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AAFP Website Users Will Need to Reset Their Passwords
If you have an account at aafp.org — and all AAFP and WAFP members do — you will be required to reset your password on or after Monday, Dec. 8. That date coincides with the completion of maintenance and security updates for AAFP’s website, which will be offline Dec. 5 through Dec. 7. Once the…
Read MoreCMS Releases 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Family physicians will benefit from the final rules for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Quality Payment Program, which were recently released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Among the highlights: “The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is pleased by several provisions in the 2026 Medicare physician fee schedule that strengthen…
Read MoreBree Collaborative Seeks Comment on Glycemic Control and Anemia Draft Guidelines
From the Bree Collaborative: Your feedback is requested on the Bree Collaborative’s draft Surgical Optimization: Glycemic Control and Anemia Report and Guidelines. Our workgroup will review all comments anonymously before submitting a final set of guidelines for review and approval by the Bree Collaborative. Please read the draft materials then complete the public comment form; we estimate that this form will take…
Read MoreVax Corner: Vaccine Resources
By Maria Huang, MD, FAAP, co-chair, Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (WCAAP) Vaccine Committee With recent changes from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices regarding Covid vaccinations and limiting MMRV use to children 4 years old, what protections do providers have?
Read MoreAAFP Congress of Delegates Debates WAFP Resolutions, Elects New Leadership
ANAHEIM, CA — The 2025 AAFP Congress of Delegates (COD) revised two WAFP resolutions and reaffirmed two others during its annual meeting. The Congress also considered numerous other resolutions from across the country and elected new leadership. The two revised WAFP resolutions addressed medication abortion and obesity coding. Both revisions featured coordination with other state…
Read MoreVax Corner: Preparing for the 2025 Fall/Winter Respiratory Season: COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV Immunizations
By Maria Huang, MD, FAAP, co-chair, Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (WCAAP) Vaccine Committee Please see the post from Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH (author of the blog Your Local Epidemiologist), for a concise summary of the 2025 fall vaccine options. Key Updates: COVID-19 Vaccine Labeling: The FDA has limited the COVID-19 vaccine…
Read MoreWAFP Statement: Optimal Medical Care Must be Grounded in Scientific, Evidence-Based Practices
Family physicians across Washington state are dedicated to delivering care grounded on scientific and evidence-based practices. Their ability to serve patients and communities depends on access to clear, consistent, and research-based public health guidance. As the national conversation around vaccines and public health changes, it’s more important than ever that leadership at the national level…
Read MoreMake Your Voice Heard at the 2025 AAFP Congress of Delegates
Member input is critical in shaping policy at both WAFP and AAFP. As with WAFP’s House of Delegates, members have the chance to submit written testimony on resolutions to be considered by the AAFP’s Congress of Delegates. AAFP will begin accepting testimony on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 10 a.m. Pacific and runs through Sept. 16.…
Read MoreAAFP to Hold Town Hall on Supporting Rural Practices
On Aug. 20, the AAFP’s Rural Family Medicine Project Advisory Group will host a virtual town hall to share their work to support AAFP members in rural areas and hear your ideas to shape future initiatives. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. Pacific and last for 90 minutes. Registration is open. Participants can expect…
Read MoreWPSR Event to Focus on Advocacy Skills for Health Professionals
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility is hosting a virtual event called “From Awareness to Action”. The event, on Aug. 25 at 6 p.m., will help physicians and other health professional hone their advocacy skills to work toward health justice. Among the topics, according to WPSR, are learning why organizing works; the important role of health…
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