Through budget, regulatory and legislative advocacy, CAFP has pushed the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to expand health coverage, increase provider payment, and pilot new programs to better address the health needs of the vulnerable Medi-Cal patient population. As part of these efforts, CAFP-supported young adult Medi-Cal expansion allows full-scope coverage for tens of thousands […]
On November 21, CAFP staff urged the Healthcare Payments Review Committee, charged with guiding the creation of the State's new All-Payer Claims Database (APCD), to use the APCD to track the proportion of health plan spending dedicated to primary care. CAFP helped secure $60 million in the 2018 State Budget to create the APCD, which will […]
CAFP recently submitted comments on regulations proposed by the California Department of Justice regarding use of California's prescription drug monitoring database, the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES). CAFP is concerned that the Department’s proposed regulations will contribute to financial and administrative burden for family physicians, and allow third parties an inappropriate degree of access […]
Blog post by Conrad Amenta, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives At its November 2019 meeting of the Board of Directors, CAFP leadership voted unanimously to adopt Principles for the Protection and Care of Transgender and Gender-Expansive Patients. These principles were developed by the CAFP’s Committee on the Health of the Public in response to […]
(Photo: L to R - CAFP Past President Michelle Quiogue with Susan Hogeland Fellows Adia Scrubb and Jessica Farmer as they visited the US Capitol in May 2019.) […]
Interested in learning more about CAFP's advocacy efforts? Check out the 2020 All Member Advocacy Meeting held March 14-15 in Sacramento, followed by Family Medicine Lobby Day on March 16. The CAFP-Foundation is awarding fifteen $500 stipends to medical students and family medicine residents to attend the meeting. The application is now open!
It's time to start planning for the 2020 All-Member Advocacy Meeting (AMAM) and Lobby Day, March 14-16, 2020, at the Sacramento Sheraton Grand Hotel. The deadline to submit names of chapter delegates and alternates (as well as resolutions) is Friday, January 10, 2020. The CAFP Board of Directors has been busy working on resolutions submitted in 2019. […]
AAFP will award scholarships to two students and two residents to attend the 2020 Family Medicine Advocacy Summit (FMAS) in Washington, DC on May 18-19, 2020. These scholarships provide an opportunity for students and residents interested in health care policy to learn more about the political issues that affect family medicine and receive training in effective advocacy. […]
The Governor recently signed CAFP’s sponsored bill, AB 1622 (Carrillo), which fixes outdated laws that prevented family physicians from receiving recognition for the true value and diversity of care they can provide. Below is the full list of other CAFP-supported bills signed into law. Read more here about the bills signed by Governor Newsom.
Today, the South District Court of New York issued a nationwide preliminary injunction to stop the administration’s Public Charge rule from taking effect on October 15. The Trump administration released a final “public charge” rule two months ago, which sought to limit applicants for admission to the US, immigrants seeking to adjust their status to that of lawful permanent […]
