Legislative Update: Telehealth, Mandatory Reporting, Medical Cannabis & More

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Advocacy

AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, November 2023

The American Academy of Family Physicians federal advocacy team shares the latest updates on legislation impacting family physicians and their patients, including the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, measuring and reporting on primary care spending and more.

Leadership

Family Medicine Obstetrics

Four Minnesota family physicians share about the importance of family medicine obstetrics and the need for more support.

Legislative

AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, October 2023

The American Academy of Family Physicians Federal Advocacy team shares what they’ve been working on, including Medicare payment reform, growing the primary care workforce, mental health parity and more.

Advocacy

Pharmacists: The Underrated Change Agents for Your Clinical Practice

Alex Sharp, MD, and Alison Knutson, PhD, discuss how to integrate pharmacists into your clinical practice.

Anti-Slavery Resources & Organizations

MAFP advocacy coordinator Khin Oo shares a list of resources and organizations working on anti-slavery.

Practice

Vaccinate to Protect Against Respiratory Infections

Vaccines are an important public health tool, and family physicians play an important role in getting patients vaccinated against preventable illnesses.

The Minnesota Department of Health provides a summary of vaccines recommended to reduce respiratory illnesses in the fall 2023/winter 2024 season.

Minnesota Legislative Session Begins

With the start of the 2023 legislative session, Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians lobbyist Dave Renner, CAE, shares an update from the Capitol, highlighting the Protect Reproductive Options Act and work to improve investment in primary care....

AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, December 2022

The American Academy of Family Physicians federal advocacy team shares an update about efforts to avert Medicare payment cuts and streamline prior authorization processes; recommendations on cybersecurity policies in health care; work to increase vaccine uptake; and more....

Minnesota Legislative Session: 2023 Preview

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) lobbyist Dave Renner, CAE, shares a preview of the 2023 Minnesota legislative session and highlights the MAFP’s legislative priorities and engagement opportunities....

Filling the Oral Health Care Gap: Medical-Dental Integration

Dental needs of Minnesotans and those across the country have fallen into a prevention gap. The next step in addressing the oral health needs of our communities is to integrate medical and dental care to improve health outcomes,...

REPRESENTATION & VISIBILITY MATTERS: WORKING TO STRENGTHEN CARE OF NATIVE & INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN FAMILY MEDICINE

An interview with Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Student Director Tamee Livermont, MPH, on leadership, advocacy and working to strengthen care of native and indigenous communities in family medicine...

AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, November 2022

The American Academy of Family Physicians federal advocacy team shares an update about Medicare payment cuts, Medicaid and CHIP coverage, telehealth flexibilities, scope of practice legislation, integrated behavioral health and investment in primary care....

Religious Accommodations for Health Care Providers & Trainees

At the 2021 Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians House of Delegates, a resolution was adopted to support religious accommodations for health care providers and trainees in the workplace. The MAFP has since compiled a list of resources on...

Measles on the Rise in Minnesota

GUEST POST: Twenty-one Minnesota children have become ill with measles in the Twin Cities area since June 2022. The case count will likely increase due to recent exposures in school and child care settings as well as in...

AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, October 2022

The American Academy of Family Physicians federal advocacy team shares an update about improving access to primary care, the call for further legislative action on the youth mental health crisis, the need to pass the Conrad State 30...

How to Reduce Medical Care Costs

Bob Koshnick, MD, FAAFP, is passionate about increasing patient access to quality, affordable health care. He recently published a book on reducing medical care costs and regulatory burdens and empowering patients to manage their own care....