This month's Capsule Comment is brought to you by the FAFP Women's Health Subcommittee. If you would like to submit a Capsule Comment, please contact Chris Fisher at christinepfisher@aol.com.
Authors: Judith Gutierrez, MD and Alice Park, MD
Florida Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program
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Payment Reform Woes Generate Letter to Congressional Leaders
A number of organizations, including the AAFP, are persistently working to ensure a 27.4 percent reduction in the Medicare payment rate does not take effect on March 1. As part of their ongoing efforts, these organizations are calling on Congress to approve fundamental Medicare payment reform and thus avert the payment reduction called for by the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. |
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Atlantic Health Partners Can Help Your Practice with the 2012-13 Flu Season
Atlantic Health Partners offers FAFP members the overall best purchasing terms for Sanofi's Fluzone, Merck's Afluria, and MedImmune's Flumist. As the leading vaccine buying group in the country, Atlantic can assist your practice with reserving flu doses for the upcoming flu season, including Sanofi's High-Dose and Intradermal Fluzone.
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Probiotics, defined as "live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit to the host," are available worldwide in a number of food products, including dairy. Probiotics have been associated with dairy for quite some time and fermented dairy products continue to be the predominant foods and beverages for delivering probiotics. More information.
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