‘We are really at a tipping point’ – On medical breakthroughs, drug prices, education, and keeping physicians’ offices open

Medical Economics August 5, 2024
Richard Payerchin

AAFP president weighs in on current issues in U.S. health care market.

Family physicians know well the broad range of factors that affect patient health and the financial health of their own practices.

Those issues often are difficult to deal with, but there are also some potential bright spots in the U.S. health care system.

This summer, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) declared a “workforce win” with new rural residencies planned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its Health Resources and Services Administration. AAFP also published the new “Practice Manual: Addressing Health Disparities for Patients With Obesity,” by contributing physician authors, to outline the best treatments and the best ways to discuss those with...

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