As the final votes are counted, a decisive shift has swept through California and the nation. Headlining these historic results is the election of Xavier Becerra as California’s next Governor. CAFP took the unprecedented step of endorsing Becerra, marking the Academy’s first-ever gubernatorial endorsement. CAFP’s historic endorsement was driven by the Governor-elect’s uniquely deep commitment […]
Committee Applications Interested in serving on a CAFP committee, or know someone whom we should consider? Please consider completing an application and help us spread the word broadly. Committee participation is a great way to deepen your learning, have an impact on CAFP practice and policy, and develop your network and leadership acumen. Committee applications […]
This October and November, CAFP is partnering with CVEEP (Champions for Vaccine Education, Equity + Progress) on an education campaign for adults 50 and older. The message is simple and easy to repeat in an exam room: you can't control everything, but vaccination can help you take more control of your health. Older adults face […]
CAFP is thrilled to unveil its newly revamped Policy Compendium! CAFP’s Policy Compendium is the official record of our policy positions. It captures our core priorities, values, and standing on the big issues impacting family medicine across California. Finding CAFP policy just got much easier. Over the summer, CAFP welcomed Jolynn Doan, an intern from […]
Your digital voice matters. Whether you share a health tip, celebrate a colleague, or speak up for the future of primary care, social media offers family physicians an opportunity to educate, connect, and advocate. Start with one platform, focus on what matters to you, and remember that meaningful engagement is more important than posting every […]
Effective community health clinics need more than physicians and exam rooms. They need scheduling teams, reliable medical records, language services, safe facilities, and the staff who keep care accessible. Proposition 44 could make it harder to sustain that essential infrastructure. The measure would require nonprofit community health clinics to spend at least 90% of their […]
This week California’s Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) published its first Report on Promoting High Value Health Care in California, 2023-2024. The report provides the first measure of statewide primary care spending and will serve as a foundation for implementing the state’s primary care investment benchmark. The report also includes information about OHCA’s work […]
By Sarah McNeil MD, FAAFP Motivational interviewing has been transformative in my professional and, if I’m being honest, personal life. This is even more true for me since I joined the Contra Costa Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Team, where I serve some of our most vulnerable and isolated community members facing real barriers […]
Part 1 of CAFP’s H.R. 1 Implementation Series Several provisions of H.R. 1, the federal 2025 budget reconciliation law, begin taking effect this fall. As of October 1, 2026, new federal restrictions on Medicaid and CHIP eligibility for certain lawfully present immigrants are in effect. These changes limit access to federally funded Medicaid and CHIP […]
