Medicaid Communications
Partnership for Medicaid Letter to HHS on Medicaid Communications
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/medicaid/LT-Sebelius-MedicaidCommunications-072313.pdf
Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services
Comments to CMS Regarding Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/medicaid/ST-Berwick-CommentsonMethodsforAssuringAccesstoCoveredMedicaidServices-070511.pdf
State Medical Home Legislation
Executive Summary: 2009 - 2010 State Medical Home Legislation
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/pcmh/ES-MedicalHomeStateLegislation20092010-011011.pdf
Patient-Centered Medical Home
Executive Summary: The Patient-Centered Medical Home, A Better Approach to Healthcare
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/pcmh/ES-PatientCenteredMedicalHomeBetterApproachtoHealthcare-022712.pdf
Medical Homes
Executive Summary: 2011 State Legislation regarding Medical Homes
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/pcmh/ES-2011StateLegislationMedicalHomes-032712.pdf
Patient Access to Clinical Lab Results
Letter to CMS Supporting Patient Access to Clinical Lab Results
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/pcmh/LT-Berwick-SupportPatientAccesstoClinicalLabResults-110911.pdf
Standards for the Patient-Centered Medical Home
Executive Summary: State Qualification/Certification Standards for the Patient-Centered Medical Home
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/pcmh/ES-QualificationsStandardsforPatientCenteredMedHome-110510.pdf
Medical Loss Ratio: NAIC Letter
Letter to National Association of Insurance Commissioners on Medical Loss Ratio
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/pcmh/LT-Cline-MedicalLossRatio-080310.pdf
FY13 House Mark
Letter to Chairman Rehberg on FY13 House Mark
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/pcmh/LT-Rehberg-FY13HouseMark-071812.pdf
Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act
Letter to House Regarding Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/pcmh/LT-Schwartz-PreservingPatientAccesstoPrimaryCareAct-051309.pdf
AAFP Letter to the VA on Copayments for Mental Health Services - January 15, 2015
AAFP response to the Veteran Affairs proposed rule that would exempt mental health peer support services from having any required copayment
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/pcmh/LT-VA-MentalCoPay-011515.pdf
Chronic Care
Comments to HHS Regarding Chronic Care
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/pcmh/ST-Parekh-RegardingChronicCare-061610.pdf
Medicare Physician Payment System
Letter to Ways and Means Committee Regarding the Medicare Physician Payment System
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/pcmh/LT-WaysandMeansCommittee-MedicarePhysicianPaymentSystem-052512.pdf
FamMedPAC Report - March 2016
FamMedPAC Report - March 2016
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/fammedpac/FamMedPAC%20Report%20-%20March2016.pdf
FamMedPAC contribution form
FamMedPAC contribution form
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/fammedpac/restricted/FamMedPAC%20contribution%20form_12.9.15.pdf
Health Care Research, Quality and HIT 2011
Executive Summary regarding Health Care Research, Quality and HIT 2011
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/health_it/emr/ES-HCRQRegulatory-122211.pdf
Health Care Research, Quality and HIT 2010
Executive Summary regarding Health Care Research, Quality and HIT 2010
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/health_it/emr/ES-HCRQRegulatory-123110.pdf
Clinical Quality Measures
Letter to CMS Regarding Proposed Use of Clinical Quality Measures
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/health_it/emr/LT-CMS-ClinicalQualityMeasures-040513.pdf
Expectations of Meaningful Use Stage 2
Letter to CMS and ONC on Increasing Concerns with Expectations of Meaningful Use Stage 2
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/health_it/emr/LT-CMS-MU2-080713.pdf
AAFP Letter to CMS on Quality Measures - January 29, 2015
AAFP letter to CMS in response to the Certification Frequency and Requirements for the Reporting of Quality Measures Under CMS Programs request for information
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/health_it/emr/LT-CMS-QualityMeasures-012915.pdf
AAFP Letter to ONC on IT Certification - April 27, 2016
AAFP response to the Health IT Certification Program: Enhanced Oversight and Accountability proposed rule
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/health_it/emr/LT-ONC-ITCert-042716.pdf
Letter to Senate Finance COmmittee on Health Information Technology - August 7, 2014
The AAFP responded to a request for information from Senate Finance on how health data can be better harnessed to improve quality.
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/health_it/emr/LT-SEN-HIT080714.pdf
Exceptions for Electronic Health Records Arrangements
AAFP Letter to CMS and OIG Regarding Exceptions for Certain Electronic Health Records Arrangements
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/health_it/emr/LT-TavennerLevinson-ExceptionEHR-060513.pdf
Quality Measurement Enabled by HIT
Letter to the AHRQ regarding Quality Measurement Enabled by HIT
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/health_it/emr/ST-Clancy-AHRQonHIT-082012.pdf
Health Plan Eligibility and Claim Status Transactions
Letter to CMS on Proposed of Operating Rules for Eligibility for a Health Plan and Health Care Claim Status Transactions
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/health_it/interoperability/LT-Berwick-OperatingRulesforEligibility-083111.pdf