“The data reflect what we already know about physician shortages, but the speed at which this happened is remarkable and terrible," says @cofogart. New research published in @AnnFamMed shows the share of FPs working in rural areas dropped 11% in 6 years. bit.ly/3Kw3gDt

The 2026 #Medicare physician fee schedule final rule is here. Join Primary Care for America’s virtual policy briefing for expert analysis and real-time dialogue on what’s next for primary care. It's not too late to RSVP: bit.ly/43ilcb3

The 2026 #Medicare physician fee schedule final rule is here. I'm looking forward to joining policy experts and leaders from @CMSGov at a @PC4America policy briefing on Thursday, 11/13.

I hope you'll join us virtually by registering here — primarycareforamerica.org/2026mpfsbriefi…

🚨 Join us 11/12 at 1:30 p.m. ET for a webinar highlighting key takeaways from the 2025 @PCPCC Evidence Report. This year's report identifies factors and policies that support and sustain rural primary care as communities face barriers to health coverage. bit.ly/46Wa9Xp

ICYMI, #GrahamCenter Director Dr. Yalda Jabbarpour addressed health care leaders at #PrimaryCare25 and talked about the consequences of a shrinking PCP workforce. @PC4America bit.ly/3ZitbD0

This #FamilyMedicineWeek, we celebrate the unique beauty of our work. Dr. Elizabeth Kazarian reflects on how trust in patients, mentors and colleagues shapes the heart of family medicine. Read more: bit.ly/3II4P0g

September 29 to October 3 is #FamilyMedicineWeek. This Family Medicine Week, I’m proud to celebrate the impact family physicians across the country have on their patients and their communities.

There are a few things I know to be true:

1) Family Physicians are trusted messengers: family physicians help patients cut through the noise with facts, science and compassion. Patients know they can turn to their family doctor with any question, from immunizations to mental health, and be heard and respected.

2) Family physicians are uniquely positioned to care for patients at every stage of life, often caring for multiple generations within the same family. That continuity builds trust and strengthens relationships.

3) Family physicians live and work in the communities we serve. Family medicine does not exist in isolation—it thrives in partnership with patients, families, neighborhoods, and local organizations.

Every person deserves access to health care and a family physician they can count on. That’s the vision the AAFP works toward every day.

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Today, we're kicking off #FamilyMedicineWeek! As family physicians, you are the trusted voice that patients and communities rely on in a complex health system. Thank you for being there—every step, every turn, every role. 💙 bit.ly/4pEcqxL

From caring for patients across generations to helping patients cut through the noise, family physicians are a trusted source of information for both their patients and their larger communities. Join the celebration this #FamilyMedicineWeek.

Time to honor an outstanding Nebraska family physician! 🩺 Know an FP in NE who goes above and beyond? Nominate them for the NAFP Family Physician of the Year award by August 31st. Anyone can nominate!

Find the form and all the details here: nebrafp.org/about_us/news_…

We are loving all the connections we are seeing at #AAFPFUTURE! What are you looking forward to?!

I turned in all of my documents this morning and I am excited to announce that I am officially running as an at-large candidate for the AAFP Board of Directors. Thank you to @NEBRAFP for your support in this process.

We are keeping the National Doctors Day Celebration going all month long! Don't miss out on your $100 off select AAFP offerings: bit.ly/3G4hExl

Investing in primary care is key to ensuring a robust health care system. Our third scorecard, with support from @MilbankFund & @PhysiciansFound calls attention to gaps in primary care access & policy solutions that can bolster the physician workforce. bit.ly/4bO2wlj

.@aafp + @ModioInfo partnering on a free Audio app for @AFP content is the kind of good news a primary care doc loves to hear!

Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women: Evaluation & Treatment is available for FREE 👉🏾 modioinfo.com/aafp/home/

With leading experts and practitioners, the PCC will probe the major causes of growing administrative burden and discuss promising public and private sector solutions that free primary care to do what it does best—enable us to be our healthiest selves.

Learn more and register webinar April 16th: thepcc.pub/Simplify-VBC

Family physicians are key in addressing the opioid crisis. The newly updated Treating Opioid Use Disorder as a Chronic Condition manual provides you with the latest research, treatment strategies and updated payment tables to support your patients. Learn more: bit.ly/4l1eM7u

Really great study published by @joefigs2 @IPapanicolas and colleagues. Key finding:

"avoidable mortality increased in all US states, primarily due to increases in preventable deaths, while it decreased in comparable high-income countries. Health spending was significantly ith avoidable mortality for other high-income countries but not across US states."

I would argue that the US, as compared to other countries, spends its health care dollars inefficiently and should be investing more, significantly more, in primary care.

Congratulations to the #Match2025 class! We’ll be celebrating with you all week long, and we can’t wait to see where you’re headed on Friday! Use this social media toolkit and tag us @futurefamilymed so we can help you celebrate: ter.li/o4vt4k

📢 #AAFP’s president, president-elect and board chair are on Capitol Hill today advocating for policies to improve access to comprehensive #primarycare. On the agenda: protecting the #Medicaid program so beneficiaries have access to care, permanently reauthorizing the THCGME Medicare physician payment.