AAFP Letter to Congress in Support of the Bipartisan Budget Deal of 2015 - October 28, ...
The AAFP sent a letter to Congress urging passage of a comprehensive bipartisan budget agreement that contains several provisions impacting family medicine
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-CON-BiPartisanBudget-102815.pdf
AAFP Letter to Congress on Site-Neutral Payment - February 11, 2016
AAFP response to Energy and Commerce Committee leaders who asked for feedback on the recently passed law requiring Medicare to pay physicians in outpatient departments newly acquired by hospitals at the same rate as physicians outside of the hospital.
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-Con-SiteNeutral-021116.pdf
AAFP Letter to Congressional Leadership Asking for Repeal of the SGR - March 2, 2015
AAFP letter to Congressional leaders urging them to use the pending deadline for the current extension of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) as an opportunity to repeal the SGR. This letter further encourages Congress to pass the bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would replace the ...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-Congress-SGRRepeal-030215.pdf
Nomination for Dr. Rick Kellerman, MD, FAAFP
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Nomination for Dr. Rick Kellerman, MD, FAAFP
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-Dodaro-KellermanNomination-030513.pdf
Physician Payment
Letter to the Energy and Commerce Committee on Physician Payment
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-EnergyCommerce-Payment-042911.pdf
Letter to GOP on Doctors Caucus Urging Support of HR 4015, the SGR Repeal Bill
The GOP Doctors Caucus is a group of 19 House Republican lawmakers who are doctors, nurses, and other health-care providers. The Caucus has not yet formally endorsed HR 4015, although the sponsor of the bill (Rep. Michael Burgess, MD) is a member of the Caucus. The AAFP in this letter ...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/lt-gop-sgr-repeal-022714.pdf
Payment Policy Changes that Affect 2010 Medicare Claims
Joint Letter to CMS on Six Payment Policy Changes that Affect 2010 Medicare Claims
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-HHS-PartBPayment-121010.pdf
Physician Time Use Patterns Under the Medicare Fee Schedule
AAFP Response to HHS Survey of Physician Time Use Patterns Under the Medicare Fee Schedule
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-HHS-PhysicianTimeMPFS-071013.pdf
Letter to the House Concerning Payment Offset in the ABLE Act - December 4, 2014
This letter from the AAFP Board Chair to the members of the House of Representatives asks legislators to not use a scheme to divert funds from the Medicare physician fee schedule to pay for tax breaks provided for savings accounts for disabled individuals.
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-HOUSE-ABLE-120414.pdf
AAFP Chapter Sign-On Letter to Congress Urging Passage of H.R. 4015 / S. 2000 - ...
AAFP Chapter Sign-On Letter to Congress Urging Passage of H.R. 4015 / S. 2000 - February 26, 2014
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-House-SGRChapterSignOn-022614.pdf
AAFP Letter to HCP LAN on Patient Attribution White Paper - March 2, 2016
This letter was sent by AAFP to HCP LAN supporting primary care patient attribution and most of the concepts in the draft white paper.
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-PatientAttribution-030316.pdf
Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act
AAFP Letter to the Senate Supporting the Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, S 1180
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-Senate-S1180-071013.pdf
AAFP Letter to Senate Finance Supporting Andy Slavitt CMS Nomination - October 13, 2015
AAFP letter to Senate Finance Committee fully supporting President Obama's nomination of Andy Slavitt to serve as CMS administrator.
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-SenateFinance-SlavittNom-101315.pdf
Advanced SGR Draft Bill
AAFP Response to Energy and Commerce Committee Advanced SGR Draft Bill
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-Upton-SGRrepeal-071613.pdf
Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers
Comments on the Proposed Rule Regarding Changes in Conditions of Participation Requirements and Payment Provisions for RHCs and FQHCs
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/ST-Changes-RequirementsPayments-082208.pdf
State Survey Agencies and Quality Improvement Organizations
Letter to CMS Regarding Patient Notification of Right to Access State Survey Agencies and Quality Improvement Organizations
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/ST-CMS-PatientNotification-033011.pdf
AAFP Testimony to Energy and Commerce on MACRA Implementation - April 19, 2016
AAFP Board Chair Robert Wergin testified before the House EandC Committee regarding MACRA Implementation.
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/TS-EC_MACRA-041916.pdf
Medicare Parity
Fact Sheet: Medicare Parity
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/parity/ES-FactSheetMedicareParity-111312.pdf
Joint Letter from Primary Care Physicians in Support of Extending the Enhanced Medicaid...
The five organizations that represent primary care physicians (AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG and AOA) have written to the leaders in Congress to urge them to extend the enhanced Medicaid payment for primary care services and to broaden eligibility to include those OB/GYNs who provide primary care.
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/parity/LT-CN-EnhancedMedicaidPaymentExtension-052114.pdf
Joint Letter to Congress Supporting Medicaid Parity Extension
AAFP signed on to a letter with a number of other physician groups and health care organizations encouraging Congress to extend the Medicaid Medicare Primary Care Parity Payment past its sunset date of December 31, 2014
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/parity/LT-CON-MedicaidParityExtension.pdf
AAFP Letter to the Senate Urging Action on Medicaid Primary Care Bill - September 29, 2014
AAFP Letter to Senators Reid and McConnel requesting the support of the Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act (S. 2694)
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/parity/LT-SEN-MedicaidPaymentsPrimaryCare-092914.pdf
Joint Letter to Congressional Leaders on TSCA - February 12, 2016
Letter to Congressional leaders urging to continue to prioritize public health regarding legislative efforts to update to the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/prevention/environmental/LT-Congress-TSCA-021216.pdf
Joint Letter to the FDA on FSMA Funding - March 4, 2015
AAFP signed on to a medical and public-health group letter regarding FY2016 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) implementation funding.
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/prevention/environmental/LT-FDA-FSMAFunding-030415.pdf
AAFP Letter to FDA on Sunlamp Regulations - March 15, 2016
AAFP letter to the FDA on proposed rules titled Restricted Sale, Distribution, and Use of Sunlamp Products and Sunlamp Products; Proposed Amendment to Performance Standard
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/prevention/environmental/LT-FDA-Sunlamp-031516.pdf
AAFP Letter to Senate Supporting the Energy Policy Modernization Act - February 3, 2016
The AAFP supported an amendment to help address the Flint, Michigan lead poisoning/safe drinking water crisis.
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/prevention/environmental/LT-SEN-S2012-020316.pdf