Health care for Montana’s citizens, families and communities.
Big Mountain Medical Conference
January 25-27, 2017
The Lodge at Whitefish Lake
HHS to award grants to help physicians train for MACRA
As the representative of Family Medicine and Family Physicians in Montana, the Montana Academy of Family Physicians:
Promotes Family Medicine
Family physicians play a critical role in improving the health of patients, families, and communities across Montana and the United States.
Provides Education for Family Physicians
Through excellence in teaching and research, we will be leaders in the discovery, development and dissemination of new knowledge and innovation.
Represents the personal and professional interests of Family Physicians.
Promotes family medicine and develops and advocates the family medicine primary care strategy.
Is the guiding force for quality primary care in Montana.
To improve the health and well-being of patients, families and communities we serve.
2017 Physician of the Year WINNER!
Dr. Bennett has been actively involved in teaching and establishing a culture of learning in Lewistown by mentoring students in a traditional family medicine practice, covering all aspects of patient care from newborn to eldercare. READ MORE – More Winners…
June 2018
AAFP, Other Groups File Amicus Brief in Texas v. U.S.
The AAFP and other medical groups have filed an amicus brief supporting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) in a lawsuit that seeks to declare the ACA unconstitutional.
Study Finds Disturbing Trends in Vaccination Exemptions
Results of a new study show that the number of nonmedical exemptions for childhood vaccinations has increased in two-thirds of the states that allow exemptions for philosophical, as well as religious, reasons.
AMA House Backs AAFP’s Call for Accurate 2020 Census
At its recent annual meeting, the AMA House of Delegates unanimously adopted an AAFP-led resolution that focused on the critical need to maintain the integrity of U.S. Census data to ensure appropriate allocation of health care and other funding.
AAFP Scores Win as CMS Activates Medicare ID Look-up Tool
The AAFP was successful in its recent efforts to persuade CMS to create a look-up tool for patients' Medicare Beneficiary Identifier numbers.
Family Physicians Needed to Serve on Opioid Expert Teams
The AAFP is recruiting family physicians who have experience using medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorders or are interested in obtaining a waiver to prescribe MAT to be part of opioid expert teams.
AAFP Joins Effort to Reverse Pricing Informationly CPT Modifier 25 Decision
Dozens of professional medical organizations -- including the AAFP and the New Jersey AFP -- recently signed a letter urging two health insurance companies to reconsider an unfair coding policy.
AAFP Advises HHS on Boosting HPV Vaccination Rates
HPV vaccination rates have improved in recent years, but the AAFP says physicians and other health care professionals in rural areas, especially, need more education about the vaccine and its benefits to further boost those rates.
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
Marjie Heier, M.D., may not have found the medical practice she expected in Zambia, but the people of this African nation certainly found what they needed in Heier.
AAFP Payment Model Shows ‘Promise,’ Says HHS
HHS has responded to an advisory committee's recommendation regarding the AAFP's Advanced Primary Care Alternative Payment Model by praising the AAFP for its "strong commitment to innovation and improving health care."
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