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Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
The Economics of Our Health Care System Are Horrifying
Millions of Americans are forgoing health care because of cost while others are accruing staggering debt to pay for care. AAFP Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Practice Management and Policy Shawn Martin examines a growing crisis in this In the Trenches blog post.
Posted at 08:30AM Jan 07, 2020
by Shawn Martin
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Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Reflections on a Decade of Change
Positive and sometimes negative, the 2010s saw massive shifts in health policy. In this In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin looks back at the issues he thinks made the biggest impact.
Posted at 08:34AM Dec 10, 2019
by Shawn Martin
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Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
You Earned That Raise; Here's How to Keep It
Subspecialists are fighting a CMS final rule that would boost Medicare primary care payment by 12%. In this In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin asks family physicians to join the Academy in protecting the win.
Posted at 08:00AM Nov 26, 2019
by Shawn Martin
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Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Here's What You Need to Know About Primary Care First
In this In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin summarizes key points of the new Primary Care First program.
Posted at 09:15AM Nov 12, 2019
by Shawn Martin
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Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Closing Down Tobacco Road
In his latest In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin highlights the Academy's advocacy efforts related to tobacco and nicotine regulation and tells family physicians how to learn more about a new payment model.
Posted at 08:41AM Oct 29, 2019
by Shawn Martin
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Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Advocacy in All Arenas: Making the Case for Family Medicine
Each year, the AAFP conducts face-to-face meetings with the nation's largest health insurers. In this In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin outlines the goals of those meetings.
Posted at 08:30AM Oct 15, 2019
by Shawn Martin
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Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Members Set Course for AAFP at Congress of Delegates
In this In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin highlights some key new AAFP policies established last week during the Congress of Delegates.
Posted at 10:12AM Oct 01, 2019
by Shawn Martin
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Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Invest in FPs and Maybe Insurance Won't Cost as Much as a Car
In this In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin makes the case that the most prudent place to invest any single health care dollar is in family medicine.
Posted at 06:21AM Sep 17, 2019
by Shawn Martin
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Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Not All Clinicians Are Trained Equally
In this In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin explains why family physicians and nurse practitioners are not interchangeable.
Posted at 09:53AM Sep 03, 2019
by Shawn Martin
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Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What You Need to Know
The proposed 2020 Medicare physician fee schedule is 1,704 pages long. In a much shorter In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin highlights the key points family physicians should know.
Posted at 08:31AM Aug 20, 2019
by Shawn Martin
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