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AAFP calls on members to Speak Out against looming Medicare cut
Your Academy needs your voice in the fight to stop a 10.6-percent cut in Medicare physician payments. A bill will likely be introduced next week to block the cuts but it faces stout opposition. Your senators need to hear from you as soon as possible. more …

Report: Texas gets failing grade on scorecard for child health care
The results are in. Compare Texas’ child health systems to other U.S. states and the Lone Star State ranks near the bottom according to a study from The Commonwealth Fund. more …

TMLT deciphers medical board jurisdiction in physician manual
Find the answers to your questions on how the Texas Medical Board functions through a new TMLT physicians’ guide and other resources available on TAFP’s Web site. more …

Access new vaccine recommendations through DSHS online publication
The Texas Department of State Health Services Immunization Branch has published another issue of the Vaccine Advisory, providing updated recommendations for the use of quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4). Read the advisory online on the DSHS Web site. more …

TAFP partnership brings summer savings on vaccines
Through a partnership with the vaccine purchasing program, Atlantic Health Partners, TAFP members can receive discounts on select Sanofi Pasteur vaccines. more …

Upgrade, enhance and revitalize your practice with AAFP three-step program
Are you looking for better ways to care for patients with chronic illnesses? Be one of 12 family medicine practices to participate in AAFP’s Texas-Oklahoma Practice Enhancement Forum. more …

EDUCATION UPDATE

Register today for TAFP’s 59th Annual Session to save $100
Also for fun and games, come one, come all to the circus-themed President’s Party

Save $100 on the 59th Annual Session and Scientific Assembly by registering before the Early Bird Deadline on June 23. The conference will be held at the Westin Galleria in Houston July 16-20, and will feature many quality CME and social events. The main attraction—the President’s Party—is going to be a circus! Purchase your tickets on the Annual Session registration form and join your new ringmaster, Robert Youens, M.D., in a family-friendly event under the big top. more …

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