American Academy of Family Physicians

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Rebecca Jaffe, M.D., M.P.H., discusses medication adherence at press conference
AAFP Board member Rebecca Jaffe, M.D., M.P.H., (center) makes a point about the importance of primary care and the patient-centered medical home during a press conference announcing the launch of a new nationwide campaign to improve medication adherence rates.

Poor Medication Adherence Rates Prompt Formation of Broad-based Coalition

AAFP Joins Prescriptions for a Healthy America

(5/7/2013, 12:30 p.m.)  --  The AAFP has joined a broad-based coalition that wants to improve patient care and save billions in health care costs by implementing strategies to improve the nation's medication adherence rates. Known as Prescriptions for a Healthy America, the coalition is made up of 30 organizations that represent a broad range of stakeholders, including physicians, pharmacists, health care industry leaders and consumers, among others. Coalition members held a press conference on Capitol Hill on May 2 to announce the launch of the initiative and to identify ways of improving medication adherence rates in the United States. More


NCSC Delegates Elect New Leaders

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