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It's true - family physicians like Emily Briggs are the heartbeat of health care! herald-zeitung.com/opinion/tullbe…

Texas delegation in the house at #AAFPCOD! Thank you to these #TAFP leaders: Drs. Clare Hawkins, Emily Briggs, Terrance Hines, Ashok Kumar, and Tricia Elliott. #aafpfmx AAFP Emily Briggs Tricia Elliott Kaparaboyna A Kumar

Happy National Family Medicine Week, y’all! Thank you to all the TX family docs who deliver comprehensive, compassionate care to patients of all ages. Your dedication helps keep our communities healthy & strong. We appreciate all the work you do! #FamilyMedicineWeek

States w/ more PCPs have better health outcomes; lower rates for mortality (heart disease, cancer, or stroke); lower infant mortality & healthier birth weights. Primary care = valuable for all Texans. Now is the time to advocate for the investment it deserves! #FamilyMedicineWeek

A huge thank you to #TAFP member Tina Philip for speaking at today’s Texas Primary Care Consortium lunch and learn on primary care docs! #txlege

Family physicians are more than doctors – they are partners in their patients’ health journeys at every stage of life. They offer holistic, patient-centered care that makes a real difference. Happy National Family Medicine Week! #FamilyMedicineWeek

Is #FamilyMedicine right for you? Hear from Emily Briggs, drbrightzhou 🌈, Ryan Walker, MD, MPH, Alex McDonald, MD FAAFP CAQSM, Ian Coker, DO and Kelly Thibert, DO, on how they found family medicine and the unique careers they've cultivated through the specialty in this special webinar: ter.li/2s5hzw

Despite evidence showing the benefits of primary care, the specialty receives only a small fraction of total health care expenditures. Join us in advocating for increased investment in primary care to ensure all Texans have access to high-quality health svcs. #FamilyMedicineWeek

To family physicians in TX & beyond: your dedication to understanding the full health hx of pts leads to exceptional care & better health outcomes. This National FM Week, we celebrate the incredible impact on pts’ lives. Thank you for knowing pts inside & out! #FamilyMedicineWeek

October is the month of #zeal

TAFP Board Chair Emily Briggs honored by ACOG for her work in maternal care...including delivering >1000 babies in New Braunfels! aafp.org/news/family-do… AAFP

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Imagine living inside a wall designed to move your lungs for you because your diaphragm has been paralyzed by the Polio virus. You've never seen an iron lung because we don't need them anymore. Want to know why? Because.....vaccines have virtually erdicated the virus. But

Congratulations to our 2024 Patient Advocacy Award winner, Helen Kent Davis! She was honored for her 25+ years of advocating for women’s and children’s health issues and her commitment to protecting and advancing the welfare of Texans. #TAFP

Dr. Oz: The uninsured “don’t have the right to health,” but should be given “a way of crawling back out of the abyss” with “15-minute physicals” provided by the government “in a festival like setting.”

Another thread about a physician frustrated with UnitedHealthcare (United Healthcare). Last summer, my credentialing team requested I be added to marketplace plans under my existing contract. Instead, UHC issued a NEW contract—one we didn’t ask for—that EXCLUDED me from all Medicare plans.

I haven’t been paid for UnitedHealthcare Medicare claims since Oct 2024. We’ve spent HOURS trying to fix this. UnitedHealthcare doesn’t even have a phone line for this issue anymore. We have to use their chat feature. One rep was rude; another admitted the error, but the chat disconnected with no help.

This is unacceptable. Patients are put in a difficult situation, as are their physicians who are trying to provide quality healthcare for them. UnitedHealthcare must do better—for patients and physicians.

I agree with all four paragraphs of this post. But, primary isn’t just good for Medicaid, it’s the foundation of better health and a more efficient health system, irrespective of the payer or purchaser. I also appreciate the nod to DPC - a model we have supported and nurtured

How does United Airlines not have a working plane? I've been in Houston waiting to get home. They now promise a THIRD plane to attempt. Seriously? Please send a working, clean plane to C1! Won't even mention the delayed timeline. #delay #airportdelays Bush Airport wow