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    Advocacy: Fighting for Family Medicine

    Find out what the AAFP is doing to protect and promote the specialty of family medicine.

    The AAFP’s Latest Advocacy Work

    What’s Really Going On in D.C. and What We’re Doing About It

    Policymakers understand and value the Academy as a trusted source on health care and health policy. We will continue to lift up the critical role family physicians play in the communities you serve.

    How Our Advocacy Works for You and Why It Works Better With You

     Your calls and letters, the meetings you’ve had (with guidance and support from your chapters and the Academy’s Washington, D.C., advocacy team): Your advocacy moves the needle.

    Health Provisions in the Year-end Legislative Package

    The AAFP is encouraged by several provisions that will improve patient outcomes, bolster the workforce, provide partial relief from Medicare payment cuts and increase access to primary care.

      

    Search Advocacy by Topic

    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.  

    Advocacy Ambassadors

    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.