Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine
Authors: Robert G. Luke
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2011)

Letters18 January 2011Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical MedicineRobert G. Luke, MDRobert G. Luke, MDChair, Board of Regents, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA 19106.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-154-2-201101180-00032 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:As Chair of the Board of Regents of the ACP and longtime subscriber to Annals of Internal Medicine, the debate about the decision by the editors of Annals to publish Kocher and colleagues' article (1) is of great interest to me. The publication clearly stirred a response. In some responses, even from members of the College, there clearly is confusion about the relationship between College policy and what is published in Annals. As with all distinguished medical journals, the Editor in Chief has complete and independent control of all publications. The Board of Regents, the fiduciary body ...Reference1. Kocher R, Emanuel EJ, DeParle . The Affordable Care Act and the future of clinical medicine: the opportunities and challenges. Ann Intern Med. 2010;153:536-9. [PMID: 20733178] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Robert G. Luke, MDAffiliations: Chair, Board of Regents, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA 19106.Disclosures: Dr. Luke is the current Chair, Board of Regents, American College of Physicians. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine: The Opportunities and Challenges Robert Kocher , Ezekiel J. Emanuel , and Nancy-Ann M. DeParle Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Douglas A. Perednia Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Quentin D. Young Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Ardis D. Hoven Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Frank J. Kadel Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Albert Davis Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine John A. Goldman Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Lee S. Gross Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine G. Andrew McIntosh Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Robert A. Donato Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Arvind R. Cavale Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine J. Fred Ralston Jr. Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Christine Laine Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Nancy-Ann M. DeParle Metrics 18 January 2011Volume 154, Issue 2Page: 142-143KeywordsConflicts of interestForecastingHealth carePublic policy ePublished: 18 January 2011 Issue Published: 18 January 2011 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2011 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...