News & Announcements
Family Medicine Recruits Hit All-time High in 2017 Match
03/24/2017
When the 2017 Match results were anouncend on March 17, more than 30,000 future allopathic physicians learned where they will begin their residency training in July. Among those, 3,237 matched into a Family Medicine residency program—setting an all-time high of graduating medical students choosing the specialty of Family Medicine!
U.S. House Postpones ACA Repeal, Replacement Bill
03/24/2017
After undergoing last-minute revisions, the U.S. Housed posptoned a vote on the Amercian Health Care Act that was scheduled for March 23--seven years to the date of the Affordable Care Act's passage.
MAFP Members Test New MAPS System; Registration Tutorial Available
03/24/2017
All MAFP members who run MAPS reports should be aware that the state of Michigan replace the old system with Appriss, PMP AWARxE software, effective April 4, 2017.
I Vaccinate, designed with input from Michigan mothers, provides the facts parents need to make informed decisions about vaccinations.
House Health Policy Committee Considers Technical Legislative Fixes
03/17/2017
The House Health Policy Committee considered and passed legislation this week that provides a fix to a telehealth bill signed by Governor Snyder late last year. The committee also considered a technical fix bill that provides for statutory definition around Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licensure and would create a new specialty certification for Clinical Nurse Specialists.
CBO Estimate: 24 Million Will Lose Healthcare Coverage by 2026 Under Proposed ACA Replacement
03/17/2017
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released its cost estimate of the American Health Care Act on March 13, projecting the bill package would reduce the federal deficit by $337 billion over the next 10 years and increase the number of uninsured Americans to 24 million by 2026.
ACA Repeal, Replacement Bill Raises Significant Concerns for the Academy
03/10/2017
On March 6, Congressional Republicans released the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a bill package aimed at repealing and replacing aspects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). AAFP, along with the American Medical Association and other physician groups, have expressed significant concerns regarding the AHCA's shortcomings in protecting the millions of Americans who have received healthcare coverage under the ACA, and its potential for widening the access issues that already plague our healthcare system.
House Health Policy Committee Undergoes Healthcare Sector Education
03/10/2017
As part of a series of presentations intended to educate members of the Michigan House Health Policy Committee about healthcare issues they could confront during the 2017-2018 legislative session, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America gave a presentation on March 8 on its industry and recent trends and public policy implications.
Best Wishes for a Successful 'Match Day'
03/10/2017
MAFP and its philanthropic arm, Family Medicine Foundation of Michigan, sends best wishes to Family Medicine resident applicants as they await the results of the 2017 'Match' on March 17.
Michigan Senate Health Policy Committee Debates Telehealth Bill Fix
03/10/2017
The new 'fix bill' would permit the prescribing of controlled substances as a telehealth service and directs the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to promulgate rules in conjunction with the Board of Medicine implementing the provisions of the bill.