Medical Economics January 22, 2025
Richard Payerchin

By helping family physicians, the new Congress and administration would bolster health care across the nation.

How Congress can help family physicians in 2025: a prescription for health care success by AAFP

What can the 119th Congress do to strengthen primary care across the United States?

A lot, and changes for the better can’t come soon enough, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

This month, Academy Board Chair Steven Furr, MD, FAAFP, sent a letter outlining at least 20 ways legislators could improve family medicine for doctors and patients. Foremost: “Recognizing the Value of Primary Care.”

“Primary care serves as the foundation of a strong health care system, involving but not limited...

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