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American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) 2015 Congress of Delegates

September 28 - 30, 2015; Denver, Colorado

CMS to Fund Networks to Help the Move to Value-Based Practice Some of the up to $840 million to be spent over next 4 years will go to workforce development networks to help steer away from volume-based reimbursement.
Family Physicians Launch Initiative to Promote Primary Care The American Academy of Family Physicians, along with seven other primary care groups, has launched a multi-year campaign to promote primary care as the solution to the nation's health problems.

Abortion, Guns Addressed at AAFP Congress of Delegates Among many hot-button issues, the AAFP Congress of Delegates voted to remove restrictions on abortion providers and to more closely align its stance on firearms with those of other medical societies.
AAFP Adopts Resolutions Aimed at Easing Practice Impediments At the AAFP Congress of Delegates meeting, practice enhancement committee resolutions target some of the most challenging elements of medical practice for family physicians.

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