MAFP Advocacy Blog

On this blog, you’ll find legislative updates, invitations to take action on proposed legislation, advocacy tools, clinical practice resources and family medicine voices.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...