State of the Nation's Health Care 2008
ACP Calls on Candidates to Create Improved U.S. Health Care System
On January 31, 2008, at ACP’s annual report on the state of the U.S. health care system we asked all candidates running for office in 2008 to commit to an agenda that would create a health care system that is second to none. In its report, ACP offers a five-point Candidate’s Pledge designed to gain candidate commitments to support a series of recommendations.
- Full Report on State of the Nation’s Health Care
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- Remarks from ACP President, David C. Dale, MD, FACP
- Remarks from ACP’s Senior Vice President of Governmental Affairs and Public Policy, Robert B. Doherty
- The Candidate’s Pledge
- The Physician Responsibility to Advocate for their Patients
Prior Year Coverage
- State of the Nation’s Health Care 2007: ACP Releases Comprehensive Reforms to Move towards Patient-Centered Care (22-Jan-07)
- State of the Nation’s Health Care 2006: ACP Releases Proposals to Avert Looming Collapse of Primary Care (30-Jan-06)
- The State of the Nation's Health Care 2005
- Remarks by Charles K. Francis, MD, FACP, President ACP
- Remarks by Robert B Doherty, Senior Vice President Department of Governmental Affairs and Public Policy
- The State of the Nation's Health Care 2004: Better Coverage, Less Red Tape, Better Use of Health Information Technology, and Improved Access to Primary Care Doctors (15-Jan-04)
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