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Task Force: Research Needed in Counseling Youth on Illicit Drugs
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has concluded that the evidence is insufficient to balance the benefits and harms of primary care-based behavioral counseling interventions to prevent illicit drug use in children, adolescents and young adults. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - June 4, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

USPSTF: Studies Needed on Counseling Youth About Illicit Drugs
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has concluded that the evidence is insufficient to balance the benefits and harms of primary care-based behavioral counseling interventions to prevent illicit drug use in children, adolescents and young adults. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - June 4, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Academy Urges Congress to Extend Medicaid Payment Increase
Upping the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for Medicaid is a vital response to COVID-19, the Academy and 18 other groups told congressional letters in a June 2 letter. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - June 4, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Guidance Steers 2021 Match Around COVID-19 Obstacles
New recommendations aim to ensure a successful 2021 family medicine residency match process that overcomes hurdles thrown up by the pandemic. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - June 4, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Flawed Regulations Keep IMGs on Sidelines in Pandemic
Shyam Odeti M.D., M.S., writes that thousands of immigrant physicians are willing to help in pandemic hotspots, but visa restrictions prohibit them from doing so. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - June 4, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Fix Disparities, Payment to Improve Maternal Health, AAFP Advises
The AAFP offered detailed advice to CMS on addressing the maternal mortality rate, including examining the role of racism, and improving access to care by family physicians and payment. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - June 3, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

New Senior VP Takes Reins of AAFP Advocacy Efforts
Stephanie Quinn, the AAFP ' s new senior vice president for advocacy, practice advancement and policy, fields our questions in this Q&A. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - June 1, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

FDA Issues Recall Alert for Metformin ER Products
The FDA is asking several pharmaceutical companies to voluntarily recall products containing extended-release formulations of metformin, a drug prescribed to millions of patients with type 2 diabetes. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - June 1, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

AAFP Endorses Bill Addressing COVID-19 Health Disparities
In a May 28 letter, the Academy voiced support for legislation that would create a task force to address racial and ethnic health disparities associated with COVID-19. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - June 1, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Setting an Example for Native Youth
Clint Brayfield, M.D., beat the odds to become a Native American physician. Now he hopes to inspire others to follow his path. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - June 1, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

AAFP NRN/Graham Center Surveys Track COVID-19's Effects
Results from a series of weekly surveys from the AAFP National Research Network and the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care demonstrate the COVID-19 pandemic ' s effects on family physicians and their practices. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - May 29, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Family Medicine Discovers RapSDI Announces 2020 Scholars
The Family Medicine Discovers Rapid Cycle Scientific Discovery and Innovation initiative is announcing that two scholars have been selected to begin work on clinical research projects. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - May 28, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

New AAFP Resources Prepare Members for E/M Coding Changes
The AAFP is rolling out resources to help members take advantage of big changes to office/outpatient evaluation and management visit coding -- and payment -- that are coming Jan. 1. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - May 28, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Family Medicine Advocacy Summit Powers Up Remotely
The AAFP is rallying members nationwide to schedule virtual meetings to lobby elected officials in support of family medicine and attend an all-member online town hall. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - May 28, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

AAFP, Others Warn Azar of Imminent Primary Care Closures
Funding to independent and community-based primary care practices, including Medicaid participants, must come soon, the AAFP and other groups told HHS this week. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - May 22, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news