AAFP Letter to CMS with Final Comments on the 2019 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee ...
...Two or more self- limited or minor problems One stable chronic illness, eg, well controlled hypertension, non- insulin dependent diabetes, cataract, BPH Acute uncomplicated illness or injury, eg, cystitis, allergic rhinitis, simple sprain Physiologic tests not under stress, eg,...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-CMS-2019ProposedMPFS-090618.pdf
AAFP Letter to Congressional Leadership on Sustaining Primary Care During the COVID-19 ...
...be treated in the primary care setting. The underlying conditions that cause worse outcomes for COVID-19 infections such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease are the same ones that family physicians treat and control in an outpatient setting. Any loss of the family physician...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/prevention/crisis/LT-Congress-PrimaryCare-050720.pdf
AAFP Letter with Comments to HHS on the Draft 2018-2022 Strategic Plan
...primary care specialists provide a wide variety of clinical services. They treat babies with ear infections, adolescents with hypertension, adults with depression, and seniors with multiple chronic illnesses. With a focus on prevention, primary care, and overall care coordination,...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/legal/administrative/LT-HHS-Draft2018-2022Framework-101917.pdf
AAFP Member Profile
...Diabetes (85%), hypertension (88%), emotional problems (80%), cholesterol problem (79%), and coughs/colds (79%) are the most common categories of problems for patients seen by active members during a typical two-day visit. In 2013, out of a total of 210.8 million visits to family...
About AAFP
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AAFP News - Apr 15, 2003 - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 2003 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0415/p1673.html
AAFP News - Aug 1, 2003 - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 2003 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0801/p409.html
AAFP News - Aug 1, 2012 - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 2012 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0801/p225.html
AAFP News - Aug 15, 2008 - American Family Physician
Aug 15, 2008 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0815/p437.html
AAFP News - Dec 15, 2010 - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2010 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/1215/p1437.html
AAFP News - Dec 15, 2017 - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2017 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1215/p760.html
AAFP News - Feb 1, 2003 - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2003 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0201/p449.html
AAFP News - Feb 15, 2002 - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2002 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0215/p543.html
AAFP News - Feb 15, 2005 - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2005 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0215/p643.html
AAFP News - Feb 15, 2014 - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2014 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0215/p262.html
AAFP News - Feb 15, 2015 - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2015 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0215/p218.html
AAFP News - Jan 1, 1999 - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 1999 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0101/p13.html
AAFP News - Jan 1, 2011 - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2011 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0101/p19.html
AAFP News - Jan 15, 2018 - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2018 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0115/p72.html
AAFP News - Jul 1, 2008 - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 2008 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0701/p17.html
AAFP News - Jul 1, 2016 - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 2016 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0701/p11.html
AAFP News - Jul 15, 2003 - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2003 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0715/p219.html
AAFP News - Jul 15, 2008 - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2008 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0715/p173.html
AAFP News - Jul 15, 2010 - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2010 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0715/p107.html
AAFP News - Jul 15, 2012 - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2012 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0715/p125.html
AAFP News - Jul 15, 2018 - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2018 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0715/p78.html
AAFP News - Jun 1, 2010 - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2010 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0601/p1311.html
AAFP News - Jun 1, 2013 - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2013 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0601/p751.html
AAFP News - Jun 15, 2005 - American Family Physician
Jun 15, 2005 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0615/p2233.html
AAFP News - Mar 1, 2004 - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2004 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0301/p1031.html
AAFP News - Mar 1, 2010 - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2010 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0301/p581.html
AAFP News - Mar 15, 2002 - American Family Physician
Mar 15, 2002 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0315/p1017.html
AAFP News - Mar 15, 2017 - American Family Physician
Mar 15, 2017 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0315/p348.html
AAFP News - Mar 15, 2018 - American Family Physician
Mar 15, 2018 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0315/p368.html
AAFP News - May 1, 2017 - American Family Physician
May 1, 2017 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0501/p546.html
AAFP News - May 15, 2006 - American Family Physician
May 15, 2006 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0515/p1691.html
AAFP News - May 15, 2010 - American Family Physician
May 15, 2010 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0515/p1193.html
AAFP News - May 15, 2015 - American Family Physician
May 15, 2015 - Selected health and policy issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0515/p678.html
AAFP News - Oct 1, 2015 - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 2015 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/1001/p556.html
AAFP News - Oct 15, 2009 - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2009 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/1015/p771.html
AAFP News - Oct 15, 2012 - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2012 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/1015/p729.html
AAFP News - Oct 15, 2018 - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2018 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/1015/p476.html
AAFP News - Sep 1, 2004 - American Family Physician
Sep 1, 2004 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0901/p805.html
AAFP News - Sep 1, 2012 - American Family Physician
Sep 1, 2012 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0901/p395.html
AAFP News - Sep 15, 2005 - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 2005 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0915/p987.html
AAFP News - Sep 15, 2016 - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 2016 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0915/p420.html
AAFP News Now
...(BMI) of 30 kg per m2 or more or a BMI of 27 kg per m2 or more in the pres- ence of at least one weight-related comorbidity, such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, or dyslipidemia. Although Qsymia is a schedule IV drug, it contains the teratogenic substance topiramate,...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/1015/afp20121015p729.pdf
AAFP News: AFP Edition
...AAFP Opts to Not Endorse New AHA/ACC Hypertension Guideline The AAFP will not endorse the new hypertension guideline from the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), and nine other health professional organizations. The AAFP was not involved in...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1215/afp20171215p760.pdf
AAFP News: AFP Edition
...Their end goal was to determine whether patients were able to maintain signifi- cant improvements in their control of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. The results, published in the May/June 2016 issue of Annals of Family Medicine, showed that 47.1% of patients in...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0701/afp20160701p11.pdf
AAFP News: AFP Edition
...and Tennessee for patients who have diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a history of stroke, hypertension, coronary artery disease, or mood disorders. The plan will expand in 2018 to include Alabama, Michigan, and Texas, and will add patients...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0915/afp20160915p420.pdf
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