Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Family physicians are being squeezed by two accelerating trends: (1) too few of us to care for the growing US population and (2) the rising number of tasks that we are asked to accomplish for each patient. hours) allocated to preventive care. hours per day, with more than one-half of that time (14.1

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Primary Care Family Physician Preventative Care Preventive Care 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Expansion of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) within primary care practices is often met with resistance. Intervention: A rural-setting family physician scripted informal videos describing her extensive experience with treating patients with OUD using buprenorphine.

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Primary Care Education Patient-Centered Chronic Disease 130

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

MAY 14, 2025

Elimination of (State-Only) Prospective Payment System Rates to Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics for Undocumented Immigrants – Eliminates Prospective Payment System rates to clinics for state-only-funded services provided to undocumented Individuals. million total funds ($1.46

Healthcare 204

Healthcare Family Physician Management Individual 204

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

JUNE 21, 2024

Pat Connolly reported on the 2024 Maine Legislative Session: It was a short but busy session in Augusta this year. Since most physicians cannot bill under part D, we are forced to refer to pharmacies for vaccines such as Tdap, Shingrix and RSV. Here in Maine the "shorter" Legislative Session was quite full!

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Family Physician Family Medicine DO Primary Care 40