Standing with Idiots
It has been about a year since I last paid the AAFP any of my money. It feels good. They will never get another dime from me.
Here is their latest request to get me back:
The AAFP offers the influence you need
The fight to improve U.S. health care legislation can seem overwhelming. You’ve advocated on behalf of your patients and the family medicine specialty throughout your entire career, and at times it has seemed like your voice has not been heard. But as a family physician with years of knowledge and experience, the AAFP is listening.
Join the AAFP today to make your voice heard and get legislative representation in Washington, DC, your state capital, and with business leaders and third-party payers to help influence decisions on critical issues affecting family physicians. You’ll also receive a FREE copy of the Family Practice Management Pocket Guide that many physicians use as a handy pocket coding reference.
Stand with 115,900 other members who gain support and resources from the only professional medical society dedicated to family medicine. We’re here to support you in your practice throughout your entire career.
The AAFP offers the influence you need as a family physician. Join today.
Sincerely,
Robert L. Wergin, MD, FAAFP
AAFP President
So, let’s break this down. How have they improved U.S. health care legislation? Well, they were all in on Obamacare. They let the ABFM cement their legacy in the recent SGR fix. They were all in to let the NPs and PAs to compete for our jobs. They advocated FOR quality metrics, ACOs, PCMHs, and all sorts of unicorn turd that does nothing and helps no one. But, as they say, they are listening. All I need to do now is pay them over $700 so that their leaders and minions can pretend they are doing something meaningful. Oh, and I will also get a free pocket guide for medical coding (note: DPC docs don’t code).
What a joke.
I belong to the AMA, primarily for the access to JAMA, although I haven’t read a full article for a long time. The irritating thing they do is to keep pestering me, via USPS to buy disability and/or life insurance. More than one time a year I get “This is your last chance to…” which I throw out, and they STILL send me stuff later. I also get “Oncology Times” (I practice radiation oncology) and other related news magazines which use the same gimmick, “this is your last issue,” yet they still keep coming. Fortunately, I have single stream recycling at home, and every once in a while something is relevant, interesting, or useful.
Does the AAFP try to sell you insurance?
Yes! And I never belonged to the AMA and somehow get JAMA weekly, which I throw out.
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Doug, I agree with all of your comments, but wish you would not use a put-down that equates the speaker with a woman. Thanks for hearing me out.
Where did I do that?
hey, how can you not want the $700 coding card? they are so useful….
and as for anonymity, well, lets just say that putting our names up anywhere puts a target on your back. same with the MD on credit cards and other places. we need to be more like low profile leon….
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I question how the AAFP and AMA believe the SGR fix is such a benefit for doctors. Did they not read or understand what is in the bill? AAFP posted 2 congratulatory statements on their website about how docs did a great thing by getting this passed. The AMA president has the same perspective. Meanwhile, docs on the street understand this is a deathknell to small practices and continues to insert more layers between physicians and patients. And this at a time when we are trying to entice new doctors into primary care.
It makes me wonder if these institutions are simply in collusion with the government.
They are.
“But, as they say, they are listening.”
Look at the comments on their website – 99% critical. And they never respond to any of them.
They’re whores and don’t give a fuck what the members think.
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Hmmmm. That’s got it about right. But with some anger in there.
At least I have the balls to display my real name.
Civisisus = Coward. Afraid to use his name due to a lack of courage. Will pontificate on many health care blogs to show how smart he thinks he is but never responds to criticisms of his own comments due to fear. Loves to point out the inadequacies of others while ignoring what a pussy he himself is.
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