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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.
Strengthening the Primary Care Workforce
Yalda Jabbarpour, M.D., director of the Robert Graham Center, talks about the recently published primary care scorecard and what it tells us about the workforce issues the AAFP advocates to improve.
The 2025 MPFS Proposed Rule Is Cause for Congress to Act
The difference between what you do for your patients and what Medicare payment for primary care affords is apparent in CMS' 2025 Medicare physician fee schedule proposed rule.
Is This the Year We Reform Prior Authorization?
The Academy’s longtime push to reform prior authorization — which scored a significant win with new rulemaking — is taking fresh aim at a familiar target that just got easier to hit.
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.
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.