December 4, 2022Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge The meeting was called to order by President Po-Yin Samuel Huang, MD. Dr. Huang welcomed everyone and asked members to introduce themselves and their guests.. There were 30 persons present, including Executive Director, Roxanne Kuns. All names are on record. Dr. Huang asked for approval of the minutes […] Read more
2022 in Review Welcome to our last newsletter of the year and my last president’s message of my term. It is that time of year again to celebrate and reflect on our achievements this year. While we are still recovering from the pandemic and are faced with new challenges from inflation and global supply chain […] Read more
The Value of a Vote With midterm elections upon us, the time is now for family physicians and patients to come together at the ballot box. A number of ballot initiatives focus on the health of individuals and families, while others dictate how physicians can practice medicine. Views on specific issues may differ, but voting […] Read more
October 2022Wesley G. Bradford, MD, MPH CMS’s 2023 Medicare physician fee schedule includes 4.5% reduction in payment rates, despite steep increases in practice costs, jeopardizing primary care access. AAFP urges us to support the bipartisan Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 (HR 8800, Bera) to avert Medicare Part B payment cuts, at:https://www.votervoice.net/AAFP/campaigns/96274/respond?org=794&lvl=100&ite=4209&lea=25527&ctr=0&par=1&trk=a0S5b00000CUof2EAD. CAFP and CMA […] Read more
LAAFP 2023 Executive BoardExecutive Committee: President: Gregory Lewis, MDPresident-Elect: Emma Hiscocks, MDVice-President: Jerry Abraham, MDSecretary-Treasurer: Stacey Ludwig, MDAssistant Secretary Treasurer: Cynthia Chen-Joea, DO State Board of Directors (3-year terms):Directors:District III: Kevin Rossi, MDDistrict IV: Rebecca Bertin, MD Alternate Directors:District III: Po-Yin Samuel Huang, MDDistrict IV: Felix Aguilar, MD Delegates to CAFP’s All Member Advocacy Meeting […] Read more
September 13, 2022Marmalade Café, Los Angeles The meeting was called to order by President, Po-Yin Samuel Huang, MD. Personal introductions were made by the twenty members and guests. All names are on record. Roxanne Kuns, Executive Director, was also present. On a special note, we were joined by CAFP Advocacy Assistant, Karen Alvarado. Also, two […] Read more
Ariana Vajdi, MS2Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine Attending the AAFP National Conference this year opened my eyes to such a breadth of the field of Family Medicine. As a medical student entering my second year, it was really helpful to simply gain exposure to various niches within Family Medicine, likeminded peers, and a plethora of […] Read more
