The American Academy of Family Physicians has established a COVID-19 financial relief webpage where you can find information about the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services accelerated and advance payment program; the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and its financial provisions; and a tool that walks you through the financial information you need to gather to make it faster and easier to apply for CARES financial support once guidance has been released.
Family physicians are proactively encouraged to reach out to lenders and creditors in your communities to ask for forbearance, forgiveness, or grace period while you await determinations of loan or grant applications.