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ACP Calls for Sweeping Policy Shifts on Disability in Medicine

Twin policy statements in Annals of Internal Medicine outline structural reforms aimed at improving health care access for patients with disabilities and supporting physicians with disabilities in training and practice.

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    ACP released position papers on patients with disabilities.

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    42.5-61 million Americans report disabilities.

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    Patients with disabilities face significant health disparities.

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    Only 3% of practicing physicians have disabilities.

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    Insurance coverage and access remain key barriers.

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    Recommendations include enhanced medical education on disability.

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    Structural reforms are needed in healthcare delivery.

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    Policy changes should promote disability inclusion in clinical trials.

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ACP Calls for Sweeping Policy Shifts on Disability in Medicine

Twin policy statements in Annals of Internal Medicine outline structural reforms aimed at improving health care access for patients with disabilities and supporting physicians with disabilities in training and practice.

  • by Kerri Miller

  • March 12, 2026

  • 8 min

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