Family physician, husband and father of 3, former officer AAFP, health care and community advocate, Packer/Badger/Brewer fan

SC Wisconsin
Joined September 2009
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This will be the best thing you watch all day. 😂 #ParisOlympics
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DUH! This has been true for decades and yet such a much greater investment in primary care has been ignored by EVERY PAYER all during this time. Even most of the 'new efforts' today by the Feds and insurance companies fall short! Time for change! JUST DO IT!
“To get the primary care we need, we need to pay for it” - key message from Matt Press, MD, MSc, @ACPIMPhysicians member, at today’s briefing on Capitol Hill, supported by @BPC_Bipartisan @commonwealthfnd @PCPCC
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He is had a positive impact on numerous health care issues over his career, but this may be @Surgeon_General most important work. Proud of his leadership and courage. Surgeon General: Why I’m Calling for a Warning Label on Social Media Platforms nytimes.com/2024/06/17/opini…
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Once again, MA plans are not serving patients very well. Time to reign them in and provide better support for Traditional Medicare (but with needed payment reform and greater flexibility).
.@KFFHealthNews reports #MedicareAdvantage plans are failing patients, notably in rural areas. Plans limit access via narrow networks, deny care through restrictive prior auth & offer inferior coverage. This profits-over-people agenda is bad for patients. i.mtr.cool/zsbdxxwysh
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New #GrahamCenter policy one-pager looks at primary care access in areas of the U.S. with aging populations. As aging populations require increased care for chronic conditions, the primary care workforce must increase and adapt. bit.ly/4b0Rmta
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This is actually how it works. Believe it.
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With a strained primary care workforce & an underfunded, undervalued mental health care system, it’s unsurprising that behavioral health services have emerged as an urgent need. See how @aafp advocates for improved access to mental health care. bit.ly/4ajm80s
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Larry is a true ambassador for Family Medicine. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Larry Pheifer on receiving the Chair's Award from @widfm! Larry's 26 years of dedicated leadership at WAFP have shaped countless family physicians in Wisconsin, fostering collaboration and excellence in the field. #FamilyMedicine
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After more than 30 years since the implementation of the RBRVS system, @PC4America is pleased to host an important conversation - A Look Back at the RBRVS and its Impact on Primary Care - on Thurs, May 23 at 9:30am as part of #PrimaryCare24. primarycareforamerica.org/pr…
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Finger on the Pulse: The State of Primary Care in the U.S. and Nine Other Countries commonwealthfund.org/publica…
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An important conversation will take place next week (3/6) in the @SenateBudget and the @aafp will be front and center with family physician Bob Rauner, MD testifying. Appreciate that Chairman @SenWhitehouse is holding this hearing. budget.senate.gov/hearings/h…
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We’re #familymedicine! Join peers who get it—like the ones at @utfamilymed—at this year’s #AAFPNC: bit.ly/3OuYViT
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The latest issue of @FPMJournal includes an informative rundown of how the @aafp helps state chapters, advocates, members, policymakers and others identify opportunities to increase primary care investment. aafp.org/pubs/fpm/issues/202…
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Thanks Atul for highlighting the obvious value of Family Medicine and primary care!!
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Today I’m reflecting on Winter Cluster and thinking about how grateful I am to all the @AAFP members who gave their valuable time and brought their leadership energy to Kansas City this past weekend.
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Spitballing here, but it seems we might have the ability to invest more in primary care….. POLITICO Pro | Article | CMS may pay $88 billion more than it has to for Medicare Advantage, study says subscriber.politicopro.com/a…
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We thank @CMSGov for implementing new #Medicare codes in 2024 that will better assess patients’ unmet social needs and integrate community-based services to address those needs. This supports the foundation of family medicine: comprehensive, person-centered primary care.
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