Progress Notes :: March 9, 2017 :: Issue 158
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March 9, 2017 | Issue 158 |
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Government Affairs and Practice Advocacy
Gov. Wolf's consolidation plan under scrutiny
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Budget hearings are revealing deep concerns with Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposal to combine the departments of Health, Aging, and Drug and Alcohol Programs under the Dept. of Human Services. Much of the $90 million saved would come from reducing pharmacists’ dispensing fees under the PACE program and dramatically cutting spending on the state health centers and county assistance offices. The PAFP also has concerns with the proposed move of the primary care practitioner line item from the Dept. of Health to PHEAA, affecting the family medicine residency expansion project and the physician loan repayment program. The consolidation requires legislative approval.
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Education
Walk-in registrations available for Harrisburg CME Conference
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There is still space to attend our upcoming Harrisburg CME Conference in conjunction with Penn State Health! Online registration is now closed, but you can still earn more than 22 AAFP-prescribed credits by registering onsite for part or all of the conference. (Note: a $70 walk-in fee applies to all walk-in registrations.) Join us at the Hilton Harrisburg, with the festivities kicking off with the PAFP State Health Policy Symposium Thursday, March 16. Click here to view details, including the agenda.
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Public Health
American Health Care Act released
The Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act has been released. Supporters of the law claim the American Health Care Act maintains some of the 2010 law's most popular provisions, including forbidding insurers from denying coverage, while no longer penalizing Americans for having health insurance. But the plan is facing criticism from both sides of the aisle, with some Republicans saying it's too similar to Obamacare, and Democrats alleging it will cost more and cover fewer Americans. The PAFP will continue to keep you up to date with developments.
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Residents & Students
March (and April) Madness is here for residents, students!
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Countdown to Match Day: March 17
T-minus nine days and counting! Fourth-year medical students across the country learn where they’ll start their specialty training - we’ll welcome about 200 new residents to our 30 family medicine residencies in Pennsylvania. Tell us where you’re heading! Email mtalley@pafp.com, text (717) 395-3885 or tweet @mollytalley. Photos welcome!
April: Resident and Student Assembly meetings and elections
All PAFP resident and student members will receive email invitations to the webinar. Prospective volunteer leaders can learn more about your options here.
AAFP National Conference scholarships available - apply!
Find details and links to online applications here.
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'Speak Out' against nurse practitioner independence
The newly introduced Senate Bill 25 would eliminate the important patient safeguard of a required written collaborative agreement between a nurse practitioner (NP) and two physicians in Pennsylvania; a House version is also expected. Use the AAFP's Speak Out tool to tell your legislator to oppose this bill.
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