NCAFP Advocacy Updates

New CDC Director Calls for Increased Payment for Primary Care
2009-10-09 16:00
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"Primary care is starving," said Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during the Annual Awards Banquet of the Governor's Task Force for Healthy Carolinians on Thursday.

NC IOM Releases Report on Prevention
2009-10-09 16:03
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The NC Institute of Medicine released the findings of an 18-month task force focused on prevention, during the 17th Annual Healthy Carolinians Conference and NC IOM Prevention Summit on Thursday.

Grants Benefit Rural NC Family Medicine and Primary Care Practices
2009-10-01 14:51
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The Governor's Office announced this week that the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center has awarded more than $2.6 million in grants to assist in the construction and renovation of health care facilities in rural communities across the state.

AAFP Releases Health Reform Fact Sheet for Distributing to Patients
2009-09-04 16:09
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The AAFP has recognized that significant confusion currently exists among patients regarding the current health reform proposals under consideration and that Family physicians may be being asked to an

Audio Recordings of AAFP's Telephone Town Hall Meetings Available for Download
2009-09-04 16:10
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Earlier this week (Mon., 8/31), AAFP leaders conducted two telephone conference calls to outline the Academy's position on several key health reform issues and to field questions from members.

AAFP Holding Telephone Town Hall Meeting on Health Reform This Mon., Aug. 31st, 2009
2009-08-28 13:37
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AAFP leaders will be conducting a telephone town hall meeting to re-iterate its position on pending health reform legislation and clarify a number of misunderstandings that exist about the current pro

N.C. FPs Engage Senators Hagan and Burr on Family Medicine and PCMH
2009-08-28 13:38
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Family Medicine's advocacy efforts to increase the value of primary care continued this week with meetings with both Senator Kay Hagan yesterday and Senator Richard Burr today.

Take Advantage of Congressional Recess – Emphasize Importance of Primary Care to Your Elected Officials
2009-08-06 20:30
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North Carolina’s Congressional delegation has returned to the state for summer recess making it the perfect time to contact them and stress the importance of family medicine as a profession.

State Budget Passes – HHS Faces Significant Cuts/Medicaid Provider Rates Only Cut Slightly
2009-08-06 20:30
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The N.C. General Assembly gave final approval to the state budget this week, approximately five weeks into the state’s new fiscal year.

President Obama Calls for Increased Reimbursement for Family Physicians
2009-08-01 20:33
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President Barack Obama called for a renewed emphasis on primary care during a Town Hall Meeting in Raleigh today (Wednesday, July 29). And the N.C. Academy of Family Physicians (NCAFP) agrees.