Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to allow the Trump administration's public charge final rule to take effect nationwide, except for Illinois. The Department of Homeland Security will begin implementing the rule on February 24. The American Academy of...
Registration for The Future of Pediatric Practice 2020 is now open! Returning to Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts and adding extra educational content over the 3 day event, you will not want to miss FPP2020! Load up on extra continuing education credits by...
With the holiday season upon us, FCAAP Offices will be closed Tuesday, December 24 through Sunday, December 29 and Tuesday, December 30 through Wednesday, January 1 for the holidays. We will respond to email and voicemail messages when we return, and appreciate your...
The American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) Section on Early Career Physicians (SOECP) is pleased to welcome faculty applications for the 2020-2022 class of the Young Physicians Leadership Alliance (YPLA). Applicants must be an active member of the AAP for the full...
Changes are coming to the Florida Healthy Kids (FHK) program next year. Starting January 1, 2020, three Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) will provide coverage for all Florida Healthy Kids members—Aetna Better Health of Florida (Aetna) and Simply Healthcare (Simply)...
With a beautiful venue and exciting new CME topics, FCAAP’s Annual Conference is going to be bigger and better than ever in 2020! We know you’re excited to attend, so we want to help you lose the “wait” this holiday weekend. For a limited time, take 8% off...
As pediatricians in South Florida continue to care for children with confirmed cases of Congenital Zika Syndrome and those who were exposed to the Zika virus in utero, additional education is needed regarding the known effects of the Zika virus on infants and children...
FCAAP’s Medicaid Access Committee has persuaded Florida Medicaid to publish the Enhanced Medicaid Fee Schedule (i.e, the Medicare Equivalent Rates) on the AHCA website and to keep the fee schedule regularly updated. This will allow physicians eligible for the enhanced...
A message from Andrea Morrison, Vector-Borne Disease Surveillance Coordinator, Florida Department of Health, Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, Bureau of Epidemiology: As we continue to see increased dengue virus activity in the Americas, now is the...
FDA Continues to Receive Reports of E-cigarette Users Having Seizures, More Information Needed to Determine Possible Causes Since initially alerting the public on April 3 to reports of some e-cigarette users experiencing seizures, FDA has since received 118 new...
