Managed Care and Related Issues
AAFP Health Plan Grievance Registry
The online AAFP Health Plan Grievance Registry is designed to provide AAFP members a method to easily report and view member logged grievances regarding health plans' administrative, coding, contracting, payment and claims processing issues. The information provided will be used to assist the AAFP and state chapters in identifying trends and developing effective policy and advocacy efforts to promote fair health plan practices.
Submit a Grievance (Members Only)
Principles for the Development and Management of Patient-Centered Formularies
-- Read the principles developed by the AAFP.
Physician Profiling Guiding Principles
-- Read the AAFP's guiding prinicples on physician profiling programs.
Disease State Management
-- AAFP position paper on disease state management, a way of organizing care to improve outcomes and lower overall costs.
Managed Care Contracts
-- The National Managed Care Contract (NMCC) has been developed by the AMA as an educational and advocacy tool for use by physicians and their professional advisors.