Advocacy: Fighting for Family Medicine
Find out what the AAFP is doing to protect and promote the specialty of family medicine.
2024 MPFS: AAFP Presses for Greater Primary Care Investment
The AAFP urged CMS to use many regulatory levers and work with Congress in its detailed response to the proposed rule for CMS' 2024 Medicare fee schedule and Quality Payment Program.
Mythbusting the Unfounded Objections to G2211
Facts may speak for themselves, but static easily drowns them out. That’s why the AAFP is speaking out loudly about Medicare add-on Code G2211, and why your voice is needed, too.
New Core Set Requirement Answers Academy Advocacy
In a victory for the AAFP’s advocacy, CMS has finalized a rule requiring state Medicaid agencies to report on a standardized set of quality measures beginning next year.
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Stay informed on both state and federal issues. Learn how the AAFP is advancing family medicine via letters and statements on the issues facing family physicians.
Lend Your Voice
Amplify your voice to the issues most important to you as a family physician with the AAFP’s Speak Out tool, and access toolkits to help you affect change in your area.
Get Involved in Advocacy
Learn how you can join the Academy's efforts to transform the practice environment through advocacy.
Primary Care Caucus
This bipartisan caucus educates members of Congress and their staffs on critical primary care issues affecting their districts and advocates for policies that strengthen primary care.
Family Medicine PAC
Help us achieve a long-term solution in Medicare physician payment, address the administrative burdens you and your patients face daily, and back the next generation of family physicians.
Key Contacts Program
This network pairs AAFP members with congressional leaders and elected officials supportive of priorities of family physicians to champion legislation and public policy.
State
Advocacy
Learn where your state stands on important, emerging issues related to primary care. Access toolkits, browse resources related to state advocacy, and connect with your state chapter.