CAPITOL UPDATE: Clock ticks down as important measures hang in the balance
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TAFP’s loan repayment bill awaits a crucial hearing in the Senate, APNs fail to achieve broad expansions of practice, and the Academy’s instant verification of benefits bill goes to the governor. more...

Report: Act now to enact health reform or pay the price later
Can the United States afford a comprehensive health reform package? A report released yesterday from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation quantifies intermediate and longer-term implications of health care reform, concluding “can we afford not to?” more...

AAFP survey: In recession, patients defer or cancel care
A survey released this week reveals that more patients have chosen to forgo care in tough economic times. In response, physicians have stepped up efforts to help their patients, but is it enough? more...

DSHS and TAFP launch statewide initiative for pertussis vaccinations
As a family physician, help new parents protect their baby from a very real threat—whooping cough. DSHS has partnered with TAFP to launch the cocooning initiative to immunize all who come into contact with a new infant. Read more about how you can obtain education materials for your patients. more...

EDUCATION UPDATE

Enhance your practice at Annual Session procedures workshop
Also, watch your mailboxes for the 2009 NPI brochure
Get more from your practice by signing up for the Stress ECG Testing Procedures Workshop to be held at Annual Session and hosted by TAFP partner the National Procedures Institute. For a separate registration fee, attendees can earn 12 more prescribed credits on Wednesday, July 15 and Thursday, July 16. more...