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LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FAIR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER CONTRACTING ACT
The Fair Health Care Provider Contracting Act legislates fair contracting standards and disclosures that will help physicians continue to make informed contractual decisions and provide higher quality, more cost-effective care to their patients. One section of the legislation eliminates the use of “all products” clauses. In the past, payers have included “all products” clauses in their contracts with physicians, forcing physicians to accept all products that the insurer offers. Giving physicians a choice relieves them from accepting inferior insurance products that may have multiple administrative hurdles associated with obtaining medically necessary care for their patients. For more information, click here.
WATCH OUR NEW ADVOCACY VIDEOS ON THE PAFP WEBSITE
New advocacy videos starring our own PAFP board members are now available to view on the PAFP’s Government Affairs page. The videos feature real physicians discussing various aspects of the Fair Health Care Provider Contracting Act (House Bill 1763), legislation introduced by Rep. Nick Miccarelli (R-Delaware) earlier this year. In the videos, PAFP members share their experiences with insurance companies and the positive effects of this legislation, which will give physicians in Pennsylvania a more level contracting model. View the advocacy videos here.
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UPCOMING CME OPPORTUNITIES
The Hershey Breakaway, the PAFP’s spring CME conference, is Friday, March 9 through Sunday, March 11, 2012 at the Hotel Hershey. Online registration is available.
The PAFP SOUTH CENTRAL fall CME event is Saturday, October 29 from 8 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the Hershey Medical Center. View the agenda here or click here to register.
Click here for online CME.
Click here for three pain management webcasts.
Click here for a list of all PAFP Foundation CME.
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FALL CLUSTER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS
PAFP members, especially resident and student members, are welcome to participate in the business of the PAFP by coming to the fall cluster and Board of Directors meetings in Harrisburg on Saturday, Nov. 19.
Each spring, the Resident and Student Assemblies elect leaders and commission representatives to serve and represent resident and student concerns and perspectives on the Board and Commissions. Elected leaders are expected to register and participate, but all members are welcome to come also. For more information, please contact Molly Talley, Resident and Student Initiatives Director.
FMEC CONFERENCE
Pennsylvania family medicine residency programs and PAFP staff member Molly Talley will be participating in the fun and excitement that is the FMEC Conference in Danvers, Mass., Oct. 20 through 23. If you’re going, please stop by the Pennsylvania residency booths, or find Molly and say hi!
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PAFP PRESIDENT IN USA TODAY
USA Today, the widest-circulated print newspaper in the U.S., has published a letter written by PAFP President Dr. Dennis Gingrich! The letter, in response to an Oct. 10 column, ran in the Oct. 18 edition of the newspaper – but you can read it online by clicking here! If you want to keep the ball rolling on this very important issue, feel free to respond to the original column or Dr. Gingrich’s response by sending an email to USA Today. Please include your name, phone number, city, and state for verification.
PAFP STAFF ON KEVINMD
KevinMD, social media’s leading physician voice, is publishing a column written by Bryan Peach, the PAFP’s Manager of Media and Public Relations. You can click here to read the piece (the link will go live between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18). A previous column written by Peach and published on Kevin MD, published in August, can be found here.
LOWER YOUR VACCINE COSTS WITH ATLANTIC HEALTH PARTNERS
Atlantic Health Partners works with Sanofi Pasteur and Merck to provide our members with the lowest pediatric, adolescent, adult and flu vaccine prices and most favorable payment terms for all size practices. And if you need additional flu we can still get you our pricing and all flu is still available.
Atlantic also offers PAFP members:
• Reimbursement support • Medical supply discount program • Office and business supply discounts • Discounts for WellConnect patient recall program
Contact Atlantic at 1 (800) 741-2044 or via email and join the nearly 10,000 physicians nationwide already benefiting from Atlantic’s savings and support.
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