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Medical Economics Editor Richard Payerchin and Steven P. Furr, MD, FAAFP, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians, discuss proposed cuts in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, the AAFP’s work on increasing the number of physicians in rural areas, and even a bit about Furr’s own family medicine practice in Alabama.

Check out our previous episodes featuring interviews with 

Joseph Betancourt, MD, president of the Commonwealth Fund

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Overview of the podcast and introduction of the guests discussing family physician challenges.




Discussion on the 2.8% cut in physician reimbursement and its implications.




Concerns about the sustainability of practices due to ongoing Medicare cuts.




Efforts made by AAFP to inform Congress about the effects of physician cuts.




Significance of the G2211 code for increasing family physician reimbursement.



Congress and Medicare Economic Index (00:04:02)


Discussion on whether reimbursement should be based on the Medicare Economic Index.




Effects of site neutral payments on family physicians and practice sustainability.




Concerns regarding physician consolidation and its impact on patient care.




Discussion on the implications of non-compete clauses for family practices.




Impact of the Change Healthcare cyberattack and recovery efforts in practices.




Overview of Dr. For's practice structure and its resilience to cyber threats.




Importance of cybersecurity measures and employee education in practices.




Discussion on new treatments for obesity and their implications for patient care.



Pharmaceutical Pricing Concerns (00:11:59)


Concerns regarding high pharmaceutical prices and their impact on patient equity.




Status and importance of new physician residencies in rural communities.




Final thoughts on the urgent need for Medicare reimbursement reform and its impact on healthcare.

Podcasts

Steven P. Furr, MD, FAAFP, president of AAFP, joins the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation covering the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, rural health care access, and cybersecurity.

Ep 37: Physician finances with Steven P. Furr, MD of AAFP

Private equity investment, burnout crop up in Physicians Foundation 2024 survey results.

Consolidation is eroding quality of U.S. health care, doctors say

Study examines physician telehealth use and finds differences by physician sex, age and specialty.

After COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth use remains strong for primary care, behavioral health

Physician founder of Vot-ER recalls the beginning of a national movement to advance voter registration in health care settings.

If health care is broken, doctors and patients must ‘grasp the levers of change’ starting at the ballot box, advocate says

Two solutions for the primary care shortage from unlikely sources could boost access

What lawyers and Mexican medical schools can teach us about primary care

AAPA says scope creep campaign misleads patients and hurts teamwork in health care.

Physician associates again ask AMA to end ‘disparaging rhetoric targeted at the PA profession’

PAI: Physicians in some ways are at a disadvantage in fighting health care consolidation

 that makes it difficult for physicians to lead 

. Physicians, if they are able to do so, can offer competitive, high-quality health care choices to patients in the United States, said Kelly Kenney, JD, CEO of the 

Videos

Physicians Advocacy Institute CEO discusses consolidation in health care.

PAI: Advice for physicians getting involved with private equity investors

, said physicians should look at what they are getting into before joining with an investor partner as businesses 

. She offers an anecdotal example and said some doctors experience buyer’s remorse when they join with private equity investors.

PAI: Possible solutions to alleviate problems in health care consolidation, part 2

Physicians’ clinical autonomy should remain the topmost priority as more and more corporate entities take ownership of doctors’ practices and 

 continues in the American health care system. Kelly Kenney, JD, CEO of the 

, summarizes the organizations’ recommendations to 

 examining market conditions and potential harms to physicans and patients.

PAI: Possible solutions to alleviate problems in health care consolidation, part 1

 and regulators are beginning to show more interest in possible negative effects of private equity investment and 

 in health care. Kelly Kenney, JD, CEO of the 

, discusses recommendations about ways to protect patients from corporate decision-making and profit-first policies that undermine the ability of physicians to direct appropriate patient care.

PAI: Corporate changes in the health care marketplace, part 3

Physicians have a fiduciary responsibility to their patients. Corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders. There is a 

 control so much of health care, it can undermine the relationship between doctors and patients, said 

PAI: Corporate changes in the health care marketplace, part 2

 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. Those federal agencies are examining how the recent history of small deals, transactions and takeovers have added up to widespread 

 in health care. Those business conditions have effects on patient care and the profession of doctoring, said 

PAI: Corporate changes in the health care marketplace, part 1

, large corporate entities are in charge of the 

. This corporatization affects who physicians practice medicine, said 

PAI: Four areas of focus

 CEO Kelly Kenney, JD, explains four areas of focus that PAI works on: 

, continuing education for physicians, research, and 

PAI: Introducing the Physicians Advocacy Institute

 about effects of consolidation in health care to three federal agencies reviewing current 

: The U.S. Departments of Justice, Health and Human Services, and the Federal Trade Commission. CEO Kelly Kenney, JD, introduces the 

 with some history about the organization.

CEO discusses consolidation in health care.

NIOSH and physician burnout: Who takes the lead?

How important is physician leadership in establishing a healthy workplace culture? It is essential, but doctors are outnumbered by nurses and managed by administrators, so a team approach is necessary in a health care setting if staff hope to use the new 

 Guide: Taking Action to Improve Healthcare Worker Wellbeing, with steps to combat health care burnout. 

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

, said institute director John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, LLM, MBA.

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