Government Relations

View IAFP's Power Point presentation that outlines family medicine and primary care's vital role in public health outcomes. You can also learn more about the many ways Illinois Academy of Family Physicians is contributing to better health and health care policies in our state. Click here for the Power Point.

3/10/09 Statement opposing managed care for Medicaid - given to Senate Budget Deficit Reduction Committee click here for statement

IAFP Supports HB71 to ban text messaging while driving Click here to read statement.

Learn more about Illinois Health Connect - Medicaid's Primary Care Case Management Program

The Illinois Academy of Family Physicians and All Kids, Medicaid and Your Healthcare Plus – the Primary Care Case Management Program. Read more

IAFP Supports SB 44 - $1 increase in the State Cigarette Excise Tax to reduce smoking rates and raise revenue for paying Medicaid providers. Click here to read more

AAFP offers Tobacco Cessation resources for patients online Go to www.askandact.org for resources you can use to help your patients kick the habit. Materials include posters, patient education materials, provider toolkits and information on reimbursement.

Contact Your Legislator - AAFP's Speak Out Service can help contact your state and federal legislators. Click here to find out topics of concern and how to contact your legislators. Watch a YouTube video made by a FP that shows you how to use Speak Out click here.

Become an IAFP Key Contact - - We need a family physician in every legislative district ready to answer the call and speak up for family medicine to support or stop a bill in Springfield . For more information and a sign up form, click here.

IAFP submits written statement to a federal public listening session on Comparative Effectiveness Research held in Chicago Read statement here

Jerry Kruse, MD of Quincy testified before a U.S. House subcommittee in support of increased funding for primary care training and primary care research on March 18. Read his testimony.

Medicare SGR

See how the next round of projected Medicare payment cuts will effect IL Read More

Medicare veto override a success!! Read statement

IAFP joined US Senator Dick Durbin for press conference on Saturday, July 12 calling on President Bush to sign HR 6331, replacing the Medicare 10.6% cut with small positive updates through 2009. Read release Click here for photo

Medicare update - Read IAFPs statement on Senate Medicare vote click here

Click here to view Academy in Action video
LISTEN: Podcast from IAFP board chair, Kathleen Miller, MD of Decatur about what we can do now. Click here
AUDIO CLIPS - How will the Medicare cuts affect specific communities here in Illinois?

IAFP Leaders join AAFP's Family Medicine Congressional Conference in Washington, DC Read more

For policy studies on primary care and family medicine, plus fascinating one-pagers to share with decision makers and colleagues, the AAFP's Robert Graham Policy Center is one stop shopping. Go to http://www.graham-center.org/

AAFP Policy page - Hop onto the American Academy of Family Physicians' Policy page and find even more information relating to family practice and government relations. Find out what is happening in Washington DC.

Illinois General Assembly - Use this improved site to track specific bills and committee hearings, find your legislator, even make your own "personal list" of legislation to track throughout the session.