Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 27, 2025

As we move into the tenth week of the legislative session, Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) lobbyist Megan Verdeja breaks down what’s happening at the Minnesota State Capitol and provides an update on health care bills. Committee Hearing Highlights Last week saw several legislative hearings.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Adults with complex needs require health and social services from a variety of providers, which can lead to frequent use of services. Remuneration methods compatible with family physicians’ commitment to the program were needed to promote their engagement.

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Permanente Medicine

MAY 20, 2025

Related health care AI podcast: Assessing the impact of AI in medicine The podcast episode also examined how the value-based care model, which emphasizes prevention, coordination, and patient-centered care, creates a better environment for innovations that improve care quality. . “Every interaction matters and every person matters.”

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Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

Part 2 Here are some frequently asked questions I get as a Primary Care Provider. What is the meaning of Family Medicine? As the name suggests, a family physician can take care of your entire family – from the day of your birth (even before!) Other family doctors only see patients in their clinics.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. Should GPs actually be treated as the stars of medicine? Studies from the USA showed that adding one GP per 10,000 inhabitants was associated with 2-5 fewer deaths 5 , 6 and 4 fewer hospitalizations 5 annually.

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BMJ

MAY 10, 2022

Family physicians and family health workers, considered reliable sources of vaccine information, have a unique position where individuals in rural and urban areas can access frequently, uninterruptedly, cheaply, and easily [2]. Jour Turk Fam Phy 2020; 11 (1): 95-101. doi: 10.15511/tjtfp.20.00295.) Vaccines 202;9(7),713.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

JUNE 21, 2024

Providers of abortion and gender affirming care in Maine are effectively shielded from laws in other states by the passage of protection by the legislature. Pat Connolly & Cortney Linville who attended the AAFP Family Medicine Advocacy Summit in Washington May 19-21. LD 227 was signed by Governor Mills.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

APRIL 25, 2025

The sub-headline from a Medscape news article said it all: "Anesthesiology Still Hot, Family Medicine Is Not." Before becoming a core faculty member at the Lancaster General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program , I spent more than 15 years teaching in Georgetown's family medicine department.

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