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NATIONAL REFORM UPDATE
  February 5, 2010
In This Issue
As a follow-up to President Obama's State of the Union
Where the AAFP Stands on the Need for Health Care Reform
Message to Medial Students and Residents
The AAFP's Position on Health Care Coverage for All
Where the AAFP Stands on Reinvigorating the Primary Care Workforce
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As a follow-up to President Obama's State of the Union address

The following document has been prepared for distribution to those of you who care deeply about comprehensive health system reform.  While the AAFP will be sharing our leadership's thinking regarding next steps with our members via news articles and email messages, we thought that this might be a useful document for you as well.  Please note that in addition to this summary, links are provided throughout for more in-depth information.

Where the AAFP Stands on the Need for Health Care Reform

The failure of the U.S. political system to address urgently needed health care reform does not mean that an enormous crisis facing the nation has disappeared....click on the link to view the entire article:

http://www.fafp.org/ NatlReform020510.htm#a

Message to Medical Students and Residents

As new physicians, you may have special concerns about the health care system that you soon will be inheriting. Rest assured -  America will always need well-trained, compassionate...click on the link to view the entire article:

http://www.fafp.org/ NatlReform020510.htm#b

The AAFP's Position on Health Care Coverage for All

In response to a directive from the 2005 Congress of Delegates, the AAFP Board of Directors appointed a task force to update the Academy's health care coverage for all policy. That update came...
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http://www.fafp.org/ NatlReform020510.htm#c
Where AAFP Stands on Reinvigorating the Primary Care Workforce
 
In a primary care based system, workforce policies must ensure a strong cadre of family physicians, other primary care physicians and non-physician clinicians who are integral to a high functioning...
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http://www.fafp.org/ NatlReform020510.htm#d

Medical Liability

The current medical liability system fails both patients and physicians. Liability reform should make health care equitable and it must quickly compensate those truly injured in the course of....
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http://www.fafp.org/ NatlReform020510.htm#e

Primary Care Speaking with One Voice

AAFP, American College of Physicians and American Osteopathic Association - representing more than 330,000 physicians - join together in urging President Obama and the Congress to enact....
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http://www.fafp.org/ NatlReform020510.htm#f

For Updated Information, the Following Resources are Also Available:

AAFP News Now (http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now.html), the Academy's member news publication, is your go-to resource for articles with the latest information we're providing to all members.  As a reminder....click on the link to view the entire article:

http://www.fafp.org/ NatlReform020510.htm#g