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THCGME Funding Can't Wait, AAFP Tells House, Senate
The Academy sent congressional leaders a letter urging immediate funding renewal for the crucial Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 17, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

FP Delivers Essential, Full-scope Care for Rural Community
Family physician Zita Magloire, M.D., delivered nearly 90 babies in her small community last year and is determined to show medical students and residents that they can incorporate obstetrics in their practices, too. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 17, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

PCPs Outpace Specialists in Embracing Digital Health Tools
Use of digital health tools increased from 2016 to 2019, with FPs and other primary care physicians showing considerable interest in tools that allow them to provide remote patient care, a recent survey found. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 12, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Study Identifies Drugs of Concern for Patients With CKD
A team of Canadian researchers has developed a list of three dozen medications that must or could be dose-adjusted or avoided in patients with chronic kidney disease. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 12, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

New Director Brings Rural Perspective to Graham Center
Jack Westfall, M.D., M.P.H., the new director of the AAFP ' s Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care, shares his thoughts on rural health and primary care research in this Q&A. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 11, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

AAFP Gives Proposed Transparency Rules Cautious Thumbs-up
Regulations on transparency of prices and cost-sharing and rules on medical loss ratios must focus on patients, the AAFP said in response to a CMS proposed rule on value-based payment models. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 11, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Colleagues' Deaths Inspired FP to Bounce Back
Corey Martin, M.D., co-founded the Bounce Back Project to promote health through happiness among clinicians and in the community. Data show the work is making a difference. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 10, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

CDC, AAFP Release 2020 Immunization Schedules
The CDC and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, together with the AAFP and other medical professional organizations, have released the 2020 adult and childhood immunization schedules. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 7, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

CDC Updates Interim Guidance for Novel Coronavirus
As the CDC continues to update its interim guidance for health care professionals on the novel coronavirus first detected in Wuhan, China, the AAFP will work to rapidly relay that information to members. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 5, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Research Examines Economics of HPV Vaccination
An economic analysis found that expanding HPV vaccination coverage to all adults through age 45 would produce slight health benefits but be less cost-effective than the vaccination strategy previously in place. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 5, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Block Grant Plan Would Hurt Medicaid Patients, AAFP Warns
A CMS proposal to allow Medicaid block grants would reduce access to care and strain the U.S. health care system, the Academy recently cautioned the agency. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 3, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Mentor Blazed a Trail Worth Following
Jeannette South-Paul, M.D., recently retired after serving nearly two decades as the first woman and the first member of a racial/ethnic minority to be named a permanent chair at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. But she says she still has work to do. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 3, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

CDC Maps America's Growing Sedentary Lifestyle
More than 15% of adults in all U.S. states and territories are physically inactive, according to CDC maps released Jan. 16 that show the prevalence of adult physical inactivity. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 3, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

People in the News/Awards -- 2019 Wrapup
AAFP members often are named to prominent leadership positions or receive various honors for their work. In addition, family medicine departments and residency programs frequently are recognized for their accomplishments. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 31, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Sterling Ransone, Jr. M.D., Runs for AAFP President-elect
The Virginia AFP announces the candidacy of Sterling Ransone Jr., M.D., of Deltaville, for AAFP president-elect. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 31, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news