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Wellness , Op-Ed , Legislation

Dr. Lorna Breen Act: One Step in the Right Direction for Physician Wellness

8/10/2022 Leyanet Gonzalez, MD, MBA , Nicholas Melucci, MPH , Leena Owen, DO

Although burnout and mental health challenges can be driven by a multitude of diverse triggers, this crisis among healthcare providers needs to be assessed on various organizational levels to develop

Health Policy Journal Club , Legislation

Health Policy Journal Club: ED Visits Rise After Medicaid Expansion

10/6/2017 RJ Sontag, MD

Health Policy Journal Club: ED Visits Rise After Medicaid Expansion October 2017 More insured Americans under ACA results in more emergency department visits Does having health insurance make people

Legislation , Health Policy

Affordable Care Act vs. American Health Care Act

8/9/2017 Nathan Vafaie, MD

Affordable Care Act vs. American Health Care Act A Comparison of Central Principles The elections of November 2016, which left the Republican Party in control of Congress and the Executive Branch, ha

Legislation , Recreational Drugs , Health Policy

Weeding through the Effects of Marijuana Legalization

4/1/2017 Patrick Wallace, DO

Weeding through the Effects of Marijuana Legalization Legalization of marijuana has become a heated topic in the United States as 8 states and Washington, D.C., have legalized it for recreational use

Health Policy Fellowships , Fellowships , Health Policy , Legislation

In This State House: Life as a Physician in the Legislature

8/1/2016 Kyle Fischer, MD, MPH

In This State House: Life as a Physician in the Legislature There I was, sitting in Starbucks with a recently elected state representative. As a new healthy policy fellow and emergency physician, I w

Affordable Care Act , Legislation , Health Policy

Affordable Care Act: 5 Years Later Are We There Yet?

5/23/2016 Zachary Meisel, MD, MPH, MSHP , Erik J. Blutinger, MD, MSc

Affordable Care Act: 5 Years Later Are We There Yet? Just 5 years ago, millions of Americans entered a new era of health care. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was born and sold as the solution for impr

Health Policy , Legislation

Is the Sky Falling?

1/30/2016 Jasmeet Dhaliwal, MD, MPH, MBA

Is the Sky Falling? The past year saw a flurry of activity in the world of health policy, with movement in the regulatory and legislative realms on multiple fronts. For emergency medicine physicians,

Informatics , Legislation

IT in the Emergency Environment: Emergency Health Care Goes HITECH

12/3/2015 Warren M. Perry, MD , Arjun K. Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS

IT in the Emergency Environment: Emergency Health Care Goes HITECH Emergency Health Care and the Stimulus Package In 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (AR

Legislation , Medical Liability

Creating Safe Harbors: Rethinking Tort Reform

6/12/2014 Natalie Kirilichin, MD , Benjamin Savitch, MD, JD

Creating Safe Harbors: Rethinking Tort Reform More than 75% of physicians will face a medical malpractice claim over the course of their career.1 This experience is often emotionally and financially

Browsing: Legislation

Dr. Lorna Breen Act: One Step in the Right Direction for Physician Wellness

Health Policy Journal Club: ED Visits Rise After Medicaid Expansion

Affordable Care Act vs. American Health Care Act

Weeding through the Effects of Marijuana Legalization

In This State House: Life as a Physician in the Legislature

Affordable Care Act: 5 Years Later Are We There Yet?

Is the Sky Falling?

IT in the Emergency Environment: Emergency Health Care Goes HITECH

Creating Safe Harbors: Rethinking Tort Reform

#FOAMed and External Sources

After Two Years of Tireless Advocacy, The Dr. Lorna Breen Bill is Signed into Law

ACEP Sues Federal Government Over Implementation of No Surprises Act

ACEP Sets Upcoming Advocacy Priorities

ACEP4U: Protecting Emergency Physicians in a Shifting Work Environment

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