Medicare Action Tool Kit

AAFP Grassroots Advocacy Check out AAFP's Medicare Action Toolkit - get your patients and communities involved!
Download this fact sheet and sample letters -- ask patients to send letters to their Congressional representatives, urging them to enact a permanent fix to the Medicare physician payment issue

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Draft Maine CDC Flu Vaccine Shortage Contingency Plan Available for Comment

At this point in time, Maine CDC is being told there should be sufficient influenza vaccine for the 2010-2011 season. In fact, initial small shipments are expected in the coming week. However, since there have been significant and unpredicted influenza vaccine shortages during three of the last six seasons, we believe it is important for contingency plans to be developed in case there is an unpredicted shortage.
If there is a shortage, we will use as guidance the 2010-2011 Influenza Vaccine Recommendations published by the U.S. CDC July 29, 2010.

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MAFP's New Website

MAFP is delighted to roll-out our new website today!
Please let us know how you like it - to submit a picture for publication contact Deborah at: maineafp@tdstelme.net

MAFP's 18th Annual Family Medicine Update - May 6 & 7 was a great success!

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CDC Seeks Input on Flu Prevention Recommendations

The CDC is seeking public comment on proposed guidance that would update and replace recommendations previously issued for preventing seasonal influenza transmission in health care settings, as well as the interim guidance for novel influenza A (H1N1) that was issued last year.

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