Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians

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Legislative Report for February

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AAFP directions for first time users

http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/policy/speakout/usingspeak.html

Letter for members to send to Congress:

http://www.capwiz.com/aafp/issues/alert/?alertid=14437711&type=CO

AAFP Government Affairs Weekly

December 11, 2009

2009 Chapter Supported State Legislation

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Connect for Reform

www.aafp.org/connectforreform

White House Announces Recovery Act Funding for Community Health Centers

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-announces-recovery-act-awards-build-renovate-community-health-cente

Graham Center Updates GME Payment Tables

The Graham Center has updated the GME payment tables for every hospital by state on their website. Graham Center staff worked directly with CMS staff to be sure they were pulling the same Hospital Cost Report data that CMS uses in calculating these. CMS reports some of these on their website but not all, especially primary care FTE and payment amounts. The Graham Center has also published a users' guide with answers to frequently asked questions. The link below takes you to the 2000 to 2007 tables. Many thanks to Dr. Martey Dodoo, Bridget Teevan, and Svetlana Bronnikov for preparing these.

http://www.graham-center.org/online/graham/home/tools-resources/data-tables/dt001-gme-2007.html

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