Congress to delay Medicare pay cut until April 30
The House has voted to postpone the threatened 21.2-percent cut to Medicare physician fees for another 30 days, and the Senate is expected to follow suit soon. Congress’ failure to find a permanent fix to the flawed payment formula “is simply unacceptable,” said TAFP President Kaparaboyna Ashok Kumar, M.D., F.R.C.S., in a February statement. AAFP and TAFP remain engaged in the fight.
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Elgin physicians initiate grass-roots patient campaign to fight Medicare cut
Three family physicians in Elgin are waging the battle against the flawed Medicare payment formula on their home turf, in the exam room.
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Register today for TAFP’s 2010 Leadership and Legislative Conference
Make a difference for your patients and your practice; join TAFP for the 2010 Leadership and Legislative Conference in Austin April 9-10 and hone your skills in lobbying, interacting with the media, and more. Plus, get an insider’s look into national health reform and the next Texas legislative session.
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TAFP launches I Am A Family Doctor video
Plus, check out the new website and video contest
Your Academy is proud to launch the I Am A Family Doctor video, which shows the depth and breadth of family medicine by featuring innovative family medicine practices from around the state. Go to www.BeAFamilyDoc.com to see these physicians in action.
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AAFP to host Family Medicine Congressional Conference May 11-12
Do you want to influence politics on a national level? At AAFP’s Family Medicine Congressional Conference in Washington, D.C., attendees from around the country will learn how to develop relationships with congressional leaders and staff, and take these new skills to the streets to educate them. Learn more about the conference at www.aafp.org/fmcc.
TAFP Foundation offers scholarships to medical students, residents
Deadlines are quickly approaching for five TAFP Foundation medical student scholarships, two resident scholarships, student and resident funding for AAFP’s National Conference, and the TMLT medical student scholarships. Read through the latest listing and apply today.
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Calling all researchers: Enter TAFP’s annual research poster competition
Deadline to submit an abstract is May 14
Show off your research at the 2010 TAFP Student, Resident, and Community Physician Poster Competition, to be held during Annual Session on July 23 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. The top resident will win a $300 cash prize and up to $1,500 in travel funding.
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Family physicians increase their practice potential at 2010 C. Frank Webber Lectureship
Family physicians from around the state gathered for the 2010 C. Frank Webber Lectureship and Interim Session March 4-6 in Austin to learn, network, and develop new TAFP policies. Read a synopsis of last week’s conference.
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EDUCATION UPDATE
Register online for TAFP’s 61st Annual Session & Scientific Assembly in San Antonio
Online registration is now available for TAFP’s 61st Annual Session and Scientific Assembly July 21-25, 2010, at the Westin Riverwalk Hotel and Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. New information has been posted on the Annual Session page of the TAFP website. Go to www.tafp.org/education/programs/2010as.
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