American College of Surgeons: Advocacy and Health Policy Testimony

Advocacy and Health Policy

American College of Surgeons Federal Testimony

State Testimony

Statement of Frank Opelka, MD, FACS to the US Senate Committee on Finance at the Roundtable to Discuss Reforming America’s Health Care Delivery System, April 21, 2009 (55K PDF)

Statement of the American College of Surgeons to the US House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means regarding “Health Reform in the 21st Century: Reforming the Health Care Delivery System”, April 1, 2009 (40K PDF)

Statement of the American College of Surgeons to the US House of Representatives Committee on Small Business regarding “The President’s FY 2010 Budget and Medicare: How Will Small Providers be Impacted?” March 18, 2009 (70K PDF)

Statement of the American College of Surgeons to the US Senate Committee on Finance regarding "Workforce Issues in Health Care Reform: Assessing the Present and Preparing for the Future," March 12, 2009 (65K PDF)

Statement of Wayne Meredith, MD, FACS, to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on The Lack of Hospital Emergency Surge Capacity

Statement of Charles Mabry, MD, FACS, to the House Small Business Committee on Medicare Physician Fee Cuts: Can Small Practices Survive

Statement of American College of Surgeons to House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health by Thomas Russell, MD, FACS, on Medicare Physician Payments: 2006, September 28, 2006

Statement of American College of Surgeons to House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health by Frank G. Opelka, MD, FACS: Medicare Physician Payment: How to Build a Payment System that Provides Quality, Efficient Care for Medicare Beneficiaries, July 27, 2006

Statement of Frank G. Opelka, MD, FACS, to the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health, on Medicare Physician Payments: How to Build a More Efficient Payment System, November 17, 2005

Statement of Dean Griffen, MD, FACS, to the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee on Patient Safety, June 9, 2005

Statement to the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health, on Specialty Hospitals: Assessing Their Role in the Delivery of Quality Health Care, May 12, 2005

Statement of Lorraine Tafra, MD, FACS, to the General and Plastic Surgery and Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on Pre-Market Approval Application for Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Prostheses, April 11, 2005

Statement on Physician-Owned Specialty Hospitals, March 8, 2005

Statement of Chad Rubin, MD, FACS, to the House Small Business Committee on Medical Liability Reform, February 17, 2005

Statement of Josef E. Fischer, MD, FACS, to the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee on Bariatric Surgery, November 4, 2004

Statement of Hugh H. Trout III, MD, FACS, to the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council on the Sustainable Growth Rate and Medical Liability Premiums, February 23-24, 2004

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Revised April 21, 2009

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