Grassroots advocacy: Educate and engage on health policy

Family physicians gather in the halls of Congress to meet with lawmakers on issues affecting primary care.

When you join our grassroots movement, you’re helping educate your peers and the public about the latest health policy developments to foster better understanding of health issues and the importance of advocacy.

Why grassroots advocacy matters in family medicine

Each of the Academy’s 130,000 family physicians—including you—is a constituent, a respected community member and a health care authority. When you join our grassroots movement, you’re helping educate your peers and the public about the latest health policy developments to foster better understanding of health issues and the importance of advocacy.

Quick ways to get involved in family medicine advocacy

Have a minute? Use our Speak Out tool to amplify your voice and help shape the future of family medicine.

The Academy’s Speak Out tool enables you to directly contact your state officials, members of Congress or the office of the president on the issues that matter most to primary care. Make your voice heard by using our timely messaging templates, customizable for letters, emails and phone calls.

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Current legislative priorities for family medicine advocacy

The Academy’s key areas of focus when working with the current administration and Congress are:

  • Valuing primary care

    We want payment reform to drive value for patients through comprehensive contact, with the goal of improving patients’ health outcomes and the physician-patient experience.

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  • Reducing administrative burden

    We want to help family physicians lower administrative roadblocks by identifying and eliminating processes that add cost while undermining the efficient delivery of high-quality care.

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  • Strengthening the workforce

    We want a robust primary care workforce positioned to serve all communities, including underserved populations.

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  • Improving health care for all

    We want to build on what works in the present system and redesign what does not work.

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