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News Briefs: Week of Aug. 2-6
This roundup includes the following news briefs: GAO Encouraging Physicians to Complete Survey on Medicaid, CHIP Participation; HHS Announces Initial Grants for State Based Insurance Exchanges; FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use 'Miracle' Product; and California Expands Pertussis Immunization Recommendations
News Briefs: Week of Aug. 2-6
This roundup includes the following news briefs: GAO Encouraging Physicians to Complete Survey on Medicaid, CHIP Participation; HHS Announces Initial Grants for State Based Insurance Exchanges; FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use 'Miracle' Product; and California Expands Pertussis Immunization Recommendations
Why I'll Keep Accepting Medicare Patients
Like every other family physician with Medicare patients, I was horrified when Congress failed to stop the 21.3 percent Medicare payment cut that took effect June 1. A few weeks later, I sighed with relief when Congress finally rescinded the cut and passed a 2.2 percent payment increase. But that modest increase is only until Nov. 30. After that, who knows what will happen?
Why I'll Keep Accepting Medicare Patients
Like every other family physician with Medicare patients, I was horrified when Congress failed to stop the 21.3 percent Medicare payment cut that took effect June 1. A few weeks later, I sighed with relief when Congress finally rescinded the cut and passed a 2.2 percent payment increase. But that modest increase is only until Nov. 30. After that, who knows what will happen?
We're Leaving Medicare to Save Our Practice
Some family doctors say they're staying in Medicare and accepting new Medicare patients because philosophically, it's the right thing to do. But after participating in Medicare for several years, I've developed a different perspective. I think keeping my practice open is the right thing to do -- for my community as well as for me. Unfortunately, my practice may fold if we stay in Medicare.
We're Leaving Medicare to Save Our Practice
Some family doctors say they're staying in Medicare and accepting new Medicare patients because philosophically, it's the right thing to do. But after participating in Medicare for several years, I've developed a different perspective. I think keeping my practice open is the right thing to do -- for my community as well as for me. Unfortunately, my practice may fold if we stay in Medicare.
Strive to Reform Health Care, AAMC President Tells Students, Residents
Darrell Kirch, M.D., president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges, took the stage July 29 during the 37th AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Students in Kansas City, Mo., to urge family medicine residents and students to take up the challenge of reforming the U.S. health care system.
Strive to Reform Health Care, AAMC President Tells Students, Residents
Darrell Kirch, M.D., president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges, took the stage July 29 during the 37th AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Students in Kansas City, Mo., to urge family medicine residents and students to take up the challenge of reforming the U.S. health care system.
Center for the History of Family Medicine Offers New Online Resources
The Center for the History of Family Medicine, or CHFM, has added three new resources to its website as part of its mission to become the leading resource on the history of family medicine in the United States.
Center for the History of Family Medicine Offers New Online Resources
The Center for the History of Family Medicine, or CHFM, has added three new resources to its website as part of its mission to become the leading resource on the history of family medicine in the United States.
Underserved Populations Struggle with Poverty, Disparities in Health Care
As Denise Rodgers, M.D., of Newark, N.J., stood in front of a standing-room only crowd and launched into delivery of the Stephen Jackson, M.D., Memorial Lecture July 30 in Kansas City, Mo., her message was clear: Poverty, health disparities and health care disparities go hand-in-hand in America's underserved communities. Her solution came in the form of a challenge to America's future family physicians.
Underserved Populations Struggle with Poverty, Disparities in Health Care
As Denise Rodgers, M.D., of Newark, N.J., stood in front of a standing-room only crowd and launched into delivery of the Stephen Jackson, M.D., Memorial Lecture July 30 in Kansas City, Mo., her message was clear: Poverty, health disparities and health care disparities go hand-in-hand in America's underserved communities. Her solution came in the form of a challenge to America's future family physicians.
Family Medicine Residents, Students Elect New Leaders
Delegates to the National Congress of Family Medicine Residents and the National Congress of Student Members in Kansas City, Mo., chose new leaders on July 31 to represent them in the coming year.
Family Medicine Residents, Students Elect New Leaders
Delegates to the National Congress of Family Medicine Residents and the National Congress of Student Members in Kansas City, Mo., chose new leaders on July 31 to represent them in the coming year.
Advisory Committees Reject FDA Plan for Controlling Opioid Use
FDA advisers have overwhelmingly rejected the agency's plan for reducing the inappropriate prescribing, misuse and abuse of extended-release opioids. During a July 22-23 joint meeting of the FDA's Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs and Drug Safety and Risk Management advisory committees, committee members voted 25-10 against a proposed Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, or REMS, for extended-release and long-acting opioid analgesics after deeming the plan insufficient to stop abuse of the painkillers.
Advisory Committees Reject FDA Plan for Controlling Opioid Use
FDA advisers have overwhelmingly rejected the agency's plan for reducing the inappropriate prescribing, misuse and abuse of extended-release opioids. During a July 22-23 joint meeting of the FDA's Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs and Drug Safety and Risk Management advisory committees, committee members voted 25-10 against a proposed Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, or REMS, for extended-release and long-acting opioid analgesics after deeming the plan insufficient to stop abuse of the painkillers.
People in the News -- July
A number of AAFP members received various honors and awards this past month.
People in the News -- July
A number of AAFP members received various honors and awards this past month.
2010 Tar Wars Winner Trumps Brother's Achievement
Jared Gorthy wasn't the first member of his family to be selected a state winner in the Colorado AFP's annual Tar Wars poster contest. That honor went to his brother Derek, who won the state contest and finished seventh at the Tar Wars National Conference in 2007. Jared, however, fared even better than his older brother and was named the winner of the AAFP initiative's 2010 national poster contest July 26 during the national conference in Washington, D.C.
2010 Tar Wars Winner Trumps Brother's Achievement
Jared Gorthy wasn't the first member of his family to be selected a state winner in the Colorado AFP's annual Tar Wars poster contest. That honor went to his brother Derek, who won the state contest and finished seventh at the Tar Wars National Conference in 2007. Jared, however, fared even better than his older brother and was named the winner of the AAFP initiative's 2010 national poster contest July 26 during the national conference in Washington, D.C.
