The 2008 American College Of Physicians Briefing On The State Of The Nation's Health Care

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Article Date: 25 Jan 2008 - 3:00 PDT

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What: The 2008 American College of Physicians (ACP) briefing on the State of the Nation's Health Care will:

* illustrate how health care in the United States lags behind other countries.

* explain why other countries' health care systems out-perform the United States.

* propose specific policies for consideration by the presidential candidates to create a health care system that is second to none.

* provide a general analysis of how the current proposals from the leading presidential candidates compare to ACP's policy benchmarks.

* propose immediate action items that President Bush and the 110th Congress can take to help transition to a high performing health care system.

* describe what health care in the United States would be like if ACP's proposals are implemented.

Who:

* David C. Dale, MD, FACP, President, American College of Physicians

* Robert B. Doherty, Senior Vice President, Governmental Affairs and Public Policy, American College of Physicians

When: January 31, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. EST

Where: National Press Club
Zenger Room
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
Washington, D.C.

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Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release.
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The American College of Physicians (http://www.acponline.org/) is the largest medical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group in the United States. ACP members include 124,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students. Internists specialize in the prevention, detection, and treatment of illness in adults.

Source: Jackie Blaser
American College of Physicians