Half of Primary Care Doctors in Survey Would Leave Medicine
By Val Willingham
CNN Medical Producer (CNN) -- Nearly half the respondents in a survey of U.S. primary care physicians said that they would seriously consider getting out of the medical business within the next three years if they had an alternative. Read more...
November 18, 2009-WASHINGTON - Primary care doctors in the United States feel overworked and nearly half plan to either cut back on how many patients they see or quit medicine entirely, according to a survey released on Tuesday. Read more...
Jindal Unveils Health Care Revamp Proposal
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal on Friday outlined the framework of the next hallmark proposal of his administration: a revamp of the way Louisiana provides health coverage to the poor and uninsured that is intended to rein in rising costs and improve care. Read more...
Dr. Epperly, AAFP Featured in USA Today, NY Times, Wall Street Journal
AAFP President Ted Epperly, M.D., FAAFP, and AAFP were featured in November 18 articles in USA Today, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Read more...
AMA Adopts New Principles for Patient-centered Medical Home
On Nov. 10, American Medical Association (AMA) voted to adopt the “Joint Principles of the Patient-centered Medical Home,” joining American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians and American Osteopathic Association in endorsing the principles. Read more...
The Academy stood up for rural family physicians recently when it voiced strong objection to four potential alternatives to the current payment locality structure that CMS uses in the Medicare physician fee schedule. Read more...
