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  • The future of family medicine and primary care ain’t what it used to be

    Tags: value-based, payment, fee-for-service, practice profile survey

    Fast moving market changes pose challenges and opportunities for family doctors in every sector

    By Tom Banning, TAFP CEO

    I love a good Yogi Berra quote to start off a column and few have ever been as appropriate as this one is for family physicians today: The future ain’t what it used to be.

    Changes in the health care marketplace here in Texas and across the country pose significant challenges and opportunities for our members, whether they practice in rural or metropolitan communities, regardless of where they fall on the broad spectrum of practice types. I believe addressing these changes is among the most pressing issues we face as an Academy.

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