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Without congressional action, the Medicare physician fee schedule proposed rule will result in unsustainable payment cuts for family physicians in 2023. We’re advocating to swiftly avert these cuts and implement long-term reform.

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With the number of U.S. monkeypox cases rising, vaccine and public health expert Jonathan Temte, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., answers your questions about the outbreak and what family physicians should know.

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EntriesRenewing Our Push to Correct Medicare Physician PaymentStand Together to Achieve the AAFP’s Top Advocacy GoalsWashington Hears Us on Integrated Behavioral Health CareThis Is No Time to Let Federal Pandemic Funding Dry Up Family Medicine Wins Stand Out in 2022 Federal Funding Bill Your Board Just Took the Case for Primary Care to Congress We’re Sharpening Our Focus on Behavioral Health CareValue Week Shows Our Push to Increase PC InvestmentWhite House Call for ‘Family’ Vaccination Needs Family Physicians Giving Thanks for Good (and Maybe Better) Progress

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Stephanie Quinn, AAFP Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy. Read author bio »

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