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Senate Does the Right Thing -- and Many of You Helped Tip the Balance - 6,800 AAFP Members Contacted Their Senators by Jim King, MD, AAFP President
It was a rare day on Capitol Hill July 9. A critical vote was imminent. No one knew whether the Senate could muster the votes to end the filibuster of H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act -- the bill that would rescind the disastrous 10.6 percent cut in Medicare physician pay. Previously, the Senate had fallen just one vote short of stopping the filibuster before recessing for Independence Day. During that break, Republican senators who had voted against the bill faced tremendous heat for their vote, but none of them, even if they wanted to change their vote, wanted to be that one vote that would end the filibuster. Read more...
Brian Elkins, MD Named 2008 LAFP Family Physician of the Year
Brian Lane Elkins, MD was honored as the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians’ (LAFP) 2008 Family Physician of the year on Saturday, July 5, 2008, in Destin, Florida, at the 2008 Awards and Installation Ceremony. Dr. Elkins has been an LAFP member since 1999. By being selected by the state chapter for this honor, he will now be eligible for the American Academy of Family Physicians Family Physician of the Year Award. Read more...
2008 - 2009 LAFP President and Board of Directors
The Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians (LAFP) held it's annual General Assembly on Friday, July 4th, at the Baytowne Conference Center, Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, Destin, Florida, and elected board members for 2008-2009. Read more...
This year’s LAFP Foundation Auction was held during a luau and for the first time was "live", and raised over $3,8000. Proceeds from the auction will benefit LAFP Foundation programs. Read more...
This years General Assembly Meeting provided members with an address from Dr. Jim King, AAFP President, as well as Dr. Michael Fleming, FamMedPac President, former AAFP President and former LAFP President and Dr. Karl Hanson with LAMMICO. Four resolutions were presented and approved during the meeting and are as follows: Read more...
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