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You’ll find #InternalMedicine physicians wherever there is complexity.

That’s because we are critical thinkers who serve, and lead, in every place and in many diverse roles and settings. #IMPhysician

Cuts in Medicare payments to physicians threaten to diminish access to care for Medicare beneficiaries. Due to the physician payment cuts, payment rates remaining the same, inflation, and increased practice expenses, physician practices are being forced to do more with fewer resources. We need a permanent payment fix and broader structural changes that will stabilize Medicare physician payments and protect access to care. Read the full statement: bit.ly/4eeWUV0

What makes internal medicine special? ACP member Susan Hingle shares her perspective.

In this week's Advocate, a member-exclusive online newsletter: bit.ly/48wpn5c
🔹 ACP Leads the Charge to Ensure Physicians Guide Responsible Development and Use of AI in Medicine
🔹 Florida Chapter of ACP Works to Maintain Vaccine Mandates for School-Aged Children
🔹 ACP Looks Ahead at Priorities for Congressional Session Following Midterm Elections

Read some of the latest in @ACPHospitalist: bit.ly/4jZmLDV
🔸 Q&A: Fighting the fear of falling
🔸 Updating documentation for the Fifth Universal Definition of MI
🔸 Universal dysphagia screening associated with lower rate of aspiration pneumonia