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AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

The 2025 Alabama Legislative Session concluded on May 14 at midnight. The updated tax credit seeks to incentivize physicians to serve in underserved rural communities, addressing longstanding healthcare disparities and bolstering access to medical care for Alabama’s rural residents.

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Governor’s 2025-26 May Revision Proposes Major Cuts to Healthcare and Undermines Medi-Cal Expansion Commitments

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

On May 14, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom released the revised 2025-26 state budget to address a projected $12 billion deficit , a sharp contrast to the modest surplus anticipated in January. Medi-Cal Minimum Medical Loss Ratio – Increases the minimum medical loss ratio for managed care plans, commencing January 1, 2026.

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Utility of HANDOC and CH-A in Endocarditis Triage

Physician's Weekly

Medical records were reviewed to classify each episode using the HANDOC score, CH-A, and Duke-ISCVID criteria. The results showed that 325 episodes of 308 individuals with NBHS BSIs were analyzed. The TEE was utilized in 26% of cases. A total of 21 episodes (6.5%) fulfilled the duke-ISCVID criteria for definite IE.

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

In This Issue : Why Renewable Energy Belongs in Every Clinic Medical Waste: One Model for Improvement OnTrack with your Sustainability Goals? Our Consulting Services offer customized strategies for group practices, health systems, and medical societies ready to accelerate their impact and lead the way in climate-smart care.

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Family Physicians Speak Out Against Changes to Vaccine Policy

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

The Medical Community Speaks Out The AAFP has taken a clear stance in a statement released on June 11, 2025: ‘…we are speaking out to denounce the collective harm being caused by recent decisions associated with vaccine policy, and we call on Congress to intervene before irreparable damage is done.”

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Postural Sway Velocity Effective for Assessing Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Physician's Weekly

The 2025 annual meeting of the Peripheral Nerve Society (PNS) took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from May 17, 2025 to May 20, 2025. Clinicians obtain a detailed medical history and conduct two screening tests, one assessing small fibers and another for large fibers.

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Is your telehealth setup up to snuff? 7 quick checkpoints for practices

Physician's Practice

7 quick checkpoints for practices June 26, 2025 By Keith A. Reynolds June 25th 2025 Article Unlock hidden insights in your practice's data to boost revenue, streamline operations, and enhance patient care with simple, effective strategies. Austin Littrell May 19th 2025 Podcast Jeffrey A. 65: Patient autonomy with Jeffrey A.