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Global Group Warns COVID-19 May Hinder Measles Vaccination
The global Measles& Rubella Initiative has estimated that the COVID-19 pandemic could postpone or suspend dozens of measles immunization programs worldwide, potentially leaving millions of children at increased risk. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 24, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Big Medicaid Boost Is Next Priority, AAFP Tells Congress
Congress must make Medicaid a top priority in any further legislative response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Academy and the Partnership for Medicaid told House and Senate leaders in an April 17 letter. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 22, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Implementing Telemedicine on the Fly, on a Shoestring
Russell Miller, M.D., details in this guest editorial how he implemented telemedicine in his solo practice with little time and few resources. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 21, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

AAFP Issues COVID-19 Guidance on Breastfeeding, Medications
To help guide family physicians in providing optimal patient care, the AAFP recently issued a policy on prescribing medications for COVID-19, as well as a statement on breastfeeding and COVID-19. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 21, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

AAFP Delivers Strong Advice to Reduce Maternal Morbidity
The AAFP recently sent a detailed response to a Senate Finance Committee request for information on how to improve the nation ' s maternal morbidity and mortality rates. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 20, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Study: Effective Communication Key During Health Crises
Findings from a recently published study involving family physicians reaffirm the Academy ' s efforts to inform and educate its members during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 20, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Family Physician, Husband Play Key Role in PPE Solution
Family physician Laurie Hommema, M.D., and her husband helped implement a solution to the dire need for N95 masks in her heath system, and it is now being deployed to dozens of other sites. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 20, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

New AAFP Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund Aims to Help FPs
The AAFP Foundation this week announced the establishment of a COVID-19 relief fund to provide assistance to family physicians, their practices and patients. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 16, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

AAFP Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund to Benefit Family Medicine
The AAFP Foundation this week announced the establishment of a COVID-19 relief fund to provide assistance to family physicians, their practices and patients. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 16, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

AAFP to CMS: Protect CPC+ Practices From COVID-19 Losses
Comprehensive Primary Care Plus practices navigating the COVID-19 pandemic are endangered by financial pressures that CMS must ease, the AAFP and 28 other stakeholders told the agency in a recent letter. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 16, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

AAFP to CMS: Medicare Rules Must Cut Burden, Empower FPs
In response to a proposed rule for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans, the AAFP advised CMS to focus on changes that make it easier for family physicians to care for their patients. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 16, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Don't Routinely Screen for Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has published a final recommendation statement on screening pregnant individuals for bacterial vaginosis to prevent preterm delivery, recommending against screening those who are not at increased risk. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 15, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

AAFP: Congress Must Take'Bold Steps' to Steady Primary Care
Congress must direct its next round of financial relief to a primary care system jeopardized by COVID-19, the AAFP said in an April 13 letter to lawmakers. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 14, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

COVID-19 Diagnosis Didn't Stop FP From Helping Patients
Family physician Mary Krebs, M.D., diagnosed herself with COVID-19. Then she cared for more than 150 patients in three days via telemedicine. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 13, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Academy Calls for Detailed COVID-19 Patient Data From HHS
In an April 3 letter, the Academy and several fellow medical groups urged HHS to release more granular patient data on COVID-19. It ' s a significant call to action, according to AAFP President Gary LeRoy, M.D. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 9, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news