Join us for this roundtable discussion of advocacy in healthcare and a rundown of hot topics: coding and billing, the Affordable Care Act, universal healthcare, gender equity, women’s health, gun violence and more! Returning guest, Dr. Robert McLean (@rmmclean84), current president of the American College of Physicians, helps us answer questions like, What is advocacy in healthcare? What are the issues that are impacting your profession? What can your medical home do for you? He’s been heavily involved in advocacy throughout his career including testifying before Congress. Guest hosts Drs. Fatima Syed MD, MSc and Deep Shah MD, MSc join!  Full show notes available at https://thecurbsiders.com/podcast. Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com. Credits Written and Produced by: Fatima Syed, MD, MSc; Matthew Watto MD, FACP Hosts: Stuart Brigham MD; Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP; Fatima Syed, MD, MSc; Deep Shah, MD, MSc Editor: Matthew Watto MD, FACP Guest: Robert McLean MD, FACP   Time Stamps 00:00 Intro, disclaimer, and guest bios 03:22 How can new docs in practice get involved in advocacy and shaping healthcare policy 11:30 Medicare’s proposed changes to billing and documentation 13:40 Who’s involved in changing Medicare policies? 16:09 What’s the purpose of policy papers? How are they written? 19:12 Getting involved in local and national councils as a student or resident 25:22 The Affordable Care Act and Universal coverage 29:25 What’s the risk of non-ACA approved insurance plans? 31:40 Why do people oppose the ACA? 34:40 Universal healthcare defined 40:23 The gender pay gap; Shout out to ACP’s CEO Darilyn Moyer MD, FACP 45:10 Women’s health policy paper 47:40 Gun violence and how advocacy issues take off 55:00 Take home points; Plug for Bob Doherty’s blog 60:36 Outro