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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

Having Your Own Long-Term GP Can Save Your Life Patients who choose a GP rather than a specialist as their primary care provider have a 19% 8 lower mortality and produce 22% 9 -33% 8 lower healthcare spending. 11 , 13 Over time, GPs come to know their patients well. Over time, GPs put their patients into context.

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STATEMENT RELEASE: Doctors for America’s FDA Task Force Dismayed by Kennedy Testimony

Doctors for America

during yesterday’s Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing. As a result of these massive cuts to FDA’s scientific and technical expertise, drug development and approvals have slowed down, hindering access for patients to promising treatments. Kennedy Jr.