ACEP Lays Out Legislative Priorities

 

Currently serving as an attending emergency physician at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, Illinois, Paul Bolger, MD, possesses more than 15 years of experience in the medical field. In addition to his day-to-day medical practice, Dr. Paul Bolger is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).

ACEP recently released its list of priorities for new legislation as the 115th Congress begins session early in 2017. With the change in administration and make-up of the government, ACEP believes it pertinent to express certain principles it hopes any new health care legislation and replacement for the Affordable Care Act would address.

One of the primary items ACEP supports is that new legislation should continue to offer emergency services coverage as part of any insurance package. The group also has urged lawmakers not to remove lifetime insurance limits and continue to allow parents to keep children on their insurance plans until they are 26 years old.

Additionally, ACEP urges Congress to keep Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program funded and solvent.