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New Report: U.S. Primary Care System Crumbling Amid Historic Disinvestment and Surge in Chronic Diseases

The Physicians Foundation

Misplaced Training Dollars: Lack of funding for community-based training impacting the primary care physician pipeline Hospital-based graduate medical education (GME) receives significantly more funding than community-based programs, a disparity linked to fewer new primary care physicians entering the workforce.

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Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt

GeriPal

Just today (June 17th) as we record this podcast: Ezra Klein released a wonderful interview with Sarah McBride , the first openly transgender member of congress A judge ruled that cuts to NIH grants focused on minority groups, including transgender people, were illegal and ordered the government to restore funding.

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- ADVOCACY News

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

This bill would preclude the government from charging interest on their loans during when they are unable to afford payments on the principal. Family Physicians Relieved SCOTUS Preserves Patient-Physician Relationship The June 13 U.S. We advocated for the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 1202 / S794).