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CDC
Considering Early Start to Seasonal Flu Vaccinations
Move Would Create Time for H1N1 Immunizations
(05/22/2009) -- Physicians and other health care
professionals might be giving vaccinations for seasonal
influenza well in advance of the flu season this
year. Daniel Jernigan, deputy director of the CDC's
influenza division, said during a May 20 media briefing
that the agency is considering an early rollout
of the seasonal influenza vaccine in the hope that
a vaccine for the novel H1N1 influenza will be ready
in the fall.
Senate
Finance Committee's Health Reform 'Options Paper'
Prompts Swift Academy Response
(05/20/2009) -- In response to a discussion paper
issued by the Senate Finance Committee, the AAFP
and two other primary care physician organizations
have told the committee that in 2010, total Medicare
payments for primary care physician services should
be increased by at least 10 percent more than those
made to nonprimary care physicians and other providers.
The three groups also have recommended increases
of an additional 5 percent each year for the subsequent
four years.
AAFP
Praises Bill That Would Strengthen Primary Care
Infrastructure
(05/20/2009) -- The AAFP has endorsed a primary
care bill that seeks to rebuild and strengthen the
nation's primary care infrastructure by providing
scholarships, loan forgiveness, deferral of loan
repayments and grants for practices to incorporate
the patient-centered medical home, or PCMH.
Montana Academy of Family Physicians
Upcoming
Meetings
- Promotes Family Medicine;
- Provides education for Family Physicians;
- Represents the personal and professional interests of Family Physicians, and:
- Is the guiding force for quality primary care in Montana.
2021 11th Avenue, Suite
1, Helena, Montana 59601-4890
Telephone: (406) 443-4000 / (877) 443-4000
in Montana State
Fax: (406) 443-4042
Email: linda@mmaoffice.com








