Advocacy – Policy Prescriptions

Election has Voters asking what’s next for ACA

Posted onSeptember 29, 2016September 23, 2016AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

“One big issue at stake in this election is President Obama’s signature domestic achievement: the Affordable Care Act. While Hillary Clinton wants to preserve and expand the law, Donald Trump would replace it with smaller measures to lower costs. From Continue Reading …

“I Also Believe in Background Checks”

Posted onSeptember 21, 2016September 17, 2016AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

A powerful political ad from Jason Kander (D) running for Senate in Missouri.

The Economic Benefit of Preventing HIV

Posted onMay 4, 2015December 27, 2015AuthorSharmistha Dev, MD, MPH

In May 2014, the CDC released guidelines for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for individuals considered high risk for HIV infection: those in relationships with HIV positive partners, those engaged in high-risk sexual behavior, and those with ongoing intravenous drug use. The Continue Reading …

Cultivating Latino Policymakers to Ensure Health Care for All

Posted onJanuary 31, 2014June 25, 2014AuthorOrlando Sola, MD, MPH

With over 53 million in the United States, and more than 50,000 gaining the right to vote each month, Latinos are becoming increasingly influential in the American political sphere. Democrats’ promises of reform in areas ranging from immigration to health Continue Reading …

Cellphone ban policies

Posted onSeptember 4, 2013July 2, 2016AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

http://www.aaem.org/UserFiles/EPAdvocates-Episode8.mp3 In this Policy Prescriptions® edition of the AAEM Emergency Physician Advocates: Legal and Policy Issues in Emergency Medicine podcast, Cedric Dark, MD MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Baylor College of Medicine, speaks with Continue Reading …