Grows, Nearly Half of Nation’s Emergency Physicians Uncomfortable Seeking Mental Health Care

Bipartisan Solution to Surprise Medical Bills Reaches 100 Cosponsors

Blue Cross & Blue Shield Policy in Mississippi Puts Patients At Risk

Boarding, Crowding, and Wait Times

California Surprise Billing Law Overwhelmingly Favors Insurers, Limits Patient Access to Care

Call 911: Emergency Department Doctors, Nurses Need Help Against Violence

Children in Need of Psychiatric Care End Up Waiting in ER for Days

Congress Can Help Strengthen the Safety Net and Protect Emergency Physicians and Patients

Congress Fails to Address Medicare Cuts

District Court Finds Government "All But Ignored" Calls For Insurer Payment Transparency

Emergency Medications Act Expected To Become Law

Emergency Physicians Advocate to Protect Our Communities During COVID-19

Emergency Physicians and Emergency Nurses Need More Resources to Fight Coronavirus

Emergency Physicians Applaud House Bill to Prevent Violence in the Emergency Department

Emergency Physicians Call on Biden Administration to Amend Interim Final Rule on Surprise Billing

Emergency Physicians Champion Alternatives to Opioids

Emergency Physicians Deeply Concerned by Laws that Interfere with the Physician-Patient Relationship

Emergency Physicians Dismayed by Trump Administration's New Medicaid Block Grant Approach

Emergency Physicians Join Healthcare Leaders in Support of OSHA Protocols around COVID Vaccine, Testing, and Masks

Emergency Physicians Object to Roll Back of Protections against Health Care Discrimination

Emergency Physicians Oppose New DHS Public Charge Policy That Makes It Harder For Immigrants To Access Care

Emergency Physicians Oppose Supreme Court Decision to Allow “Public Charge” Rule

Emergency Physicians Outline Solutions to Improve Surprise Billing Law Implementation

Emergency Physicians Recognize National Physician Suicide Awareness Day

Emergency Physicians Recommend Policy Changes to Effectively Combat U.S. COVID-19 Outbreak

Emergency Physicians Sound the Alarm: Boarding in the Emergency Department is a National Crisis

Emergency Physicians Support Bipartisan Legislation on Consumer Protections

Emergency Physicians Urge Congress to Pass the MAT Act

Emergency Physicians Urge Policymakers to Remove Obstacles to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Emergency Physicians Vital to Opioid Overdose Treatment and Prevention

Emergency Physicians Welcome New FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn

Emergency Physicians: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Policy Violates Federal Law

Emergency Physicians: HHS Conscience Rule Puts Patient Safety At Risk

Emergency Physicians: White House Principles Must Go Further to Protect Patients from Surprise Bills

Emergency Physicians’ Position on Firearm Injury Prevention

Emergency Physicians’ Response to the Shootings in Dayton and El Paso

Emergency Residents Lacking in Rural Areas of United States

Emergency room doctors beg for help treating children with mental health illnesses

Encuesta: El estigma en su lugar de trabajo, y el miedo a las consecuencias profesionales previenen que los médicos de emergencia busquen cuidados de su salud mental

Ensuring Patients Have Access to Emergency Care

ER Docs in Abortion Bind; Feds Say US Law Tops States

Evidence-Based, Bias-Free Data Is Essential To Protect Patients From Surprise Medical Bills

FDA Launches Drug Shortage Task Force

FDA Urged to Bring Stakeholders Together For Comprehensive and Permanent Solutions to Drug Shortage Crisis

Federal Advisory Committee Recommends ACEP-Proposed Alternative Payment Model

Federal Advocacy

Firearms: A Public Health Crisis

Four in 10 Adults Cite Long Wait Times in ED Due to Boarding

Framework for Protecting Patients When Emergency Care is Out-of-Network

Georgia Emergency Claims Review Program Discontinued by Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia, Inc., and ACEP and MAG Withdraw Suit in Response

Health Care Legislation Must Guarantee Coverage for Emergency Patients

Health Care Legislation Must Include Coverage for Emergency Medical Care

Health Leaders to Nation’s Largest Private Insurer: Abandon Dangerous Policy to Deny Coverage for Emergency Care

HHS Endorses First Emergency Medicine-focused Medicare Alternative Payment Model Developed by ACEP

IDR: The Best Solution to Protect Patients from Surprise Medical Bills

Implementing the No Surprises Act