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AAFP Advocacy

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Official account for AAFP Government Relations. Follow us for updates on the issues and policies important to family physicians and their patients.

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Primary Care for America (@pc4america) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 🚨 🚨 New episode alert! On this week's Faisel & Friends @thegrahamcenter’s Yalda Jabbarpour joined Faisel Syed & Dan McCarter to discuss new data and the urgent need to invest in the primary care workforce. Listen now, wherever you listen to podcasts! bit.ly/4fPncfr

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When we invest in primary care, we invest in our future. Read more from Primary Care for America about how we can reverse workforce shortage to improve health outcomes, lower health care costs and create healthier communities. bit.ly/3MgovGY

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.AAFP president SFurrMD reiterated to Medical Economics how noncompetes fail to preserve the patient-physician relationship. The #AAFP continues to support the FTC's rule to ban noncompetes in health care that prioritize the interests of organizations over those of patients and

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Highly recommend this conversation with Yalda Jabbarpour Director Robert Graham Center about the need for increased investment in primary care. Dr. Jabbarpour articulates why such investments are important to patients & communities and how they will build a primary care workforce.

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There’s a solution to improve #Medicare payments: Congress must enact an annual inflationary update & address budget-neutrality requirements to protect access to care & ensure physician payment keeps pace with rising practice costs. Read more in Medscape. wb.md/3Y1wU7X

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The U.S. has come a long way in disease prevention, in large part thanks to vaccines. Congress should eliminate confusion & barriers to access and allow physicians to vaccinate all eligible patients. Read more in MedPage Today bit.ly/44NdLbq #ImmunizationAwarenessMonth

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There’s a solution to improve #Medicare payments: Congress must enact an annual inflationary update & address budget-neutrality requirements to protect access to care & ensure physician payment keeps pace with rising practice costs. Read more in Medscape. wb.md/3Y1wU7X

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ICYMI AAFP president SFurrMD told @TheHill that allowing noncompetes to continue will harm patient-physician relationships. #AAFP continues to advocate for policies that prioritize access to care. Read more: bit.ly/3WTsZrP

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Family physicians recently asked Congress to ensure all ACIP-recommended vaccines are covered by #Medicare Part B. This would allow beneficiaries to readily access vaccines wherever it's most convenient, including from their family physician. bit.ly/44NdLbq

Family physicians recently asked Congress to ensure all ACIP-recommended vaccines are covered by #Medicare Part B. This would allow beneficiaries to readily access vaccines wherever it's most convenient, including from their family physician. bit.ly/44NdLbq
Primary Care for America (@pc4america) 's Twitter Profile Photo

To meet workforce needs for a growing and aging population, we need to train physicians in those communities, & #primarycare does just that. Without support, medical residents will continue to choose other specialties, exacerbating the workforce shortage. bit.ly/46Q7qwI

To meet workforce needs for a growing and aging population, we need to train physicians in those communities, & #primarycare does just that. Without support, medical residents will continue to choose other specialties, exacerbating the workforce shortage. bit.ly/46Q7qwI
NCAFP (@myncafp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The AAFP recently submitted comments against the 2.8% physician pay reduction from CMS: “Without reform, the current Medicare system will further destabilize primary care practices, accelerate consolidation, and erode the primary care physician workforce."aafp.org/dam/AAFP/docum…

The <a href="/aafp/">AAFP</a> recently submitted comments against the 2.8% physician pay reduction from CMS: “Without reform, the current Medicare system will further destabilize primary care practices, accelerate consolidation, and erode the primary care physician workforce."aafp.org/dam/AAFP/docum…
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A lower conversion factor in CMSGov’s proposed 2025 #Medicare physician fee schedule jeopardizes patients’ access to timely, essential primary care. That's why AAFP is calling for wide-ranging reforms to benefit #primarycare practices. Read our summary: bit.ly/3y2XVgW

A lower conversion factor in <a href="/CMSGov/">CMSGov</a>’s proposed 2025 #Medicare physician fee schedule jeopardizes patients’ access to timely, essential primary care. That's why <a href="/aafp/">AAFP</a> is calling for wide-ranging reforms to benefit #primarycare practices. Read our summary: bit.ly/3y2XVgW
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.AAFP president SFurrMD reiterated to Medical Economics how noncompetes fail to preserve the patient-physician relationship. The #AAFP continues to support the FTC's rule to ban noncompetes in health care that prioritize the interests of organizations over those of patients and

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A new Gallup poll shows only 40% of Americans say vaccinating their children is extremely important, down from 58% in 2019. AAFP President SFurrMD spoke with @fastcompany about how family physicians educate patients to boost vaccine confidence. bit.ly/3Mnhbt7

A new Gallup poll shows only 40% of Americans say vaccinating their children is extremely important, down from 58% in 2019. AAFP President <a href="/sfurrmd/">SFurrMD</a> spoke with @fastcompany about how family physicians educate patients to boost vaccine confidence. bit.ly/3Mnhbt7
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"Prior authorizations and clinician burnout often go hand in hand," AAFP president SFurrMD told MedPage Today. "It's not surprising that burnout has increased and that the number of prior authorization requests are higher." That's why #AAFP urges Congress to pass the Improving

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The AAFP continues to advocate for policies that improve uptake, including: ☑️ expanding Part B vaccine coverage to include all ACIP recommended vaccines ☑️ supporting funding for programs that supply vaccine products to immunize the under- & un-insured ☑️ ensuring public and

Primary Care for America (@pc4america) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ICYMI on last week's Faisel & Friends, @thegrahamcenter’s Yalda Jabbarpour joined Faisel Syed and Dan McCarter to discuss new data and the urgent need to invest in the primary care workforce. Listen now, wherever you listen to podcasts! bit.ly/3Mfw7cw

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.AAFP president SFurrMD reiterated to Medical Economics how noncompetes fail to preserve the patient-physician relationship. The #AAFP continues to support the FTC's rule to ban noncompetes in health care that prioritize the interests of organizations over those of patients and

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Prior authorizations often "causes stress for our patients because often they’re not able to get their medicines on time or get the medicines that they need," AAFP president SFurrMD told The Hill. Read more on why addressing clinician burnout is imperative.