ACP experts offer 7 ways to improve Obamacare

The American College of Physicians (ACP) published a position paper April 16 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, voicing their discontent with recent federal actions to weaken the Affordable Care Act and offering seven recommendations on how to improve it.

The ACA has had its fair share of ups and downs since it was signed into law in 2010, wrote Ryan A. Crowley, BSJ, and Sue S. Bornstein, MD, who penned the paper on behalf of the ACP’s Health and Public Policy Committee. While the law has regulated protections for patients with preexisting conditions, made non-group coverage more affordable for Americans and expanded access to health insurance...