In this episode of the Fighting for Family Medicine podcast series, recorded live at FMX, AAFP Government Relations Vice President David Tully speaks about vaccines and vaccine policy with Mary Campagnolo, M.D., M.B.A., FAAFP, and Sterling Ransone, M.D., FAAFP. Specifically, the two talk about their experiences as family physicians delivering this crucial element of preventive, longitudinal primary care and why the AAFP’s advocacy for stronger vaccine public policy — particularly Medicare Part B coverage of recommended vaccines — is so vital to U.S. health care. 

Topics by Timestamp  

00:00 Welcome to Fighting for Family Medicine for a conversation about vaccines and the AAFP’s work to improve vaccine policy, recorded live at FMX. 

1:00 Welcome, Drs. Campagnolo and Ransone. 

2:00 What are the pain points of vaccine coverage and payment? 

8:11 What illnesses and complications are you working against when you counsel vaccination? 

9:07 Where are we today with vaccine hesitancy and getting patients up to date again with vaccinations? 

12:30 What innovations are available in terms of reaching people to get them vaccinated? 

13:45 The difficulty of a system that often puts the vaccine-maintenance onus on the patient and leaves gaps in patients’ records 

15:52 Ransone: “When I ask my patients: How do you die from tetanus? 

18:22 Why is it so important for family physicians to talk about this with policymakers? 

21:49 Conclusion

Resources  

AAFP Immunizations and Vaccines page<span clas