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(12/23/11) AAFP Statement: Short-Term Medicare Payment Patch Fails to Meet Americans’ Needs
(12/20/11) AAFP Statement: Congressional Failure to Address Medicare Payment Deeply Angers Family Physicians
(12/19/11) AAFP Statement: AAFP Commends Congress for Continued Support of Health Professions Grants
(12/19/11) Family Medicine Disappointed HHS Doesn't Specify Role of Primary Care Services in Essential Health Benefit "Guidance"
(12/16/11) Grants Fund Childhood Obesity Projects in Family Medicine Residencies
(12/15/11) Family Medicine Welcomes Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act
(12/14/11) Leading Physician Organizations Join Forces To Identify and Act on Ways to Reduce Inappropriate Use in Health Care System
(12/9/11) Leading Health Care Groups Urge Providers To Talk to Pregnant Women About Influenza Vaccine
(12/2/11) AAFP Statement: AAFP Welcomes Marilyn Tavenner Nomination as CMS Administrator
(11/30/11) Leading Health Care Organizations Issue Recommendations for Quality Patient Care in Labor and Delivery
(11/21/11) AAFP Statement: Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Fails to End Health Insecurity for Elderly, Disabled
(11/16/11) AAFP Statement: Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2011 Creates Stability for Patients
(11/16/11) American Academy of Family Physicians Announces Re-launch of its Award-winning Website, FamilyDoctor.org
(11/10/11) Reforming Health Delivery System is Only Solution to Improving Quality, Restraining Costs, AAFP Tells Senate HELP Committee
(11/2/11) AAFP Statement: 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Reflects Flawed SGR Formula
(10/28/11) AAFP Targets Medicare Payment, Medical Education Funding in Campaign
(10/21/11) AAFP Statement: AAFP Commends CMS for Improving Medicare ACO Final Rule, Announcing the Advance Payment Model
(9/29/11) AAFP Launches Grass-Roots Outreach to Urge Repeal of Medicare’s Flawed Payment Formula
(9/28/11) AAFP Statement: Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative an “Important Breakthrough” in Solving Health Care Challenges
(9/21/11) AAFP Statement: MedPAC Interim Recommendations Acknowledge the Need for Improved Payment for Primary Care
(9/14/11) Glen R. Stream, MD, MBI, Assumes Role of President of the American Academy of Family Physicians
(9/14/11) Jeffrey J. Cain, MD, FAAFP, Chosen President-Elect of the American Academy of Family Physicians
(9/14/11) Roland A. Goertz, MD, MBA, Assumes Role of Board Chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians
(9/14/11) John Meigs, MD, Elected Speaker of the American Academy of Family Physicians
(9/14/11) Javette Orgain, MD, Elected Vice Speaker of the American Academy of Family Physicians
(9/14/11) Pennsylvania Physician Elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Family Physicians
(9/14/11) Nevada Physician Elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Family Physicians
(9/14/11) Missouri Physician Elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Family Physicians
(9/14/11) Portland, Ore., Family Physician Named New Physician Member of the American Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors
(9/14/11) Jackson, Miss., Physician Elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Family Physicians
(9/14/11) University of Connecticut School of Medicine Student Elected to American Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors
(9/14/11) Washington Doctor Named 2012 Family Physician of the Year
(9/14/11) Ohio Family Physician Receives Public Health Award at American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Meeting
(9/14/11) Robert Graham, MD, Receives National Honor from American Academy of Family Physicians
(8/23/11) Diverse Valuation Task Force Calls for Immediate Improvement in Primary Care Payment
(8/1/11) AAFP Statement: Debt Ceiling Proposal Contains Pitfalls to Patients’ Access to Care
(7/21/11) AAFP, Avatar International Launch Patient Satisfaction Survey Portal
(7/20/11) AAFP Convenes Expert Group to Reassess Value of Primary Care
(7/19/11) AAFP Statement: BIPARTISAN GANG OF 6 CALLS FOR REPEAL OF THE SGR
(7/13/11) Students from 38 States Recognized for Achievements in National Tar Wars Poster, Video Contests
(7/1/11) AAFP Statement: Proposed Medicare Fee Schedule Underscores Need for Physician Payment Reform
(6/27/11) Clinical Report Guides Physicians in Helping Adolescents Transition to Adult Health Care
(6/27/11) AAFP Program of Excellence Awards Recognize 16 Family Medicine Interest Groups
(6/21/11) AAFP: Deficit Reduction Must Address Medicare Payment, Primary Care Physician Shortage
(6/21/11) AAFP Statement: New Warning Labels Help Show the Real Dangers of Smoking
(6/15/11) Family Medicine Residency Programs Recognized for Improving Childhood and Adult Immunizations Rates in Underserved Communities
(6/14/11) Young Adults Want a Medical Home, National Survey Finds
(6/13/11) AAFP Statement: World loses great advocate, researcher with the death of Barbara Starfield
(6/10/11) AAFP Statement: AAFP Makes Strong Request for RUC Changes, Creates Task Force to Identify Better Payment for Primary Care Services
(5/26/11) Primary Care Physician Organizations Speak Out In Defense Of the Patient-Physician Relationship
(5/25/11) Letter to Congress: Preserve Mandatory Funding for Teaching Health Centers
(5/18/11) World Family Doctor Day is May 19, 2011
(5/13/11) American Academy of Family Physicians Reaches Membership Milestone
(4/29/11) AAFP Honors Top 10 Medical Schools for Contributions to Family Medicine Workforce
(4/20/11) Space Coast Volunteers In Medicine Clinic to Open April 25, 2011
(4/18/11) AAFP Statement: U.S. House Budget Fails to Control Health Care Costs
(4/13/11) AAFP Statement: Budget Proposals Must Support Policies that Rebalance Health Care on Primary Care
(3/29/11) IBM Executive, Martín J. Sepulveda, M.D., M.P.H. Joins TransforMED Board of Managers
(3/28/11) AAFP Joins Coalition of Medical Organizations Urging Broader Vaccination to Protect Infants from Pertussis
(3/17/11) Family Medicine Gains 133 U.S. Medical School Graduates in 2011 Residency Match
(3/17/11) Diana Tucci Named Regional Coordinator for National Medical Student Network
(3/17/11) Aaron Meyer Named Regional Coordinator for National Medical Student Network
(3/17/11) Theo Hensley Named Regional Coordinator for National Medical Student Network
(3/17/11) Nailah Adams Named Regional Coordinator for National Medical Student Network
(3/10/11) American Academy of Family Physicians Names New Vice President for Education
(3/8/11) Nation’s Top Primary Care Physician Organizations Release Guidelines for Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Programs
(3/1/11) Jeremy Thompson Named Regional Coordinator
(2/22/11) Family Physicians, Physician Assistants Join Forces
(2/22/11) AAFP Statement: President’s Budget Stabilizes Medicare Payments, Plans for Primary Care Physician Workforce
(2/15/11) American Academy of Family Physicians Unveils New Secure Electronic Messaging Service for Physicians Based on Surescripts Network for Clinical Interoperability
(1/26/11) Former Blue Cross Blue Shield Executive Tom Bowser Joins TransforMED Board of Managers
(1/24/11) TransforMED Recognized for Best Practices in Workplace Training and Development
(1/18/11) Primary Care Physicians Call for Medical School Curricula That Prepare Graduates for Patient-Centered Medical Home
(1/17/11) AAFP Statement: AAFP Calls on 112th Congress to Preserve Patient Access and Quality of Care in Health System
(1/6/11) Case Study Demonstrates Benefits of a Primary Care-based Accountable Care Organization