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P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (P.L. 116-123): Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 6837/S 3750: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020: Advanced payments to Medicare Part B providers. HR 7059 Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: targeted and limited liability protections for health care providers responding to COVID pandemic. HR 7663/S 4230 - Expansion of telehealth; Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act: Expansion of telehealth services for primary care; coverage and payment parity during PHE. Support grants to increase the rates of recommended immunizations. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Medicare administrative flexibilities for physicians: Suspension of reporting requirements and administrative processes for Medicare physicians during PHE. No Bill No. - Issues related to increase immunization utilization/distribution: Efforts to support children and adults securing needed immunizations.

H.R. 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6149/S. 4088 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act/Ensuing Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Increase Medicaid payment rates for primary care. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization. No Bill No. - 501(c)(6) Non-Profits Relief: include emergency financial relief for 501(c)(6) organizations in COVID response legislation.

HR 2774, S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans.

HR 7059: Coronavirus Provider Protection Act: Targeted and limited liability protections for healthcare providers responding to COVID pandemic.

P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act: Extension of THCGMEs, Medicare Accelerated Payments. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME; Community Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Special Diabetes Program; Special Diabetes Program for Indians: Increased funding, five-year reauthorization.

P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services.

P.L. 116-123 - CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for loans, payment for telehealth services. P.L. 116-127 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Support for small business and non-profits during COVID crisis. P.L. 116-136 - CARES Act: Ensure primary care physicians have adequate supplies, finances to serve their patients, are eligible for Small Business loans, payment for telehealth services. HR 2774, S 2783 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans.

HR 2895/S. 948 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand program, streamline eligibility. HR 6788/S. 3599 Healthcare workforce Resilience Act: recapture 15,000 unused employment-based physician immigrant visas from prior fiscal years to bolster physician workforce during COVID pandemic.

HR 2774 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a Primary Care benefit in high deductible health plans.

S106; S192; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. S 304; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Increased, extended THCGME funding. S 2372 Rural Moms Act: Supported a rural maternal health bill and urged members to support it. HR 1358 - GME Reform: Allow the establishment of new family physician residencies. HR 2328 Community Health Investment, and Modernization, and Excellence Act: Also, THCGME, along with Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corps, and Medicaid Funding for the Territories. HR 2328 - Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health Act: Support for key primary care extenders, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Initiative, Independence at Home, Medicaid for the Territories. HR 2895 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand J-1 visa waiver program for medical residents. No Bill No. - Opioid Use Disorder Treatment GME: Medication-assisted treatment training. No Bill No. - Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family residency slots. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center GME funding/Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants: Support for family medicine training.

HR 2740 - HHS FY 2020 Appropriations; Women's Health Research: AAFP funding priorities. Increased funding for women's health research. HR 3030 - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute reauthorization: Patient-centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - Obesity Drug Study: Responding to GAO inquiry on AAFP policy on obesity drugs. No Bill No. - Opioid prescribing guideline: Responding to FDA inquiry on opioid prescribing guidelines. Evidence Based opioid prescribing guidelines. No Bill No. - Opioid Use Disorder Treatment GME: Medication-assisted treatment training. HR 2328 - Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health Act: Support for key primary care extenders, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Initiative, Independence at Home, Medicaid for the Territories. No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ.

S106; S192; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. HR 1358 - GME Reform: Allow the establishment of new family physician residencies. HR 2328 Community Health Investment, and Modernization, and Excellence Act: Also, THCGME, along with Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corps, and Medicaid Funding for the Territories. HR 2328 - Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health Act: Support for key primary care extenders, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Initiative, Independence at Home, Medicaid for the Territories. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access and reduce administrative burden. HR 3436 Chronic Care Management: to remove cost-sharing responsibilities for chronic care management services under the medicare plan. No Bill No. - Opioid prescribing guideline: Responding to FDA inquiry on opioid prescribing guidelines. No Bill No. - Opioid Use Disorder Treatment GME: Medication-assisted treatment training. No Bill No. - Physician Workforce/GME Reform: Increasing the number of family residency slots. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Reduced administrative burden on family physicians. No Bill No. - Primary Care Investment: Increased spending on primary care. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": protecting patients and families from unanticipated medical bills. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Suggestions to reduce burdens for FPs. No Bill No. - Medicare coverage of acupuncture: AAFP supporting CMS proposal. No Bill No. - Access to Medicaid Services: Need for higher payment to ensure access to primary care. No Bill No. - Delay in 2017 APM bonuses: Need for CMS to pay APM bonuses to encourage FPs. No Bill No. - 2020 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Payments to PCPs. No Bill No. - 2020 proposed outpatient perspective payment system: Site of service neutrality and transparency in hospital charges. No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Support for vaccines, maternal health, transparency, and reducing administrative burdens. Also, support for reauthorizing the Teaching Health Center GME (THCGME) program, along with Community Health Centers and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": Health care coverage for all, administrative simplification. No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ.

S106; S192; HR1943; HR1983; HR 2328, - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. S 304; HR 2815; HR 2328 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Increased, extended THCGME funding. S 2372 Rural Moms Act: Supported a rural maternal health bill and urged members to support it. HR 2328 Community Health Investment, and Modernization, and Excellence Act: Also, THCGME, along with Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corps, and Medicaid Funding for the Territories. HR 2328 - Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health Act: Support for key primary care extenders, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Initiative, Independence at Home, Medicaid for the Territories. HR 2740 - HHS FY 2020 Appropriations; Women's Health Research: AAFP funding priorities. Increased funding for women's health research. HR 2774 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a Primary Care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2895 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand J-1 visa waiver program for medical residents. HR 3030 - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute reauthorization: Patient-centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. HR 3107 - Prior Authorization: Improve healthcare access and reduce administrative burden. HR 3436 - Chronic Care Management: to remove cost-sharing responsibilities for chronic care management services under the medicare plan. No Bill No. - Obesity Drug Study: Responding to GAO inquiry on AAFP policy on obesity drugs. No Bill No. - Opioid prescribing guideline: Responding to FDA inquiry on opioid prescribing guidelines. No Bill No. - Healthcare Coverage for All: Retaining ACA coverage gains and expanding coverage. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Reduced administrative burden on family physicians. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Improved access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - Primary Care Investment: Increased spending on primary care. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": protecting patients and families from unanticipated medical bills. No Bill No. - Comment on the definition of Health Literacy: Health Literacy for all patients. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Suggestions to reduce burdens for FPs. No Bill No. - Nondiscrimination in health plans: Healthcare for all. No Bill No. - Patient access to effective drugs: Opioid Issues. No. Bill No. - Telehealth for low-income consumers: Access to high speed internet. No Bill No. - Access to Medicaid Services: Need for higher payment to ensure access to primary care. No Bill No. - 2020 proposed outpatient perspective payment system: Site of service neutrality and transparency in hospital charges. No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Support for vaccines, maternal health, transparency, and reducing administrative burdens. Also, support for reauthorizing the Teaching Health Center GME (THCGME) program, along with Community Health Centers and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center GME funding/Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act. No Bill No. - Tobacco Use Prevention: Urged support for Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act, Safe Kids Act, and Tobacco to 21 bill. No Bill No. - Surprise Billing: Shared letter on surprise billing. No Bill No. - Drug Prices: Recommendations for various biologic and insulin drug pricing bills. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC.

Urged support for Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act, Safe Kids Act, and Tobacco to 21 bill.

HR 2774 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a Primary Care benefit in high deductible health plans. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Reduced administrative burden on family physicians. No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Support for vaccines, maternal health, transparency, and reducing administrative burdens. Also, support for reauthorizing the Teaching Health Center GME (THCGME) program, along with Community Health Centers and National Health Service Corps. No Bill No. - Surprise Billing: Shared letter on surprise billing. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": Health care coverage for all, administrative simplification. No Bill No. - Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants: Support for family medicine training.

S192, HR1943, HR1983, S962, S106 - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. S 304 HR 2815 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Increased, extended THCGME funding. S 1191/HR 1358: Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals: GME reform to support rural residency training; correct rotator problems. HR 1554 - Resident Education Deferred Interest Act: Student debt relief. HR 2815/S 1191 - Support to reauthorize the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program: Supported the Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act. HR 2895 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand J-1 visa waiter program for medical residents. No Bill No. - Group of Six Physician Roundtable: Introducing new legislators to primary care physician's agenda. No Bill No. - National Advisory Committee on NHSC: Scholarships/loan repayment for family physicians/access to care. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - FY20 funding for AHRQ, HRSA, CDC, CMS: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants: Support for family medicine training. No Bill No. - Council of Graduate Medical Education (COGME): GME Reform to increase family medicine residencies. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health Professions Training Grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - GME sections of the 2020 proposed IPPS: Graduate Medical Education changes. No Bill No. - Primary Care workforce programs: Submitted testimony urging support for the THCGME program, along with the National Health Service Corps.

S192, HR1943, HR1983, S962, S106 - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access. HR 986 - Affordable Care Act - the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019: Support of the Bill. HR 987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act: The legislation would encourage competition needed to lower drug costs. S 1191/HR 1358: Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals: GME reform to support rural residency training; correct rotator problems. HR 1897/S 916: Mothers and Offspring Mortality Awareness Act or the MOMMA's Act: Support for the maternal mortality bill. HR 2774 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a Primary Care benefit in high deductible health plans. HR 2815/S 1191 - Support to reauthorize the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program: Supported the Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act. HR 2862 - Vaccine/Infectious Disease prevention: Urged support for the vaccines act. HR 2895 - Conrad State 30 & Physician Access Act: Expand J-1 visa waiter program for medical residents. HR 3436 Chronic Care Management: to remove cost-sharing reponsibilities for chronic care management services under the medicare plan. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. S 304 HR 2815 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Increased, extended THCGME funding. HR 3030 - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute reauthorization: Patient-centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - National Advisory Committee on NHSC: Scholarships/loan repayment for family physicians/access to care. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": protecting patients and families from unanticipated medical bills. No Bill No. - FY20 funding for AHRQ, HRSA, CDC, CMS: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - Group of Six Physician Roundtable: Introducing new legislators to primary care physician's agenda. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Eliminate disparities to access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants: Support for family medicine training. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians No Bill No. - Council of Graduate Medical Education (COGME): GME Reform to increase family medicine residencies. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health Professions Training Grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - NRHA Maternal Health in Rural Communities Forum: Improve maternal and child health in rural communities. No Bill No. - Obesity Drug Study: Responding to GAO inquiry on AAFP policy on obesity drugs. No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Commenting on legislative proposals to increase transparency and address insurance-physician contracting. The letter also addressed education and public health issues. No Bill No. - Primary Care workforce programs: Submitted testimony urging support for the THCGME program, along with the National Health Service Corps. No. Bill No. - Title X Family Planning: Submitted testimony expressing support for the title X Family Planning program. No Bill No. - Tobacco Use Prevention: Supported 7 bills that would support Tobacco at age 21 sales, prohibiting flavors, supporting smoke free VA health facilities, prohibiting carve out for specialty cigars, and a comprehensive youth tobacco use prevention bill. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Urged support for the Medicaid parity for the US territories. No Bill No. - Mission Act - Veterans Healthcare: Monitor implementation of Mission Act, veterans' access to community-based physicians.

HR 986 - Affordable Care Act - the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019: Support of the Bill. HR 987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act: The legislation would encourage competition needed to lower drug costs. HR 2774 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a Primary Care benefit in high deductible health plans. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians. No Bill No. - Direct Contracting Geographic Population Based Payment; How CMS might structure a proposed APM. No Bill No. - Lower Health Care Costs Act/Surprise Billing: Commenting on legislative proposals to increase transparency and address insurance-physician contracting. The letter also addressed education and public health issues.

S192, HR1943, HR1983, S962, S106 - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access. S 1191/HR 1358: Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals: GME reform to support rural residency training; correct rotator problems. HR 1897/S 916: Mothers and Offspring Mortality Awareness Act or the MOMMA's Act: Support for the maternal mortality bill. HR 3436 Chronic Care Management: to remove cost-sharing reponsibilities for chronic care management services under the medicare plan. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. No Bill No. - National Advisory Committee on NHSC: Scholarships/loan repayment for family physicians/access to care. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress Membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid "surprise medical bills": protecting patients and families from unanticipated medical bills. No Bill No. - FY20 funding for AHRQ, HRSA, CDC, CMS: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - Group of Six Physician Roundtable: Introducing new legislators to primary care physician's agenda. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Eliminate disparities to access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians. No Bill No. - Council of Graduate Medical Education (COGME): GME Reform to increase family medicine residencies. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health Professions Training Grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - NRHA Maternal Health in Rural Communities Forum: Improve maternal and child health in rural communities. No Bill No. - Pain Management Best Practices: Comments on a draft pain management report. No Bill No. - Lab proficiency testing: Comments on CLIA proposed rule. No Bill No. - Appropriate Use Criteria: Joint letter urging a delay in AUC. No Bill No. - Health Insurance across state lines: Concern with low value insurance. No Bill No. - MACRA testimony to SFC: Improvements to MACRA. No Bill No. - Direct Contracting Geographic Population Based Payment; How CMS might structure a proposed APM. No Bill No. - Accountable Care Organizations: Next Generation ACO model. No Bill No. - Trusted exchange framework: EHRs and the trusted exchange framework. No Bill No. - Interoperability and patient access: How to make EHRs interoperable. No Bill No. - Information blocking: How to stop info blocking in EHRs. No Bill No. - Support for bill on GPCIs: supporting a bill on geographical practice cost indices. No Bill No. - Consumer inflation measures: Concern with changes to the consumer inflation measures. No Bill No. - GME sections of the 2020 proposed IPPS: Graduate Medical Education changes. No Bill No. - Supporting a bill that would waive the patient copay for CCM-Improving the use of the chronic care management code. No Bill No. - Answering the SFC follow up questions to the MACRA hearing: MACRA and Physician payment. No. Bill No. - Title X Family Planning: Submitted testimony expressing support for the title X Family Planning program. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Urged support for the Medicaid parity for the US territories.

S192, HR1943, HR1983, S962, S106 - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Under-served area access. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. S 304 - Teaching Health Center GME Re-authorization: Supported the Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Physicians Act of 2019. HR 117 - Vaccines Saves Lives Resolution: Senate HELP Heating re Vaccinations. HR 938 - Drug Pricing: support for the Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while keeping Incentives for New Generics (BLOCKING) Act of 2019. HR 965 - Drug Pricing: support for the Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019. HR 985 - Drug Pricing: support for the Fair Access for Safe and Timely (FAST) Generics Act of 2019. HR 986 - Affordable Care Act - the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019: Support of the Bill. HR 1010 - Affordable Care Act: support of the Bill to provide that the rule entitled "Short-term, Limited Duration Insurance" shall have no force or effect. HR 1114 - Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act: Support for Gun Violence Bill. HR 1358: Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals: GME reform to correct rotator problems. HR 1385 - Affordable Care Act: Support of the Bill for the State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges (SAVE) Act. HR 1499 - Drug Pricing: support for the Protection Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019. HR 1585 Violence Against Women Act: Advocate for re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act. HR 1782 - Drug Pricing: support for the Payment commission and Data Act of 2019. HR 1897/S 916: Mothers and Offspring Mortality Awareness Act or the MOMMA's Act: Support for the maternal mortality bill. No Bill No: Support for the Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 No Bill No. - Mission Act - Veterans Healthcare: Monitor implementation of Mission Act, veterans' access to community-based physicians. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health Professions Training Grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Re-authorization: Patient Centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - FY2020 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA, CMS, CDC: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - AHRQ National Guidelines Clearinghouse: Closure of the NGC. No Bill No. - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Eliminate disparities to access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants: Support for family medicine training. No Bill No. - Primary Care Issues: Shared AAFP principles and encourage members to join the House Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No - Abortion: Opposed the Born Alive Act. No Bill No. - Medicare Physician Payment: Address appropriate use criteria policy.

HR 1114 - Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act: Support for Gun Violence Bill. No Bill No. - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Re-authorization: Patient Centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - Gun Violence Research Funding: Ending the epidemic of gun violence through research. No Bill No. - Adequate Funding for HHS agencies and programs: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - FY20 funding for AHRQ, HRSA, CDC, CMS: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ.

S192, HR1943, HR1983, S962, S106 - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access. S 289 - Rural Physician Workforce Protection Act: GME reform to support rural residency training. S 304 - Teaching Health Center GME Reauthorization: Increase, extended THCGME funding; Supported the Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Physicians Act of 2019. HR 1358: Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals: GME reform to correct rotator problems. HR 1554 - Resident Education Deferred Interest Act: Student debt relief. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health Professions Training Grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - appropriations AHRQ, HRSA, CMS, CDC: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - Adequate Funding for HHS agencies and programs: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - FY20 funding for AHRQ, HRSA, CDC, CMS: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - GME Cap setting in new programs: More time for new teaching centers to set their GME cap. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: 116th Congress membership in the bipartisan CPCC. No Bill No. - Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants: Support for family medicine training. No Bill No. - Primary Care Issues: Shared AAFP principles and encourage members to join the House Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - Medicare Physician Payment: Address appropriate use criteria policy.

S192, HR1943, HR1983, S962, S106 - National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access. S 304 - Teaching Health Center GME Reauthorization: Increase, extended THCGME funding. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health Professions Training Grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Re-authorization: Patient Centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - appropriations AHRQ, HRSA, CMS, CDC: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Eliminate disparities to access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - Gun Violence Research Funding: Ending the epidemic of gun violence through research. No Bill No. - Adequate Funding for HHS agencies and programs: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - FY20 funding for AHRQ, HRSA, CDC, CMS: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research: Primary Care research at AHRQ. No Bill No. - Title VII Primary Care training Enhancement Grants: Support for family medicine training.

No Bill No. - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a primary care benefit in high deductible health plans. No Bill No. - Insurance network adequacy to avoid surprise medical bills: Health care coverage for all, administrative simplification. No Bill No. - Administrative Simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No. - Reducing HIPPA compliance burdens: How to improve HIPPA requirements for physicians. No Bill No. - Insurance requirements in 2020: Benefit and payment rates in 2020. No Bill No. - Veterans Community Care Program: Improving access to community based physicians for veterans. No Bill No. - Grandfathered health plans: HHS should not prolong grandfathered plans.

HR 6 - Support for patients and communities Act: Supported HR 6, the comprehensive opioids bill. No Bill No. - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute: Patient Centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - AHRQ National Guidelines Clearinghouse: Closure of the NGC. No Bill No. Gun Violence Research Funding: Ending epidemic of gun violence through research.

HR 5858 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Create a standard primary care benefit in high deductible health plans.

No Bill No.- National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access to Family Physicians. No Bill No. - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute: Patient Centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - Social Determinants of Health: Advancing Health Equity by addressing SDOH. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health professions training grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Eliminate disparities to access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - Obesity: Reply to GAO on BBA 2018/PL 115-123 study on obesity. No Bill No. Gun Violence Research Funding: Ending epidemic of gun violence through research.

S. 3014 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act: Graduate Medical Education reform, rural physician workforce; Seek House sponsors; GME Reform to support rural residency training; Seek co-sponsors on legislation to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership in the bipartisan primary care caucus; Urge members to join the Primary Care Caucus to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No.- National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access to Family Physicians. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health professions training grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program Reauthorization: Meeting with staff to discuss THCGME reauthorization.

S. 3014 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018: Seek co-sponsors to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding. HR 2 - Farm Bill: Advocating for SNAP funding, nutrition assistance, and other relevant priorities. HR 6 - Support for patients and communities Act: Supported HR 6, the comprehensive opioids bill. HR 1318/ S. 1112: Preventing Maternal Deaths Act: Seek co-sponsors on legislation to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding. HR 2553: Know the Lowest Price Act: Supported legislation to prohibit pharmacy contact gag rules. HR 5858 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Seek co-sponsors for legislation to require coverage without a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans. H.R. 6310; H.R. 6317 - Direct Primary Care: Supported testimony to the promoting legislation to allow Americans with HSAs to use their accounts to pay for DPC arrangements. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Primary Care Caucus to achieve the triple aim in healthcare; Increase membership in the bipartisan caucus to increase awareness of primary care value. No Bill No. - Administrative simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No.- National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access to Family Physicians. No Bill No. - Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute: Patient Centered, primary care research, AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - Social Determinants of Health: Advancing Health Equity by addressing SDOH. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health professions training grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - Rural Health: Eliminate disparities to access to quality care for rural populations. No Bill No. - AHRQ National Guidelines Clearinghouse: Closure of the NGC. No Bill No. - CPC+ reports: Timing, usefulness of reports. No Bill No. - MSSP/ACO proposed rule: Changes to accountable care organizations. No Bill No. - RFI on the EHR reporting period: Usefulness of EHR. No Bill No. - Medicare fraud and abuse:CMS fraud and abuse programs. No Bill No. - Physician focused payment model process: How the PTAC process is working. No Bill No. - Social risk factors in Medicare Programs: How SoDH should be reported. No Bill No. - Drug pricing transparency: Support for drug transparency. No Bill No. - State waivers granted through HHS: How state waivers should support primary care. No Bill No. - Medicare Part C/D changes: Telehealth benefits. No Bill No. - Medicare 2019 payments: E/M payment changes in 2019 and beyond. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Shared the AAFP's principles. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program Reauthorization: Meeting with staff to discuss THCGME reauthorization. No Bill No. - Advanced Primary Care Alternative Payment Model: seek co-signors on letter to HHS on APC-APM model. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Advocate for end to E/M documentation guidelines, AUC, etc. in WM Red Tape Initiative.

HR 5858 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Seek co-sponsors for legislation to require coverage without a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans. H.R. 6310; H.R. 6317 - Direct Primary Care: Advocate for co-sponsorship of bill to allow Americans with HSAs to use their accounts to pay for DPC arrangements. No Bill No. - MSSP/ACO proposed rule: Changes to accountable care organizations.

S. 3014 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act: Graduate Medical Education reform, rural physician workforce; Seek House sponsors; GME Reform to support rural residency training; Seek co-sponsors on legislation to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Primary Care Caucus to achieve the triple aim in healthcare; Increase membership in the bipartisan caucus to increase awareness of primary care value. No Bill No.- National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access to Family Physicians. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health professions training grants for family medicine.

HR 5961, HR 6147, HR 6470, HR 6157, S 3158, S 2976 - Oppose tobacco riders in Ag bill & cut to CDC's Office on Smoking and Health: Public Health/Tobacco control.

S. 2553 - Know the Lowest Price Act: Advocating for the Know the Lowest Price Act: A bill to eliminate gag rules as part of Medicare Advantage and Part D contracts. S. 3014 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018: GME Reform to support rural residency training; Seek co-sponsors on legislation to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to suppoert rural residency training funding. HR 6157 - Increased funding for HHS, AHRQ, HRSA, CMS, CDC, SAMSHA in FY 19: AAFP FY 2019 federal spending priorities for primary care training, research & access. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Advocate for end to E/M documentation guidelines, AUC, etc. in WM Red Tape Initiative; Advocate for AAFP's administration burden principles. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare; Increase membership in the bipartisan caucus to increase awareness of primary care value. No Bill No. - Administrative simplification: Promote reduced administrative burden on family physicians of prior authorization, EMR. No Bill No.- National Health Service Corps: Medical Student Debt Relief and Rural and Underserved area access to Family Physicians. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Health professions training grants for family medicine. No Bill No. - Opioid Epidemic: Evidence based approaches to curb opioid abuse No Bill No. - AHRQ National Guidelines Clearinghouse: Closure of the NGC. No Bill No. - Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices: Reducing out of pocket costs. No Bill No. - Title X regulations: interference in the practice of medicine and access to evidence-based care. No Bill No. - Physician self referral law: Transforming practices and collaborating with others to provide team-based, patient-centered care. Physician practice and flexibility. No Bill No. - Physician fee schedule: 2019 Medicare payment rates and the quality payment program. No Bill No. - 2019 outpatient prospective payment system: Site of Service Neutrality. No Bill No. - Advanced Primary Care Alternative Payment Model: Seek co-signors on letter to HHS on APC-APM payment model.

S. 2553 - Know the Lowest Price Act: Advocating for the Know the Lowest Price Act: A bill to eliminate gag rules as part of Medicare Advantage and Part D contracts. No Bill No. - Opioid Epidemic: Evidence based approaches to curb opioid abuse.

No Bill No. - Opioid Epidemic: Support evidence-based approaches to curb opioid abuse.

S. 2704 - Medicare Beneficiary Opioid Addiction Treatment: Responding to senate inquiry in support of Opioid treatment. No Bill No. - Opioid Epidemic: Evidence based approaches to curb opioid abuse; Commented on E&C Bills. Advocated for the ACE Research Act and CONNECTIONS Act.

S. 2704 - Medicare Beneficiary Opioid Addiction Treatment: Responding to senate inquiry in support of Opioid treatment. S. 3014 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act: Graduate Medical Education reform, rural physician workforce; seek co-sponsors on rural GME bill; seek House sponsors; seek co-sponsors on legislation to amend the title XVII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding. S. 3158 - Increased overall spending FY19 HHS Appropriations: AAFP FY 2019 federal spending priorities for primary care training, research & access. S. 3158 -CMS funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations S 3158 & House draft: Support effective, efficient management of Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP & Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Opioid Epidemic: Evidence based approaches to curb opioid abuse; Commented on E&C Bills. Advocated for the ACE Research Act and CONNECTIONS Act. No Bill No. - Overcoming Gaps in the Treatment of Mental Illness Research: Improved mental health services. No Bill No. - Advanced Primary Care Alternative Payment Model: New Medicare alternative payment model. Mo Bill No. - CMS on documentation burden listening session: How to ensure access to Medicaid Services. No Bill No. - CMS on access to Medicaid Services: How to ensure access to Medicaid Services. No Bill No. - CMS on RFI Direct Provider contracting models: How CMS should focus on the APC-APM but also implement the AAFP's DPC model; Seek co-signors on letter to HHS on APC-APM payment model. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Advocate for end to E/M documentation guidelines, AUC, etc. in WM Red Tape Relief initiative. No Bill No. - Insurance Market Stabilization: Outreach on ACA policies and possible market stabilization. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Provided feedback on the CREATES Act and PACED Act. Drafted a drug pricing letter. No Bill No. - MACRA/Advanced Primary Care APM: Raised awareness of the AAFP's primary care payment model.

S. 3158 - Gun Violence Prevention CDC funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriation:Gun violence is a public health emergency.

No Bill No. - Paid sick leave to benefit American workers: Public Health.

S 3158 - HRSA funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations: Funding for access to primary care, health professional training grants, Title X family planning. S. 3158 - CDC funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations: Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, Immunization. S. 3158 - Rural Health programs funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations: Eliminate disparities of access to quality care for all populations. S. 1358 - Increased overall spending FY19 HHS Appropriations: AAFP FY 2019 federal spending priorities for primary care training, research & access. S. 3158 - Gun Violence Prevention CDC funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriation:Gun violence is a public health emergency. S 3158 - AHRQ funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations:Primary Care Research, US Preventive Services Task Force. S. 3158 -CMS funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations S 3158 & House draft: Support effective, efficient management of Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP & Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Oppose tobacco riders in Ag bill & cut to CDCs Office on Smoking and Health: Public Health/Tobacco Control. No Bill No. - National Health Services Corps.: Sustainable funding for NHSC to provide access and debt relief. No Bill No. - Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: Medical Student Debt relief.

S. 1112/HR 1318 - Maternal Accountability Act/Preventing Maternal Deaths: Promoted preventing maternal mortality. S. 2691 - Opioid Crisis Accountability Act - Responding to Senate inquiry on restricting the marketing and distribution of opioids. S. 2704 - Medicare Beneficiary Opioid Addiction Treatment: Responding to senate inquiry in support of Opioid treatment. S 2852, S. 2852 & House Draft: ASPR & Pandemic & All Hazards Preparedness Act reauthorization: Public Health preparedness. S. 3014 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act: Graduate Medical Education reform, rural physician workforce; seek co-sponsors on rural GME bill; seek House sponsors; Seek Co-sponsors on legislation to amend the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding. S 3158 - HRSA funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations: Funding for access to primary care, health professional training grants, Title X family planning. S. 3158 - CDC funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations: Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, Immunization. S. 3158 - Increased overall spending FY19 HHS Appropriations: AAFP FY 2019 federal spending priorities for primary care training, research & access. S. 3158 - Rural Health programs funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations: Eliminate disparities of access to quality care for all populations. S. 3158 - Gun Violence Prevention CDC funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriation:Gun violence is a public health emergency. S 3158 - AHRQ funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations:Primary Care Research, US Preventive Services Task Force. S. 3158 - SAMHSA funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations: Provide adequate resources for substance abuse treatment. S. 3158 - CMS funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations S 3158 & House draft: Support effective, efficient management of Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP & Marketplaces. HR 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act: Issued concerns about the SNAP cuts and health care policies. HR 5858 - Primary Care Patient Protection Act: Seek co-sponsors for legislation to require coverage without a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans. H.R. 6310; H.R. 6317 - Direct Primary Care: Advocate for co-sponsorship of bill to allow Americans with HSAs to use their accounts to pay for DPC arrangements. No Bill No. - Opioid Epidemic: Support evidence based approaches to curb opioid abuse; Commented on E&C Bills. Advocated for the ACE Research Act and CONNECTIONS Act. No Bill No. - Overcoming Gaps in the Treatment of Mental Illness Research: Improved mental health services. No Bill No. - Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration: Responding to Senate inquiry on vaccine injury prevention. No Bill No. - Paid sick leave to benefit American workers: Public Health. No Bill No. - Oppose tobacco riders in Ag bill & cut to CDCs Office on Smoking and Health: Public Health/Tobacco Control. No Bill No. - National Health Services Corps.: Sustainable funding for NHSC to provide access and debt relief. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Administrative simplification to stem physician burnout; Advocate for end to E/M documentation guidelines, AUC, etc. in WM Red Tape Initiative. No Bill No. - Advanced Primary Care Alternative Payment Model: New Medicare alternative payment model; Seek co-signors on letter to HHS on APC-APM payment model. No Bill No. - HHS on the HPV draft paper: How to improve HPV vaccination rates. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Primary Care Caucus to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Direct Primary Care:advocate for co-sponsorship of bill to allow Americans with HSAs to use DPCs. No Bill No. - Insurance Market Stabilization: Outreach on ACA policies and possible market stabilization. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Provided feedback ont he CREATES Act and PACED Act. Drafted a drug pricing letter.

S. 2691 - Opioid Crisis Accountability Act - Responding to Senate inquiry on restricting the marketing and distribution of opioids.

S. 1112/HR 1318 - Maternal Accountability Act/Preventing Maternal Deaths: Promoted preventing maternal mortality. S. 3158 - Gun Violence Prevention CDC funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriation:Gun violence is a public health emergency. HR 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act: Issued concerns about the SNAP cuts and health care policies. No Bill No. - National Institute on Aging into care, treatment, fall prevention in aged: Improving care and quality of life for older adults. No Bill No. - Opioids: Commented on E&C Bills. Advocated for the ACE Research Act and CONNECTIONS Act.

S 2852, S. 2852 & House Draft: ASPR & Pandemic & All Hazards Preparedness Act reauthorization: Public Health preparedness.

S. 2691 - Opioid Crisis Accountability Act - Responding to Senate inquiry on restricting the marketing and distribution of opioids. S. 2704 - Medicare Beneficiary Opioid Addiction Treatment: Responding to senate inquiry in support of Opioid treatment. S. 3158 - SAMHSA funding-FY 2019 HHS Appropriations: Provide adequate resources for substance abuse treatment. No Bill No. - Opioid Epidemic: Support evidence-based approaches to curb opioid abuse.

HR 195 & HR 1625 - FY 2018 HHS Appropriations: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities for primary care, training, research and Access. HR 3759 - RAISE Family Caregivers Act: Support family caregivers. HR 1892 - Teaching Health Centers GME program: Reauthorize THCGME funding. HR 1892 - Children's Health Insurance Program: Reauthorize CHIP Program for 5 years. HR 1892 - Community Health Centers: Reauthorize CHC funding for 5 years. HR 1892 - Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments: Reauthorize Medicaid DSH. HR 3862 & S 1899 & HR 1892 - National Health Service Corps: Sustainable funding for NHSC to provide access and debt relief. HR 3964 & drafts - Preventing Opioid Misuse/Diversion: Improve treatment access, Partial Fill and Drug Monitoring; support evidence-based approaches to curb opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Direct Primary Care:advocate for co-sponsorship of bill to allow Americans with HSAs to use DPCs. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Advocate for end to E/M documentation guidelines, AUC, etc. in WM Red Tape Relief initiative; 1 hour of clinical time = 2 additional hours of EHR. No Bill No. - Physician Payment: Share details about APC-APM, ask for support in getting model tested at HHS. No Bill No. - Insurance Market Stabilization: Healthcare coverage for all - premium reduction, reinsurance & cost sharing reduction; urge congress to include legislative provisions for premium reduction, reinsurance and funding for Cost Sharing Reduction benefits in the Omnibus bill. No Bill No. - President's FY2019 budget request for AHRQ, HRSA, CMS, CDC, SAMHSA: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - Inter-Professional Oral Health and Primary Care Training Programs: Health Profession Training Grants Title VII section 747. No Bill No. - Association Health Plans: AHPs do not provide meaningful insurance coverage. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare.

HR 195 & HR 1625 - FY 2018 HHS Appropriations: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities for primary care, training, research and Access. HR 1892 - Teaching Health Centers GME program: Reauthorize THCGME funding. HR 1892 - Children's Health Insurance Program: Reauthorize CHIP Program for 5 years. HR 1892 - Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home visiting Program: Reauthorize MIECHV funding. HR 1892 - Community Health Centers: Reauthorize CHC funding. HR 1892 - Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments: Reauthorize Medicaid DSH. HR 3862 & S 1899 & HR 1892 - National Health Service Corps: Sustainable funding for NHSC to provide access and debt relief. No Bill No. - Insurance Market Stabilization: Healthcare coverage for all - premium reduction, reinsurance & cost sharing reduction. No Bill No. - President's FY2019 budget request for AHRQ, HRSA, CMS, CDC, SAMHSA: AAFP federal spending priorities.

HR 3964 & drafts - Preventing Opioid Misuse/Diversion: Improve treatment access, Partial Fill and Drug Monitoring; support evidence-based approaches to curb opioid abuse.

HR 195 & HR 1625 - FY 2018 HHS Appropriations: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities for primary care, training, research and Access. HR 1892 - Teaching Health Centers GME program: Reauthorize THCGME funding. HR 3394 - Teaching Health Center GME: Help educate members about the need to extend the program No Bill No. - Medicare GME Reform:advocate for AAFP GME policy, including redistribution of financing for fellowships, thresholds for primary care. No Bill No. - President's FY2019 budget request for AHRQ, HRSA, CMS, CDC, SAMHSA: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - Inter-Professional Oral Health and Primary Care Training Programs: Health Profession Training Grants Title VII section 747. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare.

HR 3759 - RAISE Family Caregivers Act: Support family caregivers.

HR 195 & HR 1625 - FY 2018 HHS Appropriations: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities for primary care, training, research and Access. HR 1892 - Children's Health Insurance Program: Reauthorize CHIP Program for 5 years. HR 1892 - Community Health Centers: Reauthorize CHC funding for 5 years. HR 1892 - Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments: Reauthorize Medicaid DSH. HR 3759 - RAISE Family Caregivers Act: Support family caregivers. HR 3862 & S 1899 & HR 1892 - National Health Service Corps: Sustainable funding for NHSC to provide access and debt relief. No Bill No. - Medicare GME Reform:advocate for AAFP GME policy, including redistribution of financing for fellowships, thresholds for primary care. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: Advocate for end to E/M documentation guidelines, AUC, etc. in WM Red Tape Relief initiative; 1 hour of clinical time = 2 additional hours of EHR. No Bill No. - Physician Payment: Share details about APC-APM, ask for support in getting model tested at HHS. No Bill No. - President's FY2019 budget request for AHRQ, HRSA, CMS, CDC, SAMHSA: AAFP federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - 2019 Medicare Advantage and Part D: Access to services, CARA implementation. No Bill No. - Reducing burdens in HIT: How to make EHR use easier for MDs. No Bill No. - Medicare shared savings program: Areas impacted by hurricanes/fires. No Bill No. - Part 2 of 2019 Medicare Advantage Rule: Less prior authorizations. No Bill No. - Clinical lab personnel changes: Education requirements for lab employees. No Bill No. - MyHealthEData: Access to patient's info and EHR use. No Bill Mo. - Support of the AAFP's APC-APML Urging Sec to support the PTAC recommendation. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare.

HR 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Protect coverage gains, student debt relief, medical expense deduction. No Bill No.- Tax Reform - Individual Mandate: educate members and staff on AAFP's positions on health care for all; advocate for changes to the BCRA and ultimately lobby against the bill. No Bill No.- Other Tax Reform Issues including student loan interest deduction, medical expenses deduction: Convey AAFP position on the individual mandate during tax reform debate.

HR 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Protect coverage gains, student debt relief, medical expense deduction. HR 1370 HJRes 123 - Stop Gap funding bills for FY2018: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3358, S 1771 - Title VII HRSA Health Benefit Program: Funding for primary care training; AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3358, S 1771 - FY 2018 appropriations for AHRQ: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3358, S 1771 & 4508 - Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: Medical Student Debt Relief. HR 3394 - Teaching Health Center GME: Help educate members about the need to extend the program; reauthorize THCGME program; Support continued funding for THC program. HR 3862 & S 1899 - National Health Service Corps: NHSC funding for access to scholarships and debt relief. HR 3922 - Championing Healthy Kids Act: Reauthorize CHIP, NHSC, THCGME programs. No Bill No.- Other Tax Reform Issues including student loan interest deduction, medical expenses deduction: Convey AAFP position on the individual mandate during tax reform debate. No Bill No. - Medicare GME Reform:advocate for AAFP GME policy, including redistribution of financing for fellowships, thresholds for primary care. No Bill No. - Primary Care and Preventative Health: Promoting healthy communities via primary care, disease prevention and workforce programs. No Bill No. - Support for Community Health Funding: Testimony and letters supporting the community health center program. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - VA and telehealth issues: State laws vs. the VA

HR 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: opposed to: 1)repeal of the Individual Mandate; 2)elimination of student Loan deductabililty; 3) automatic cuts to Medicare program; 4) elimination of medical expense. HR 1370 HJRes 123 - Stop Gap funding bills for FY2018: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3394 - Teaching Health Centers GME program: Reauthorize and expand the THCGME program; Support continued funding for THC program. HR 3862 & S 1899 - National Health Service Corps: NHSC funding for access to scholarships and debt relief; Support reauthorization of NHSC funding for five years. No Bill No. Tax Reform - Individual Mandate: educate member. HR 3922 - Championing Healthy Kids Act: Reauthorize CHIP, NHSC, THCGME programs. No Bill No. - Medicare GME Reform:advocate for AAFP GME policy, including redistribution of financing for fellowships, thresholds for primary care. No Bill No. - Administrative Burden: advocate for end to appropriate use mandates for advanced imaging, etc. No Bill No. - Physician Payment: advocate for hold harmless for primary care provision in the misvalued codes policy. No Bill No. - Federal Employee Health Benefit Program: Health Care Coverage. No Bill No. - 2017 Value Based Payment Study: Adequate payment for Health care transformation. No Bill No. - Primary Care and Preventative Health: Promoting healthy communities via primary care, disease prevention and workforce programs. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance Program: Reauthorize CHIP program for 5 years. No Bill Mo. - Healthcare IT/Interoperability: Letter to the Senate HELP Committee regarding health IT administrative reductions improvements. No Bill No. - Support for Community Health Funding: Testimony and letters supporting the community health center program. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Comments on the 2018 QPP final rule: Quality Payment Program. No Bill No. - Comments on small practices and AAPMs: Advanced Payment models and small practices. No Bill No. - 2019 marketplace rules: essential heath benefits defended. No Bill No. - RFI from CMMI on patient-centered models:patient centered medical homes. No Bill No. - Lab payments: Concerns with PAMA implementation No Bill No. - Affordable Care Act Defense: Support continued funding for Affordable Care Act. No Bill No. - Defend Medicaid Cuts: Defend changes to the entitlement nature of medicaid. No Bill No. - Defend MACRA and support its implementation: Defend MACRA from program changes.

HR 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: opposed to: 1)repeal of the Individual Mandate; 2)elimination of student Loan deductabililty; 3) automatic cuts to Medicare program; 4) eliminaiton of medical expense. HR 1370 HJRes 123 - Stop Gap funding bills for FY2018: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3358 & S 1771 - Title VII HRSA Health Benefit Program: Funding for primary care training;AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3358 & S 1771 - Funding for CDC Section 317 Program at the CDC: Public Health/Raising Tobacco Age. HR 3358, S 1771 & 4508 - Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: Medical Student Debt Relief. HR 3358, S 1771 - FY 2018 appropriations for AHRQ: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3268, S 1603 HR 3358, S1771- Oppose tobacco riders in Ag bill & cut CDC's office on Smoking and Health: Public Health/Tobacco Control. HR 3394 - Teaching Health Centers GME program: Reauthorize and expand the THCGME program; Support continued funding for THC program. HR 3862 & S 1899 - National Health Service Corps: Support reauthorization of NHSC funding for five years. HR 3922 - Championing Healthy Kids Act: Reauthorize CHIP, NHSC, THCGME programs. No Bill No. - 2017 Value Based Payment Study: Adequate payment for Health care transformation. No Bill No. - Raising the budget caps for prevent sequester cuts: AAFP FY 2018 Federal spending priorities. No Bill No. - Primary Care and Preventative Health: Promoting healthy communities via primary care, disease prevention and workforce programs. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance Program: Reauthorize CHIP program for 5 years. No Bill No. - Support for Community Health Funding: Testimony and letters supporting the community health center program. No Bill No. - Affordable Care Act Defense: Support continued funding for Affordable Care Act. No Bill No. - Defend Medicaid Cuts: Defend changes to the entitlement nature of medicaid. No Bill No. - Defend MACRA and support its implementation: Defend MACRA from program changes.

HR 1545 - VA Prescription Data Accountability Act: Requiring VA prescribers to use PDMPs. No Bill No. - Preventing Opioid Misuse/Diversion: Improve treatment access, Partial Fill and Drug Monitoring Program.

HR 3862 & S 1899 - National Health Service Corps: NHSC funding for access to scholarships and debt relief: Support reauthorization of NHSC funding for 5 years. HR 3922 - Championing Healthy Kids Act: Reauthorize CHIP, NHSC, THCGME programs. No Bill No. Tax Reform - Individual Mandate: educate members and staff on AAFP's positions on health care for all; advocate for changes to the BCRA and ultimately lobby against the bill. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance Program: advocate for extension of CHIP beyond Sept. 30 funding deadline. No Bill No. - Federal Employee Health Benefit Program: Health Care Coverage. No Bill Mo. - Healthcare IT/Interoperability: Letter to the Senate HELP Committee regarding health IT administrative reductions improvements. No Bill No. - Affordable Care Act Defense: Support continued funding for Affordable Care Act. No Bill No. - Defend Medicaid Cuts: Defend changes to the entitlement nature of medicaid. No Bill No. - Defend MACRA and support its implementation: Defend MACRA from program changes.

HR 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017 (Graham Cassidy Amendment) Better Care Reconcilliation Act: Protecting ACA coverage gains, supporting bipartisan solutions; Educate members and staff on AAFP's positions on Health Care for all; advocate for changes to the AHCA and ultimately lobby against the bill. HR 3358 & S 1771 - FY18 appropriations for AHRQ, CMS, HRSA-Titles VII & X, NHSC, SAMSHA: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3862 & HR 3922 - National Health Service Corps: Reauthorize NHSC funding for access to scholarships, debt relief and healthcare workforce. No Bill No - Direct Primary Care: advocate for introduction and co-sponsorship of a bill to allow more patients access to the DPC model; DPC alternative to to fee-for-service payment model. No Bill No. - Protecting access to Medicare Act of 2014 Lab Fee Regulation advocacy: Raised awareness to the Medicare Lab Fee Schedule, Need for better data, and potential primary care barriers. No Bill No. - Standard Primary Care Benefit Proposal: Support Primary Care benefit; educate members on AAFPs policy for a primary care insurance benefit for HDHPs No Bill No. - Primary Care Insurance Benefit: educate members on AAFP's policy for a primary-care insurance benefit for HDHP's. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance Program: Reauthorize CHIP program for 5 years; advocate for extension of CHIP beyond Sept. 30 funding deadline.

DACA S. 1615, HR 3440 - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: Protect healthcare workforce in US since childhood

HR 3358 & S 1771 - FY18 appropriations for AHRQ, CMS, HRSA-Titles VII & X, NHSC, SAMSHA: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3394 - Teaching Health Center GME: Help educate members about the need to extend the program; Support continued funding for THC program; Reauthorize and expand the innovative THCGME program. HR 3728 - Educating Medical Professionals & Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act: Reauthorize Title VII health professions training grants. HR 3862 & HR 3922 - National Health Service Corps: Reauthorize NHSC funding for access to scholarships, debt relief and healthcare workforce. No Bill No. - HRSA Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry: Support for primary care in Title VII health professions grants. No Bill No. - Veteran's Administration family medicine GME program: Increase training of family medicine residents under VACAA in non-VA settings. No Bill No. Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the caucus and support primary care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare.

HR 3268 & S 1603 - FY18 Ag Approps: Public health-tobacco prevention

No Bill No. - Preventing Opioid Misuse/Diversion: Improve treatment, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Naloxone

HR 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017 (Graham Cassidy Amendment) Better Care Reconcilliation Act: Protecting ACA coverage gains, supporting bipartisan solutions; Educate members and staff on AAFP's positions on Health Care for all; advocate for changes to the AHCA and ultimately lobby against the bill. HR 3268 & S 1603 - FY18 Ag Approps: Public health-tobacco prevention HR 3358 & S 1771 - FY18 appropriations for AHRQ, CMS, HRSA-Titles VII & X, NHSC, SAMSHA: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3728 - Educating Medical Professionals & Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act: Reauthorize Title VII health professions training grants. HR 3862 & HR 3922 - National Health Service Corps: Reauthorize NHSC funding for access to scholarships, debt relief and healthcare workforce. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance Program: Reauthorize CHIP program for 5 years; advocate for extension of CHIP beyond Sept. 30 funding dedline. No Bill No. Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the caucus and support primary care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Primary Care Insurance Benefit: educate members on AAFP's policy for a primary-care insurance benefit for HDHP's. No Bill No. - Preventing Opioid Misuse/Diversion: Improve treatment, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Naloxone No Bill No. - Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC): FY18 funding for Title VII health professions training grants. No Bill No. - HRSA Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry: Support for primary care in Title VII health professions grants. No Bill No. - House Primary Care Caucus: Promoting Primary Care No Bill No. - Direct Primary Care: DPC alternative to fee for service payment model. No Bill No. - AHRQ US Preventative Service Task Force, Natl Guideline Clearinghouse: Primary care research at AHRQ. No Bill No. - Standard Primary Care Benefit Proposal: Support Primary Care benefit; educate members on AAFPs policy for a primary care insurance benefit for HDHPs No Bill No. - Healthcare Town Hall: Protecting ACA coverage gains supporting bipartisan solutions No Bill No. - Medicaid Forum: Protecting ACA coverage gains. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccine Access Coalition: Raising awareness of vaccine and health care, and coordinating within the coalition. No Bill No. - Healthy People Framework - Response to draft Healthy People 2030 framework. No Bill No. - Response to the 2018 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Making the fee schedule primary care friendly. No Bill No. - Response to the 2018 proposed Quality Payment Program: How to implement MIPS and APMs in 2018. No Bill No. - Urging CMS to use3 USPSTF recommendations: Need to focus on prevention No Bill No. - Oral contraceptives for adolescents: Include adolescents in oral contraceptive studies. No Bill No. - Restoring internet freedom/open internet: open internet, no user fees No Bill No. - How to reduce regulatory burdens: Responding to request for ideas on reg reduction No Bill No. - Training prescribers on opioids: no mandatory training.

HR 3358 & S 1771 - FY18 appropriations for AHRQ, CMS, HRSA-Titles VII & X, NHSC, SAMSHA: AAFP FY 2018 federal spending priorities. HR 3394 - Teaching Health Centers GME program: Reauthorize and expand the innovative THCGME program; support continued funding for THC program. No Bill No. - Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC): FY18 funding for Title VII health professions training grants. No Bill No. - HRSA Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry: Support for primary care in Title VII health professions grants. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance Program: Reauthorize CHIP program for 5 years.

HR 1628 American Healthcare Act/Better Care Reconciliation Act - Protecting the Affordable Care Act coverage gains from being lost. HR 5926 & S 3068 - HHS FY 2017 appropriations priorities: AHRQ, Health Resources & Services Admin, Title VII, NHSC: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.- Teaching Health Centers GME program: Support continued funding for THC program; Continued funding for the THCGME program, Dear Colleague letter. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for CDC: AAFP federal spending priorities on prevention and public health. No Bill No. - Appropriations for AHRQ in FY 2018: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care research. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Titles VII & X, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities for primary care training, family planning, student debt relief & healthcare workforce. No Bill No. - Healthcare workforce: Increasing the Family Physician workforce

No Bill No. - House caucus on Maternity Care: Healthy mothers and babies No Bill No. - Opioid Abuse: Support increased investment in treatment, Medicaid expansion, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Naloxone

HR 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act - Medical Liability Reform

HR 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: Urge passage of this legislation. HR 1628 - American Health Care Act: Medicaid, Prevention, Reproductive Health, consumer protections; Urge defeat of legislation to repeal and replace.; Protecting ACA coverage gains from being lost. No Bill No. - Nominations to HIT advisory committee: Getting FPS appointed to HIT advisory committee. No Bill No. - Correspondence to PTAC on APC-APM: Primary care payment model. No Bill No. - Correspondence to CMS on how to improve MACRA: Improving how CMS implements MACRA for primary care. No Bill No. - Correspondence to CMS on SSNRI - Medicare beneficiary cards. No Bill No. - Correspondence to CMS on site neutral payments: outpatient payments being site neutral. No Bill No. - Correspondence to CMS on 2018 proposed IPPS: How to reduce regluatory burden for FPs No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Family Medicine Advocacy Summit: Set up office visits with legislators; draft talking points and issue papers; Speaker & Meeting scheduling, Health care coverage, THCGME, Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Centers GME program: Support continued funding for THC program. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for CDC: AAFP federal spending priorities on prevention and public health.

HR 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: Urge reform of medical liability law HR 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017/Better Care Reconciliation: urge defeat of HR 1628; educate members and staff on AAFP's positions on Health Care for all; advocate for changes to the AHCA and ultimately lobby against the bill; Protecting ACA coverage gains from being lost. No Bill No - Direct Primary Care: advocate for introduction and co-sponsorship of a bill to allow more patients access to the DPC model. No Bill No. - Family Medicine Advocacy Summit: Set up office visits with legislators; draft talking points and issue papers; Speaker & Meeting scheduling, Health care coverage, THCGME, Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No: FY2018 appropriations for CDC: AAFP federal spending priorities on prevention and public health.

No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center GME: help educate members about the need to extend the program. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center GME Reauthorization Act: TCH Reauthorization. No Bill No. - Appropriations for AHRQ in FY 2018: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care research. No Bill No. Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the caucus and support primary care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Family Medicine Advocacy Summit: Set up office visits with legislators; draft talking points and issue papers. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center GME: support continued funding for THC program. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Titles VII & X, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities for primary care training, family planning, student debt relief & healthcare workforce. No Bill No. - Healthcare workforce: Increasing the family physician workforce. No Bill No.- Teaching Health Centers GME program: Support continued funding for THC program; Continued funding for the THCGME program, Dear Colleague letter. FY 2017 appropriations priorities: AHRQ, Health Resources & Services Admin, Title VII, NHSC: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.

No Bill No: Introductions to offer new legislators with a family medicine contact: AAFP policy on healthcare coverage for all highlighting primary care.

HR 372 - The competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017: Urge passage of repeal of McCarran-Ferguson Act. HR 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: Urge reform of medical liability law HR 1304 Self Insurance Protection Act: ERISA plans should be held responsible for medical outcomes just like other plans. HR 1628 - American Health Care Act (Repeal and Replace Obamacare): educate members and staff on AAFP's positions on Health Care for all; advocate for changes to the AHCA and ultimately lobby against the bill; protecting the ACA coverage gains from being lost; urge defeat of HR 1628. HR 1101 Small Business Health Fairness Act: Association health plans may not meet standard of health care coverage. No Bill No - Primary Care Briefings: Promoting the value of primary care. No Bill No: FY2018 appropriations for AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, section 747, THCGME, NHSC, CMS CDC, SAMHSA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access.

No Bill No. - President Obama's plan to address the prescription opioid abuse and heroin use epidemic. No Bill No: Draft bill to limit opioid prescribing: oppose limits on patients' access to pharmaceuticals prescribed by a physician using appropriate clinical training and knowledge.

HR 5926 & S 3068 - HHS FY 2017 appropriations priorities: AHRQ, Health Resources & Services Admin, Title VII, Title X NHSC: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. SConRes 3 - FY17 Budget Resolution: Health Care Coverage, Prevention & Public Health fund. No Bill No: Introductions to offer new legislators with a family medicine contact: AAFP policy on healthcare coverage for all highlighting primary care. No Bill No: FY2018 appropriations for AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, section 747, THCGME, NHSC, CMS CDC, SAMHSA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access.

HR 5926 & S 3068 - HHS FY 2017 appropriations priorities: AHRQ, Health Resources & Services Admin, Title VII, Title X NHSC: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No: Introductions to offer new legislators with a family medicine contact: AAFP policy on healthcare coverage for all highlighting primary care. No Bill No: FY2018 appropriations for AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, section 747, THCGME, NHSC, CMS CDC, SAMHSA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center GME: ask members to sign a bi-partisan letter requesting E&C to extend the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Traditional GME: advocate for AAFP's suite of positions on GME reform. No Bill No: Introductions to offer new legislators with a family medicine contact: AAFP policy on healthcare coverage for all highlighting primary care. No Bill No.: Agency for Healthcare, Research & Quality: Primary care research. No Bill No.: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Title VII Health Professions Sec. 474 Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No. Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the cuacus and support primary care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare.

HR 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: Urge reform of medical liability law HR 1313 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs: Opposition to employer inquiries on genetic/medical info of workers. HR 1628 - American Health Care Act (Repeal and Replace Obamacare): educate members and staff on AAFP's positions on Health Care for all; advocate for changes to the AHCA and ultimately lobby against the bill; protecting the ACA coverage gains from being lost; urge defeat of HR 1628. HR 5926 & S 3068 - HHS FY 2017 appropriations priorities: AHRQ, Health Resources & Services Admin, Title VII, Title X NHSC: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - Site-Neutral Payments: Educate new members on AAFP's position in site-neutral payments. No Bill No. - Traditional GME: Advocate for AAFP's suite of positions on GME reform. No Bill No: Introductions to offer new legislators with a family medicine contact: AAFP policy on healthcare coverage for all highlighting primary care. No Bill No.: Primary Care Briefings: Promoting the value of primary care. No Bill No: FY2018 appropriations for AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, section 747, THCGME, NHSC, CMS CDC, SAMHSA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No.- Agency for Healthcare research and quality: Primary care research. No Bill No.- Alternative payment models: primary care and patient centered APMs. No Bill No. - Improvement of EHRs and HIT: meaningful use, EHR, HIT No Bill No.- Letter of intent on Primary Care APM: letter of intent on the APC-APM No Bill No.- Nominations to MACPAC: Getting FPs on a Medicaid Committee No Bill No. - Joint letter to White House on access to care: AHCA and ACA No Bill No.- Response to 2018 MA and Part D proposals: Getting FPs on a Medicare commission. No Bill No.- Joint letter to CMS on quality/EHR: Delaying penalties No Bill No.- Response on pediatric APM RFI: not fragmenting care through fragmented APMs No Bill No.- Joint letter to CMS on lab payment: PAMA, lab payments. No Bill No.- Site neutral payments: Educating new members on AAFP's position on site-neutral payments. No Bill No. - Appropriate use criteria: advocating flexibility on the Medicare's appropriate use criteria requirements for imaging services. No Bill No.- Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in healthcare. No Bill No. - Traditional GME: advocate for AAFP's suite of positions on GME reform.

Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC). No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: draft letter of support for permanence in the Independence at Home Demonstration model. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient satisfaction measures: Not using patient experience measures for opioids. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Comments on the 2017 regulation. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on ESRD payment models: Not replacing fragmented FFS with fragmented APMs. No Bill No. - Letter nominating FPs to MEDCAC: Medicare coverage. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on opioid prescribing education: Required CME. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on contraceptive services: Expanding the availability of contraceptives. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally

Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. Interest in Medicaid. S 2943 - Urge conferees on NDAA S 2943 to drop Tricare telehealth provision: Preserve state license-Physician is site of telehealth care. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Public Health/Emergency Funding: Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA PL 114-198, S 524 HR 953 HR 1725 HR 4981 HR 4599 HR 3680 HR 4586 HR 4969 HR 4641 HR 5046:Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fil & evidence based prescribing & treatment. HR 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Appropriation Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act: Zika public health response funding in FY 2016 & FY 2017. S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Pursue advancement of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC). No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: draft letter of support for permanence in the Independence at Home Demonstration model. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a Resolution to support the stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Injury and Violence Prevention Network bfg: Preventing injury and death are key to public health. No Bill No. - Transforming Primary Care for 21st Century THC, GME and NHSC. No Bill N0. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No. Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders rule comments: Reduce administrative burden and increase MAT patient limit. No Bill No. - Letter to VA on APRNs re Concern with APRN expansion. No Bill No. - Letter to VA nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. on Women Veterans. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. on Minority Health. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. to the Director. No Bill No. - Letter to SAMHSA on opioid use: Opioid use disorder reporting. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC nominating FPs: Infection advisory committee. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient relationship categories and codes: How to implement patient relationship categories and codes as required by MACRA. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Comments on the 2017 regulation. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on ESRD payment models: Not replacing fragmented FFS with fragmented APMs. No Bill No. - Letter nominating FPs to MEDCAC: Medicare coverage. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on opioid prescribing education: Required CME. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on contraceptive services: Expanding the availability of contraceptives. No Bill No. - Letter to VA on protected patient info: Support for allowing HIV and sickle cell negative results to be transmitted. Non Bill No. - Nominating FPs to CDC Committee: Health disparities subcommittee. No Bill No. - GME: Support for Teaching Health Center reauthorization; Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for Health IT and interoperability legislation. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - National Defense Authorization Act: Remove national licensure provisions in NDAA legislation health provisions. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network Adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance: CHIP/Medicaid. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative proposals.

Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA PL 114-198, S 524 HR 953 HR 1725 HR 4981 HR 4599 HR 3680 HR 4586 HR 4969 HR 4641 HR 5046:Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fil & evidence based prescribing & treatment. No Bill No. - Medication assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders rule comments; reduce administrative burden and increase MAT patient limit.

S. 2956; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. HR 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Appropriation Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act: Zika public health response funding in FY 2016 & FY 2017. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.

S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.

S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. HR 6 - Cures: Engagement on the Cures bill and key primary care provisions. HR 899: Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanance: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. PL 114-198 - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: Support, advocate investment in PDMPs, treatment, naloxone. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for members to co-sponsor a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program; Support for Teaching Health Center reauthorization; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC); advocate for bill to remove Part B co-insurance for Medicare CCM code (99490); advocate for expansion and further development of PCMH and CPC+. No Bill No. - Physician payment reform under Medicare: Defense and modification of MACRA and its payment models. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the Caucus and support the Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care; Increased membership in Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - Tour of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Promoting Public Health. No Bill No. - Affordable Care Act: Urge for health care coverage for all. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No. - Zika Funding Request: prompt action on public health emergency. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2018 marketplaces: How exchanges should cover primary care services. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on Title X: re: coverage for family planning. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS nominating Family Physicians: Advisory Committee on Minority Health. No Bill No. - Letter to PTAC on payment models: How APMs should be structured. No Bill No. - Letter to DOT on PCPs and diabetic drivers: Allowing PCPs to do exams on commercial drivers. No Bill No. - Letter to HRSA with nominations: childhood vaccine nominees. No Bill No. - Letter to SSA on medical evidence: what is covered as a disability. No Bill No. - Letter to FDA on sodium reduction: sodium reduction goals. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC on ACIP nominations: re: immunizations. No Bill No. - Letter to FDA on tobacco nominations: nomination of FP to FDA tobacco committee. No Bill No. - Letter to VA nominating for rural health: FP nomination. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on MACRA final rule: MACRA physician payments. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on tobacco FAQ: tobacco cessation FAQ. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on outpatient 2017 final rule: site of service neutrality. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient relationship codes: MACRA required codes. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on vaccine report: vaccine terms and studies. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on final medicare rule: re administrative simplification and payment. No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for health IT interoperability legislation. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - US Preventative Services Task Force: Support for maintaining USPSTF integrity. No Bill No. - Preventative Health and Primary Care: HELP Committee preparation for the HHS Secretary nomination and 115th Congress. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Remove national licensure provisions in the NDAA legislation health provisions. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network Adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance: CHIP/Medicaid. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative proposals.

S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title X, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. HR 899: Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the stability of the THCGME program. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for members to co-sponsor a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program; Support for Teaching Health Center reauthorization. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No. - National Health Service Corps trust fund and appropriated funding: Increased level of medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.

S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. HR 6 - Cures: Engagement on the Cures bill and key primary care provisions. HR 899: Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanance: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. PL 114-198 - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: Support, advocate investment in PDMPs, treatment, naloxone. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for members to co-sponsor a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program; Support for Teaching Health Center reauthorization; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC); advocate for bill to remove Part B co-insurance for Medicare CCM code (99490); advocate for expansion and further development of PCMH and CPC+. No Bill No. - Physician payment reform under Medicare: Defense and modification of MACRA and its payment models. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the Caucus and support the Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care; Increased membership in Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - Tour of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Promoting Public Health. No Bill No. - Affordable Care Act: Urge for health care coverage for all. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No. - Zika Funding Request: prompt action on public health emergency. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2018 marketplaces: How exchanges should cover primary care services. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on Title X: re: coverage for family planning. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS nominating Family Physicians: Advisory Committee on Minority Health. No Bill No. - Letter to PTAC on payment models: How APMs should be structured. No Bill No. - Letter to DOT on PCPs and diabetic drivers: Allowing PCPs to do exams on commercial drivers. No Bill No. - Letter to HRSA with nominations: childhood vaccine nominees. No Bill No. - Letter to SSA on medical evidence: what is covered as a disability. No Bill No. - Letter to FDA on sodium reduction: sodium reduction goals. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC on ACIP nominations: re: immunizations. No Bill No. - Letter to FDA on tobacco nominations: nomination of FP to FDA tobacco committee. No Bill No. - Letter to VA nominating for rural health: FP nomination. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on MACRA final rule: MACRA physician payments. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on tobacco FAQ: tobacco cessation FAQ. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on outpatient 2017 final rule: site of service neutrality. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient relationship codes: MACRA required codes. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on vaccine report: vaccine terms and studies. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on final medicare rule: re administrative simplification and payment. No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for health IT interoperability legislation. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - US Preventative Services Task Force: Support for maintaining USPSTF integrity. No Bill No. - Preventative Health and Primary Care: HELP Committee preparation for the HHS Secretary nomination and 115th Congress. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Remove national licensure provisions in the NDAA legislation health provisions. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network Adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance: CHIP/Medicaid. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative proposals.

S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.

Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. HR 6 - Cures: Engagement on the Cures bill and key primary care provisions. HR 899: Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanance: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for members to co-sponsor a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC); advocate for bill to remove Part B co-insurance for Medicare CCM code (99490); advocate for expansion and further development of PCMH and CPC+. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the Caucus. No Bill No. - Tour of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Promoting Public Health. No Bill No. - Letter to PTAC on payment models: How APMs should be structured. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on MACRA final rule: MACRA physician payments. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on tobacco FAQ: tobacco cessation FAQ. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on outpatient 2017 final rule: site of service neutrality. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient relationship codes: MACRA required codes. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 final medicare rule: re administrative simplification and payment. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - US Preventative Services Task Force: Support for maintaining USPSTF integrity. No Bill No. - Preventative Health and Primary Care: HELP Committee preparation for the HHS Secretary nomination and 115th Congress. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.

Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC). No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: draft letter of support for permanence in the Independence at Home Demonstration model. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient satisfaction measures: Not using patient experience measures for opioids. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Comments on the 2017 regulation. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on ESRD payment models: Not replacing fragmented FFS with fragmented APMs. No Bill No. - Letter nominating FPs to MEDCAC: Medicare coverage. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on opioid prescribing education: Required CME. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on contraceptive services: Expanding the availability of contraceptives. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally

Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. Interest in Medicaid. S 2943 - Urge conferees on NDAA S 2943 to drop Tricare telehealth provision: Preserve state license-Physician is site of telehealth care. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Public Health/Emergency Funding: Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA PL 114-198, S 524 HR 953 HR 1725 HR 4981 HR 4599 HR 3680 HR 4586 HR 4969 HR 4641 HR 5046:Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fil & evidence based prescribing & treatment. HR 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Appropriation Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act: Zika public health response funding in FY 2016 & FY 2017. S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Pursue advancement of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC). No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: draft letter of support for permanence in the Independence at Home Demonstration model. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a Resolution to support the stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Injury and Violence Prevention Network bfg: Preventing injury and death are key to public health. No Bill No. - Transforming Primary Care for 21st Century THC, GME and NHSC. No Bill N0. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No. Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders rule comments: Reduce administrative burden and increase MAT patient limit. No Bill No. - Letter to VA on APRNs re Concern with APRN expansion. No Bill No. - Letter to VA nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. on Women Veterans. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. on Minority Health. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. to the Director. No Bill No. - Letter to SAMHSA on opioid use: Opioid use disorder reporting. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC nominating FPs: Infection advisory committee. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient relationship categories and codes: How to implement patient relationship categories and codes as required by MACRA. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Comments on the 2017 regulation. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on ESRD payment models: Not replacing fragmented FFS with fragmented APMs. No Bill No. - Letter nominating FPs to MEDCAC: Medicare coverage. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on opioid prescribing education: Required CME. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on contraceptive services: Expanding the availability of contraceptives. No Bill No. - Letter to VA on protected patient info: Support for allowing HIV and sickle cell negative results to be transmitted. Non Bill No. - Nominating FPs to CDC Committee: Health disparities subcommittee. No Bill No. - GME: Support for Teaching Health Center reauthorization; Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for Health IT and interoperability legislation. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - National Defense Authorization Act: Remove national licensure provisions in NDAA legislation health provisions. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network Adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance: CHIP/Medicaid. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative proposals.

S. 2956; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. Interest in Medicaid. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs; Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents; Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME; Advocate for introduction of a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program; Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME; Support for teaching Health Center Reauthorization. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry. No Bill No. - Transforming Primary Care for 21st Century THC, GME and NHSC. No Bill N0. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.

Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC). No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: draft letter of support for permanence in the Independence at Home Demonstration model. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient satisfaction measures: Not using patient experience measures for opioids. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Comments on the 2017 regulation. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on ESRD payment models: Not replacing fragmented FFS with fragmented APMs. No Bill No. - Letter nominating FPs to MEDCAC: Medicare coverage. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on opioid prescribing education: Required CME. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on contraceptive services: Expanding the availability of contraceptives. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally

Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA PL 114-198, S 524 HR 953 HR 1725 HR 4981 HR 4599 HR 3680 HR 4586 HR 4969 HR 4641 HR 5046:Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fil & evidence based prescribing & treatment. No Bill No. - Medication assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders rule comments; reduce administrative burden and increase MAT patient limit.

Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. Interest in Medicaid. S 2943 - Urge conferees on NDAA S 2943 to drop Tricare telehealth provision: Preserve state license-Physician is site of telehealth care. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Public Health/Emergency Funding: Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA PL 114-198, S 524 HR 953 HR 1725 HR 4981 HR 4599 HR 3680 HR 4586 HR 4969 HR 4641 HR 5046:Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fil & evidence based prescribing & treatment. HR 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Appropriation Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act: Zika public health response funding in FY 2016 & FY 2017. S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Pursue advancement of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC). No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: draft letter of support for permanence in the Independence at Home Demonstration model. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a Resolution to support the stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Injury and Violence Prevention Network bfg: Preventing injury and death are key to public health. No Bill No. - Transforming Primary Care for 21st Century THC, GME and NHSC. No Bill N0. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No. Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders rule comments: Reduce administrative burden and increase MAT patient limit. No Bill No. - Letter to VA on APRNs re Concern with APRN expansion. No Bill No. - Letter to VA nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. on Women Veterans. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. on Minority Health. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. to the Director. No Bill No. - Letter to SAMHSA on opioid use: Opioid use disorder reporting. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC nominating FPs: Infection advisory committee. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient relationship categories and codes: How to implement patient relationship categories and codes as required by MACRA. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Comments on the 2017 regulation. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on ESRD payment models: Not replacing fragmented FFS with fragmented APMs. No Bill No. - Letter nominating FPs to MEDCAC: Medicare coverage. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on opioid prescribing education: Required CME. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on contraceptive services: Expanding the availability of contraceptives. No Bill No. - Letter to VA on protected patient info: Support for allowing HIV and sickle cell negative results to be transmitted. Non Bill No. - Nominating FPs to CDC Committee: Health disparities subcommittee. No Bill No. - GME: Support for Teaching Health Center reauthorization; Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for Health IT and interoperability legislation. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - National Defense Authorization Act: Remove national licensure provisions in NDAA legislation health provisions. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network Adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance: CHIP/Medicaid. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative proposals.

s. 524 - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fill & evidence based prescribing treatment. No Bill No - HHS External Opioid Working Group: AAFP commitment to curb prescription opioid abuse. No Bill No - 2016 Family Medicine Congressional Conference: MACR, curb RX abuse, THCGME, workforce and research. No Bill No. - Champions of Change for Advancing Prevention, Treatment and Recovery: Curb RX abuse, increase treatment. No Bill No. - Prescription Drug Abuse: Invest in prescription drug monitoring programs and physician education.

S. 3040 - FY2017 budget request for HRSA Title VII 747: Increase Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement funding. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriations for HRSA National Health Services Corp: Provide appropriated funds to support medical student debt relief and increased access. HR 4223 - Protecting our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act: medical student debt relief POST GRAD Act. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - 2016 Family Medicine Congressional Conference: MACRA curb RX abuse, THCGME, workforce and research. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: NHSC-scholarships, student debt repayment, access . No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA NACNHSC - naming a family physician to the NACNHSC. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA ACTPCMD - naming a family physicians and/or teacher of family medicine. No Bill No.- FY2017 appropriations: Retain funding for HRSA's Title VII Health Professions Grants and for AHRQ. No Bill No. - Prescription Drug Abuse: Invest in prescription drug monitoring programs and physician education. No Bill No - Mental Health Reform: Educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms, and workforce policies. No Bill No - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization: The meetings were organized to seek support for THC permanancy. No Bill No. - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.

HR 4771 Medical Liability Reform: Support Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act.

S. 2822/HR 5001 Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act: Shorten EHR reporting period in Meaningful Use to 90 days. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No.- Health IT: Advocate for Introduction of a Bill to reduce Meaningful Use Reporting Period for 2016 to 90 days. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Work with House Committee on Energy and Commerce on oversight of MACRA, including hearing preparation. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Provide TA to House office on bill relating to payment and delivery reform around end-of-life care. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for advancement of policies that would promote direct primary care (DPC) No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advise W&M COmmittee on AAFP's position on the CMS Part B Drug Demonstration. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Help AAFP team with drafting comments to MIPS/APMs proposed rulemaking. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - HHS External Opioid Working Group: Meeting AAFP commitment to curb prescription opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - 2016 Family Medicine Congressional Conference: MACRA curb RX abuse, THCGME, workforce and research. No Bill No. - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA): Testified that CMS needs to support Primary Care in upcoming proposed rule on MACRA. No Bill No. - Implementation of MACRA by CMS: Make sure primary care physicians have a clear path to Alternative Payment Models. No Bill No. - Mental Health reforms: Coverage of mental health services by family physicians. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug Demonstration Program: Support value-based purchasing of Medicare Part Drugs. No Bill No.- Rural Training Tracks: Production of primary care physicians is needed to meet needs of rural America. No Bill No. - MACRA proposed rule: Preserve the role of primary care in the physician payment system. No Bill No. - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: Patient privacy, EHRs. No Bill No. - Hep C virus administration by PCPs: Ability of PCPs to admin hep c treatment. No Bill No. - How MACRA should be implemented: Sign on letter to CMS on MACRA Implementation. No Bill No. - CMS on the PCMH: How CMS and MACRA should consider the PCMH. No Bill No. - MY and interoperability issues and MACRA: Further meaningful use concerns. No Bill No. - Nominating FPs to a primary workgroup: Putting FPs on a primary care committee. No Bill No. - VA on prescription drug monitoring programs: That VA should follow state based PDMPs. No Bill No. - Comments on the MACRA proposed rule: 107 page comment letter on the MACRA proposed rule. No Bill No. - Health IT/90 Day bill: Meeting to urge policy makers to support Meaningful Use flexibility legislation. No Bill No. - Zika Budget Meeting: Meeting to urge policy makers to fund Zika monies and to support public health infectious disease control. No Bill No. - MACRA: Meetings to discuss current efforts to prepare for the MACRA law. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccine Meeting - Meetings to discuss current efforts to increase adult vaccine access through Medicare access and interoperability. No Bill No. - Mental Health Reform: Engagement to educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms and workforce policies.

S. 2956 - FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: Public Health - FDA regulation of tobacco including cigars & e-cigs. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriation for AHRQ: Restore AHRQ funding. S. 3040 - FY2017 budget request for HRSA Title VII 747: Increase Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement funding. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriations for HRSA National Health Services Corp: Provide appropriated funds to support medical student debt relief and increased access. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. HR 4223 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act: Support legislation that restores graduate and professional students to the Federal Direct Subsidized Loan program. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Appropriations for FY 2017: Retain funding for HRSA's Title VII Health Professions Grants and for AHRQ. No Bill No - Zika Budget Meeting: Organized to urge policymakers to fund Zika monies and to support public health infectious disease control. No Bill No - Mental Health Reform: Educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms, and workforce policies. No Bill No - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization: The meetings were organized to seek support for THC permanancy. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.- Gun Violence/Appropriations: Encouraging Gun Violence Prevention Research; CDC Gun Violence Research.

S. 2956 - FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: Public Health - FDA regulation of tobacco including cigars & e-cigs; Eliminate House Agriculture appropriations bill's exemption of cigars from FDA regulation and the softening of pre-market review requirements of e-cigarettes. No Bill No. - FDA final rule on coverage of tobacco regulatory authority: Recommend that OMB release FDA final "deeming" rule on tobacco control authority.

S. 285 Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act: Support streamlining FDA's approval process for treatments of antibiotic resistant bacteria. S 524 HR 953 HR 1725 HR 4981 HR 4599 HR 3680 HR 4586 HR 4969 HR 4641 HR 5046 - Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act: Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fil & evidence based prescribing & treatment. S. 2742 Promoting Bomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act: Improve how CDC engages vaccine manufacturers. S. 2822/HR 5001 Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act: Shorten EHR reporting period in Meaningful Use to 90 days. S. 2956 - FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: Protect FDA authority over tobacco products including cigars and e-cigs. S. 3040 - FY2017 appropriations for AHRQ, Restore AHRQ appropriation. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriations for HRSA National Health Services Corp: Provide appropriated funds to support medical student debt relief and increased access. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Public Health/Emergency Funding: Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. HR 4223 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act: Support legislation that restores graduate and professional students to the Federal Direct Subsidized Loan program. HR 4771 - Medical Liability Reform: Support Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health Care "HEALTH" Act: Medical Liability Reform - the HEALTH Act. No Bill No - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization: The meetings were organized to seek support for THC permanancy. No Bill No. - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Gun Violence/Appropriations: CDC Gun Violence research. No Bill No.- Health IT: Advocate for Introduction of a Bill to reduce Meaningful Use Reporting Period for 2016 to 90 days. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Pursue advancement of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Work with House Committee on Energy and Commerce on oversight of MACRA implementation, including hearing preparation. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Provide TA to House office on bill relating to payment and delivery reform around end-of-life care. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for advancement of policies that would promote direct primary care (DPC) No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advise W&M COmmittee on AAFP's position on the CMS Part B Drug Demonstration. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Help AAFP team with drafting comments to MIPS/APMs proposed rulemaking. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - HHS External Opioid Working Group: Meeting AAFP commitment to curb prescription opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - 2016 Family Medicine Congressional Conference: MACRA curb RX abuse, THCGME, workforce and research. No Bill No. - Primary Care Forum: Robert Graham Center Research. No Bill No. - Friends of AHRQ - Primary Care Research & Support for PC transformation. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: NHSC-scholarships, student debt repayment, access . No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA NACNHSC - naming a family physician to the NACNHSC. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA ACTPCMD - naming a family physicians and/or teacher of family medicine. No Bill No. - Health IT/90 Day bill: Meeting to urge policy makers to support Meaningful Use flexibility legislation. No Bill No. - Zika Budget Meeting: Meeting to urge policy makers to fund Zika monies and to support public health infectious disease control. No Bill No.- FY2017 appropriations: Retain funding for HRSA's Title VII Health Professions Grants and for AHRQ. No Bill No.- Ban on public finding for research into gun violence: End restrictions on research into gun violence. No Bill No. - FDA final rule on coverage of tobacco regulatory authority: Recommend that OMB release FDA final "deeming" rule on tobacco control authority. No Bill No. - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA): Testified that CMS needs to support primary care in upcoming proposed rule on MACRA. No Bill No. - Prescription Drug Abuse: Invest in prescription drug monitoring programs and physician education. No Bill No. - FDA regulatory authority over tobacco products: Eliminate House Agriculture appropriations bill's exemption of cigars from FDA regulation and the softening of pre-market review requirements of e-cigarettes. No Bill No. - Implementation of MACRA by CMS: Make sure primary care physicians have a clear path to Alternative Payment Models. No Bill No. - Mental Health reforms: Coverage of mental health services by family physicians. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug Demonstration Program: Support value-based purchasing of Medicare Part Drugs. No Bill No. - Interoperability of Information Systems: Measure key compoents of HIT interoperability. No Bill No.- Rural Training Tracks: Production of primary care physicians is needed to meet needs of rural America. No Bill No. - MACRA proposed rule: Preserve the role of primary care in the physician payment system. No Bill No. - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: Patient privacy, EHRs. No Bill No. - Hep C virus administration by PCPs: Ability of PCPs to admin hep c treatment. No Bill No. - PCP recommendations for MACRA: PCP recs for the MACRA proposed rule. PCP prescribing diabetic testing supplies: Admin hassles with prescribing for diabetic patients. No Bill No. - Nomination for Health Promotion: Nominating FPs to an HHS committee. No Bill No. - FDA Regulation over nicotine delivery devices: Urging the Administration to finalize the FDA deeming regulations over tobacco. No Bill No. - How MACRA should be implemented: Sign on letter to CMS on MACRA implementation. No Bill No. - Urging the APOE to cover MA: Urging CMS's outreach office to educate on Medicare Advantage plans. No Bill No. - Contraceptives for men and women: Urging CMS to cover contraceptives for all. No Bill No. - CMS on the PCMH: How CMS and MACRA should consider the PCMH. No Bill No. - MY and interoperability issues and MACRA: Further meaningful use concerns. No Bill No. - Nominating FPs to a primary workgroup: Putting FPs on a primary care committee. No Bill No. - VA on prescription drug monitoring programs: That VA should follow state based PDMPs. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug proposed rule: Concerns with rising Part B and D costs. No Bill No. - USPSTF nominations: Getting FPs on the USPSTF. No Bill No. - RFI on interoperability and MACRA: Further EHR suggestions. No Bill No. - GME provisions withing IPPS regulation: Need more GME slots for rural PCPs. No Bill No. - comments on antibiotic resistant bacteria: How to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria. No Bill No. - Comments on the MACRA proposed rule: 107 page comment letter on the MACRA proposed rule. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Childrens Health Insurance: CHIP Medicaid. No Bill No. - VA Nursing Handbook: Scope of Practice. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative Proposals. No Bill No. - MACRA: Meetings to discuss current efforts to prepare for the MACRA law. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccine Meeting - Meetings to discuss current efforts to increase adult vaccine access through Medicare access and interoperability. No Bill No. - Mental Health Reform: Engagement to educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms and workforce policies.

S. 3040 - FY2017 budget request for HRSA Title VII 747: Increase Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement funding. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriations for HRSA National Health Services Corp: Provide appropriated funds to support medical student debt relief and increased access. HR 4223 - Protecting our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act: medical student debt relief POST GRAD Act. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - 2016 Family Medicine Congressional Conference: MACRA curb RX abuse, THCGME, workforce and research. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: NHSC-scholarships, student debt repayment, access . No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA NACNHSC - naming a family physician to the NACNHSC. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA ACTPCMD - naming a family physicians and/or teacher of family medicine. No Bill No.- FY2017 appropriations: Retain funding for HRSA's Title VII Health Professions Grants and for AHRQ. No Bill No. - Prescription Drug Abuse: Invest in prescription drug monitoring programs and physician education. No Bill No - Mental Health Reform: Educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms, and workforce policies. No Bill No - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization: The meetings were organized to seek support for THC permanancy. No Bill No. - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.

S. 2956 - FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: Public Health - FDA regulation of tobacco including cigars & e-cigs; Eliminate House Agriculture appropriations bill's exemption of cigars from FDA regulation and the softening of pre-market review requirements of e-cigarettes. No Bill No. - FDA final rule on coverage of tobacco regulatory authority: Recommend that OMB release FDA final "deeming" rule on tobacco control authority.

S. 2956 - FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: Public Health - FDA regulation of tobacco including cigars & e-cigs. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriation for AHRQ: Restore AHRQ funding. S. 3040 - FY2017 budget request for HRSA Title VII 747: Increase Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement funding. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriations for HRSA National Health Services Corp: Provide appropriated funds to support medical student debt relief and increased access. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. HR 4223 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act: Support legislation that restores graduate and professional students to the Federal Direct Subsidized Loan program. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Appropriations for FY 2017: Retain funding for HRSA's Title VII Health Professions Grants and for AHRQ. No Bill No - Zika Budget Meeting: Organized to urge policymakers to fund Zika monies and to support public health infectious disease control. No Bill No - Mental Health Reform: Educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms, and workforce policies. No Bill No - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization: The meetings were organized to seek support for THC permanancy. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.- Gun Violence/Appropriations: Encouraging Gun Violence Prevention Research; CDC Gun Violence Research.

S. 142 Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act: Supporting requirements for child resistant packaging for liquid nicotine. S. 524/HR 953 - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs & partial fill; Supporting drug monitoring programs & interstate exchange of data, and opposing mandatory professional education for prescribing physicians; provided AAFP's position on the CDC prescription drug rule; and Partial Fill Bill. S. 2511 - Improving Health Information Technology Act: Supporting interoperability and the prevention of information blocking. HR 6 - Antibiotics/Infectious Disease - Cures and Innovations Legislation: Cures, Antibiotics. HR 2017 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act: Supporting FDA menu labeling requirements. HR 2646/S 1945 - Mental Health Reform: Urged members to support Primary Care and Mental Health policies; Letter to Senate HELP. HR 3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act: Opposing provisions that would have repealed elements of the Affordable Care Act. HR 4470 - Safe Drinking Water Improved Compliance Act: Supporting requirement that public water utilities notify customers of excessive lead. HR 4725 - Common Sense Budget Savings Act: Letter to E&C with concerns about cutes to CHIP, Medicaid, and the Prevention fund. HR 4771 - Medical Liability Reform: Support Help Efficient, Accessible. Low Cost. Timely Health Care "HEALTH" Act. No Bill No.- Health IT: Advocate for Introduction of a Bill to reduce Meaningful Use Reporting Period for 2016 to 90 days. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Work with House Committee on Energy and Commerce on oversight of MACRA implementation; Advocate for reforms to the Senate Finance Committee, Chronic Care Working Group; Advocate for reforms to Stark Law to smooth pathway for MACRA implementation; Advise members and committees of jurisdiction on the impacts on family medicine of certain policies under development regarding telemedicine; Advise E&C Committee on AAFP's position on the CMS Part B Drug Demonstration. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - HHS External Opioid Working Group: Meeting AAFP commitment to curb prescription opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - FY2017 budget proposal on the Prescription Opioid & Heroin Epidemic; Family medicine's role in curbing Rx abuse, drug treatment. No Bill No.- FY2017 budget request for AHRQ, Title VII 747, Nat'l Health Service Corps: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; AAFP spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.- FY2017 appropriations for HRSA: Title VII Primary Care Training & NHSC. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education reforms: THCGME permanence, support for physicians reentering practice, & fix for cap harm of residents rotating thru hospitals. No Bill No. - FY2017 appropriations for AHRQ, Title VII 747, Natl Health Service Corps: AAFP spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Affordable Care Act review on health care access: AAFP Healthcare for all. No Bill No. - FY2017 appropriations for AHRQ, Restore AHRQ funding. No Bill No. - Letter on draft 2017 market place: MMM Marketplace plan coverage. No Bill No. - Smoke-free housing: Smoke-free policy in public housing. No Bill No. - Meaningful use ending: Statement about end of meaningful use. No Bill No. - Opioid prescribing: How primary care physicians prescribe. No Bill No. - Measures in MACRA: Which measures MIPS and APM pathways should use. No Bill No. - Episode groups in MACRA: How episode groups are used in MIPS and APMs. No Bill No. - Measures in MACRA AHRQ: Which measures should be used. No Bill No. - New tobacco products: Further FDA oversight over markets. No Bill No. - Nomiatning FPs to MedPAC: Nominating FPs to MedPAC. No Bill No. - CMS on TCM code: Improvements to TCM code. No Bill No. - MU issues with CMS - Further meaningful use concerns. No Bill No. - ACO proposed rule: Response to ACO proposed rule. No Bill No. - CMS on qualified data entities: How MACRA allows entities to study CMS data. No Bill No. - CMS on rising Drug Costs: Concerns with rising Part B and D costs. No Bill No. - Smoke Free Public Housing: Supporting the proposed HUD regulation on smoke-free public housing. No Bill No. - Prevention and Treatment of Concussions - Supporting Congressional review of how federal agencies can help physicians & patients prevent and treat concussions and head trauma. No Bill No. - Prevention of Gun Violence: Supporting HHS rule permitting disclosure of those who for mental health reasons should not have gun permits. No Bill No. - Meaningful Use: Recommending postponement of Meaningful Use Stage 3 until current system is accepted. No Bill No. - Prevention of Prescription Drug Abuse: Supporting drug monitoring programs and interstate exchange of data. No Bill No.- President's Budget: Supporting funding for prevention of prescription drug abuse, for research on Zika virus, and enhanced federal matching for Medicaid expansion. No Bill No.- Chronic Care Management: Supporting cost-effective solutions for Medicare patients with multiple chronic diseases. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug Pricing: Supporting effort to test better methods to pay for drugs administered in the physician's office. No Bill No. - Concussions Round table/House E&C Committee: Concussion Meetings. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccines: Adult vaccines Report Language. No Bill No. - Health IT: Urging members to introduce Meaningful Use flexibility legislation, Meetings on telehealth. No Bill No. - Primary Care: Urged members to join the Primary Care Coalition. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Encouraging Teaching Health Centers Reauthorization. No Bill No. - MACRA - House E&C Hearing: MACRA Implementation Hearing. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No.- FY2016 budget request for AHRQ, Title VII 747, Nat'l Health Service Corps: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; AAFP spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the caucus and support primary care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Gun Violence/Appropriations: CDSC Gun Violence research. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues & Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment. No Bill No. - Childrens Health Insurance: CHIP Medicaid.

HR 2646/S 1945 - Mental Health Reform: Urged members to support Primary Care and Mental Health policies; Letter to Senate HELP. HR 3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act: Opposing provisions that would have repealed elements of the Affordable Care Act. No Bill No.- Health IT: Advocate for Introduction of a Bill to reduce Meaningful Use Reporting Period for 2016 to 90 days. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Work with House Committee on Energy and Commerce on oversight of MACRA implementation; Advocate for reforms to the Senate Finance Committee, Chronic Care Working Group; Advocate for reforms to Stark Law to smooth pathway for MACRA implementation; Advise members and committees of jurisdiction on the impacts on family medicine of certain policies under development regarding telemedicine; Advise E&C Committee on AAFP's position on the CMS Part B Drug Demonstration. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - HHS External Opioid Working Group: Meeting AAFP commitment to curb prescription opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No.- FY2017 appropriations for HRSA: Title VII Primary Care Training & NHSC. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education reforms: THCGME permanence, support for physicians reentering practice, & fix for cap harm of residents rotating thru hospitals. No Bill No. - FY2017 appropriations for AHRQ, Title VII 747, Natl Health Service Corps: AAFP spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Opioid prescribing guidelines: Support evidence-based practice guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for chronic pain. No Bill No. - Letter on draft 2017 market place: MMM Marketplace plan coverage. No Bill No. - Measures in MACRA: Which measures MIPS and APM pathways should use. No Bill No. - Episode groups in MACRA: How episode groups are used in MIPS and APMs. No Bill No. - Measures in MACRA AHRQ: Which measures should be used. No Bill No. - Nomiatning FPs to MedPAC: Nominating FPs to MedPAC. No Bill No. - CMS on TCM code: Improvements to TCM code. No Bill No. - MU issues with CMS - Further meaningful use concerns. No Bill No. - ACO proposed rule: Response to ACO proposed rule. No Bill No. - CMS on qualified data entities: How MACRA allows entities to study CMS data. No Bill No.- Chronic Care Management: Supporting cost-effective solutions for Medicare patients with multiple chronic diseases. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug Pricing: Supporting effort to test better methods to pay for drugs administered in the physician's office. No Bill No. - Site Neutral payment for Physicians: Supporting site-neutral payment policies for Medicare and Medicaid. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccines: Adult vaccines report language.

s. 524 - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs and partial fill. No Bill No - HHS External Opioid Working Group: Meeting AAFP commitment to curb prescription opioid abuse. No Bill No - Family Medicine Congressional Conference Speaker request: Speaker for FMCC session on curbing prescription drug abuse. No Bill No. - FY2017 budget proposal on the Prescription Opioid & Heroin Epidemic; Family medicine's role in curbing Rx abuse, drug treatment. No Bill No - Opioid prescribing guidelines: Support evidence based practice guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic pain.

HR 4223 - restore graduate & professional student debt relief - POST GRAD Act FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No.- FY2017 budget request for AHRQ, Title VII 747, Nat'l Health Service Corps: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; AAFP spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.- FY2017 appropriations for HRSA: Title VII Primary Care Training & NHSC. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education reforms: THCGME permanence, support for physicians reentering practice, & fix for cap harm of residents rotating thru hospitals. No Bill No. - FY2017 appropriations for AHRQ, Title VII 747, Natl Health Service Corps: AAFP spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - FY2017 budget request for HHS: Adequate finding of AAFP federal budget priorities. No Bill No. - Prevention and Treatment of Concussions - Supporting Congressional review of how federal agencies can help physicians & patients prevent and treat concussions and head trauma. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Encouraging Teaching Health Centers Reauthorization. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.

S. 1695, HR 3020, HR 2029 - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. S. 1719 - Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engate (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act: Establishing a national strategy to support family caregivers. HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act/Budget Control Act relief to end sequestration for non-defense discretionary spending: Funding for AAFP priorities; mitigating budget increases for medicare part B enrollees. HR 2029 - Funding of primary care and quality research at Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Primary care research at AHRQ. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; raise awareness and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME; advocate for introduction of a bill to help fix a suite of issues predominantly impacting rural health (e.g. rotators problem); advocate for improvement of the VA GME framework to better accommodate family medicine. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: GME for community based family medicine residencies. No Bill No.-Veterans Health Administration Graduate Medical Education: Federal support for family medicine education and training. No Bill No. - National Coalition on Health Care forum on Advanced Medication Home: Primary care practice model. No Bill No. - House primary care caucus: launching the caucus. No Bill No. - Mental Health Reform: Promoting primary care physicians' role in proving mental health. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical education permanence: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Primary care to achieve the triple aim in health care.

HR 938, S 1299, S2151 - NHSC provisions in mental health reform. Primary care physician workforce. HR 3020 - Oppose House draft FY 16 bill to eliminate AHRQ: Primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT.: Prevent penalty on FPs who have not met MU2. HR 3940 - Meaningful Use 2 hardship relief: granting CMS authority to use blanket hardship exemptions for MU2 penalties. S. 1695, HR 3020, HR 2029 - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act/Budget Control Act relief to end sequestration for non-defense discretionary spending: Funding for AAFP priorities; mitigating budget increases for medicare part B enrollees. HR 2017 - Common Sense Nutrition disclosure act: Supporting current FDA policy on menu labeling. HR 2029 - Consolidated appropriations act: Permitting CDC to conduct research on gun violence. HR 2029 - Funding of primary care and quality research at Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HR 2058 FDA Deeming Clarification Act: Opposing the exemption of e-cigarettes and cigars from premarket review by the FDA. HR 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act: Integrating Primary Care and mental health. HR 3242 - Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act: Authorizing consumer product safety commission to require child resistant packaging for liquid nicotine. HR 3940 Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act: Granting CMS authority to use blannket hardship exemptions for Meaningful Use stage 2 penalties. HR 4234 - Primary Care Physician Reentry Act: Support family physicians wishing to re-enter practice. S. 1719 - Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engate (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act: Establishing a national strategy to support family caregivers. S. 1945 - Mental Health reform Act: Integrating primary Care and mental health. No Bill No. - Chronic Care Management: advocate for introduction of bill to eliminate the Part B coinsurance. No Bill No.- Health IT: Lobby to raise awareness of hardships created by implementation of Meaningful Use program; advocate for a pause on Stage 3, etc. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; raise awareness and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME; advocate for introduction of a bill to help fix a suite of issues predominantly impacting rural health (e.g. rotators problem); advocate for improvement of the VA GME framework to better accommodate family medicine. No Bill No.- Physician Payment Reform: MACRA implementation questions/conversations. No Bill No. - Internal Revenue Code: Advocate for US tax law to allow people with HSAs to contract with physicians outside of insurance (which will allow physicians practicing with direct primary care to have more access to patients). No Bill No. - HHS budget planning for FY 16&17: funding for AAFP priorities. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Primary care to achieve the triple aim in health care; Launching the caucus. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: GME for community based family medicine residencies. No Bill No. - Meaningful Use 3 implementation pause: Align MU timeline with MACRA advanced payment models. No Bill No. - Veterans Health Administration Graduate Medical Education: Federal Support of family medicine education and training. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on National Health Service Care (NHSC): Primary care physician workforce and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - Congressional Public Health Caucus bfg: AAFp Federal Spending priorities. No Bill No.- HRSA Title VII technical assistance webinars: Primary Care training grants. No Bill No. - National Coalition on Advanced Medical Home: Primary care practice model. No Bill No.- AAFP initiative to address opioid abuse: Appropriate pain management preventing opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Nominate FPs to HHS HIV committee, CDC prevention committee, VA rural Health Committee, HRSA Committee: Getting FPs on federal committees. No Bill No. - MACRA implementation: Letters regarding MACRA implementation. No Bill No. - Non-discrimination in health plans: Calling for nondiscrimination in health plans and limited English proficiency requirements. No Bill No. - Tobacco Control: tobacco cessation benefits. No Bill No. - FPs ability to treat commercial truck drivers: Ability for PCPs to treat diabetes. No Bill No. - CMS on GAO RUC report: Calling on CMS to address GAO RUC report on physician payment. No Bill No. - 2017 Marketplaces: Insurance design in 2017 plans. No Bill No. - HPV Gardasill vaccine: comments on patient info. No Bill No. - 2016 final medicare fee schedule: Commented on CMS final policy changes for 2016. No Bill No. - Advance care planning: Support for advance care planning code. No Bill No. - Discharge Planning: discharge planning proposed rule. No Bill No. - Medicaid access: Medicaid access final rule. No Bill No. - Child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine: Requiring child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine. No Bill No. - Prescription Drug Abuse: Participating in White House forum on Prescription Drug Abuse. No Bill No. - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act MACRA implementation: Responding to CMS RFT on implementation of MACRA payment methods. No Bill No. - Tobacco cessation clinical recommendations: Requiring comprehensive tobacco cessation benefit. No Bill No.-Health IT: Working to promote legislation for the FLEX-IT2 Act; and Meaningful Use flexibility; attend weekly coalition meetings. No Bill No. - Attend weekly legislative strategy meetings: Support of Legislative efforts to advance primary care policies through insurance reform, public health, graduate medical education and regulatory flexibility. No Bill No. - Legislative strategy: Promoting legislative efforts to advance primary care policies. No Bill No. - Public health coalition meeting: Advancing the integration of public health and primary care through access to mental health, injury prevention and other policies. No Bill No. - Attend Adult Vaccine monthly coalition meetings; hearing questions. No Bill No. - Primary care issues: Meaningful Use, MACRA, Mental Health. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform; preparing materials, briefing AAFP leaders , participating in coalition meetings and calls: Promoting primary care physicians' role in improving mental health. No Bill No. - Mental health/Substance Abuse: Educating policymakers about the AAFP;s views on substance abuse and mental health issues. No Bill No. - Chronic Care Management: advocate for introduction of bill to eliminate the Part B coinsurance. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, patient enrollment in marketplaces. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance: CHIP Program. No Bill No. - Health Market Consolidation.

HR 2029 - Funding of primary care and quality research at Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HR 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act: Integrating Primary Care and mental health. HR 3020 - Oppose House draft FY 16 bill to eliminate AHRQ: Primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT.: Prevent penalty on FPs who have not met MU2. S. 1945 - Mental Health reform Act: Integrating primary Care and mental health. No Bill No. - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act MACRA implementation: Responding to CMS RFT on implementation of MACRA payment methods. No Bill No.- Chronic Care Management: advocate for introduction of bill to eliminate the Part B coinsurance. No Bill No.-Health IT: Lobby to raise awareness of hardships created by implementation of Meaningful Use Program; advocate for a pause on stage 3, etc. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; raise awareness of AAFP's policy proposals on GME; advocate for introduction of a bill that would help fix a whole suite of issues predominantly impacting rural health (e.g. rotators problem); advocate for improvement of the GME framework to better accommodate family medicine. No Bill No. - Physician payment reform: MACRA implementation questions/conversations. No Bill No. - HHS Budget and Planning for FY16&17: Funding for AAFP priorities. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Primary care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: GME for community based family medicine residencies. No Bill No. - Meaningful Use 3 implementation pause: Align MU timeline with MACRA advanced payment models. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on National Health Service Care (NHSC): Primary care physician workforce and medical student debt relief. No Bill No. - AAFp Initiative to address opioid use: Appropriate pain management preventing opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Meaningful Use/interoperability roadmap: How to make EHRs work well. No Bill No. - MACRA Implementation: Letters regarding MACRA implementation. No Bill No. - Nondiscrimination in health plans: Calling for nondiscrimination in health plans and limited English proficiency requirements. No Bill No. - CMS on GAO RUC report: calling on CMS to address GAO RUC report on physician payment. No Bill No. - 2016 final Medicare fee schedule: Commented on CMS final policy changes for 2016. No Bill No. - Advance Care Planning: Support for advance care planning code. No Bill No. - discharge Planning: Discharge planning proposed rule. No Bill No. - Narrow provider networks: Updating Physician network every 30 days. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: GME for community based family medicine residencies. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: raise awareness of AAFP's policy proposals on GME; No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Primary care to achieve the triple aim in health care; Launching the caucus. No Bill No. - Delay implementation of stage 3 of meaningful use program - health IT: Lobby to raise awareness of hardships created by implementation of Meaningful use program. No Bill No.: Chronic Care Management: advocate for introduction of bill to eliminate Part B coinsurance.

HR 2-Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program Funding: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program to US. HR 758- Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act - Reducing frivolous lawsuits. HR 1725-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Reauthorization Act: Supporting prescription drug monitoring. HR 2709-Brfing on Professional's Access to Health Workforce Integration Act: Pathway to licensure for health professionals immigrating to US. HR 3020/S. 1695 - FY 2016 appropriations increases for AHRQ, HRSA Title VII medicine training grants, NHSC: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. HR 3099/S. 1719: Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act: Creating and advisory board at HHS to develop a strategy to support family caregivers. HR 3309: Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability (FLEX-IT 2) Act: Recasting the meaningful use of HIT program to emphasize interoperability and vendor responsibility. HR 3656/S 2100-Tobacco to 21 Act: Raising the minimum age for buying tobacco to 21. S. 1532-Affordability is Access Act: Supporting making over-the-counter contraceptives covered by insurance health plans. S. 1893 - Mental Health Improvement Awareness Act: Removing barriers to improved mental health services in primary care settings. S. 1989: Primary Care Enhancement Act: Removing impediments to broader use of Direct Primary Care. No Bill No. - Chronic Care Management: advocate for introduction of bill to eliminate the Part B coinsurance. No Bill No.- Health IT: Lobby to raise awareness of hardships created by implementation of Meaningful Use program; advocate for a pause on Stage 3, etc. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; raise awareness if AAFP's policy proposals on GME; support the GAO transparency letter. No Bill No. - Health Resources and Services Administration HRSA FY 16 & 17 Budget: Primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT. No Bill No. - Substance use disorders on youth athletes: Appropriate pain management, preventing opioid abuse. No Bill No.-Primary care forum: Achieving the triple aim in health care. No Bill No.-Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Federal support for family medicine education and training. No Bill No.-Innovative practices in Medication Assisted Treatment and Primary Care Coordination: Appropriate pain management, preventing opioid abuse. No Bill No.-Oppose House draft FY16 bill to eliminate AHRQ: primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT. No Bill No.-Reestablish annual appropriations for NHSC to address Health Professional Shortage Areas: Physician workforce shortages, Medical student debt. No Bill No.-Robust investment in HRSA Title VII primary care physician training: primary care workforce. No Bill No.-Title X, Family Planning Grants: access to women's health care. No Bill No.-CMS Innovation Center: support health care delivery reforms for the triple aim. No Bill No. - FP's as specialists for inpatient settings: Asking for changes so that FPs can consult with other FPs in inpatient settings. No Bill No. - Health Insurer Mergers-Concern over mergers. No Bill No.-Improving the Meaningful Use Program - Asking for interoperability and other changes to the Meaningful Use/HIT program. No Bill No.-Tobacco Control: nicotine warning labels and child resistant packaging. No Bill No.-HRSA Childhood vaccines: Nominated and FP to serve on a committee. No Bill No.-EHRs: 2015 CEHRT proposal. No Bill No.-Vaccines: Urge coverage of shingles and Tdap. No Bill No.-Insulin Pen Availability: Insulin pens at same formulary level as injectable insulin. No Bill No.-2016 proposed Medicare fee schedule: Commented on CMS proposed policy change for 2016; appropriate physician payment rules. No Bill No.-Advance Care Planning: Support for advance care planning code. No Bill No.-Medicaid Managed Care Policies: Commented on proposed changes to Medicaid managed care. No Bill No.-Agricultural Appropriations Bill: retaining the Feb. 2007 date for FDA authority over tobacco products. No Bill No. Trade Preferences Extension Act: opposing the use of reduction in Medicare provider payments to offset the cost of the bill. No Bill No.-Chronic Disease Management reforms: Improving ways policies for Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions. No Bill No.-Repeal of the Affordable Care Act's Independent Advisory Board: Supporting the reform of the IPAB. No Bill No.-Advanced Care Planning: Supporting CMS proposed rule to pay for advanced care planning. No Bill No.-Consolidation of Health Insurance Plans: Expressing caution about proposed mergers of major insurance providers. No Bill No.-Prescription Drug Abuse: Prioritizing prevention of prescription drug abuse. No Bill No. - Tobacco Advertising: Asking for enforcement action against tobacco company that advertises "all Natural" cigarettes. No Bill No.-Liquid Nicotine Packaging: Recommending FDA require child-proof packaging for liquid nicotine packages. No Bill No.-Mental Health Reform: Advocated to eliminate insurance mental health carve outs. No Bill No.-Health IT: Urged support for the FLEX-IT2 Act; stage 3 delay and Meaningful Use flexibility. No Bill No.-Chronic Care Management Codes: Lobbying for potential legislation to eliminate patient co-pays associates with the CCMC. No Bill No.-Health Insurance Marketplace Issues & Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network Adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance - CHIP Program. No Bill No. - Health Market Consolidation - Health Insurance consolidation, provider consolidation, hospital consolidation.

HR 2709-Breifing on Professional's Access to Health Workforce Integration: Pathway to licensure for health professionals immigrating to US.

HR 2 - Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program funding: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. S. 1695, HR 3020 - FY 2016 appropriations increases for AHRQ, HRSA Title VII medicine training grants, NHSC: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; raise awareness and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Health Resources and Services Administration HRSA FY 16 & 17 Budget: Primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT. No Bill No. - Substance use disorders on youth athletes: Appropriate pain management, preventing opioid abuse. No Bill No.-Primary care forum: Achieving the triple aim in health care. No Bill No.-Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Federal support for family medicine education and training. No Bill No.-Innovative practices in Medication Assisted Treatment and Primary Care Coordination: Appropriate pain management, preventing opioid abuse. No Bill No.-Robust investment in HRSA Title VII primary care physician training; primary care workforce. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Explain and advocate for AAFP's GME proposal and support for the GAO transparency letter.

S. 1695, HR 3020 - FY 2016 appropriations increases for AHRQ, HRSA Title VII medicine training grants, NHSC: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.-Health Resources and Services Administration HRSA FY 16 & 17 budget: Primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT.; preserving funding for AHRQ and Title VII in HRSA. No Bill No.- Budget Control Act relief to end sequestration: Protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-Oppose House draft FY16 bill to eliminate AHRQ; primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT. No Bill No.-Reestablish annual appropriations for NHSC to address Health Professional Shortage Areas; Physician workforce shortages, Medical Student Debt. No Bill No.-Oppose cuts to CMS in House draft FY16 bill; Competent administration of Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP. No Bill No.-Robust investment in HRSA Title VII primary care physician training: primary care workforce. No Bill No. - Title X, Family Planning Grants: Access to women's healthcare. No Bill No. - CMS Program Management Funding: efficient federal health insurance programs. No Bill No. - CMS Innovation Center: Support heath care delivery forums for the triple aim. No Bill No. - Budget sequestration relief for non-defense discretionary programs: funding for AAFP priorities.

HR 2-Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act: Elimination of fee for service SGR formula and funding for Teaching Halath Centers, Community Health Centers & Children's Health Insurance; Supported repeal of SGR and finding for THC; advocate for Senate to pass house Bill that would repeal SGR repeal and reform physician payment. HR 2-Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program Funding: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. HR 2-Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate: Repeal SGR, positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 596 Affordable Care Act Repeal: Urge Congress not to repeal the ACA. HR 1190-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act: Repeal of the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR 1892-Trade Adjustment Assistance Act: Elimination of extension of Medicare provider payment sequester to pay for trade adjustment assistance. S. 1549-Care Planning Act: Supporting coverage for advanced care planning and discussions of treatment optoins for end of life care. No Bill No.-Health IT: Lobby to raise awareness of hardships created by implementation of Meaningful Use Program and about policies needed to achieve interoperability. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME and for greater transparency within the Medicare GME program. No Bill No.-Support THCGME per resident amount close to current funding of $150,000; Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No.-Speakers for Family Medicine Congressional Conference 2015: Health Information Technology. No Bill No.-Oppose Cuts to CMS in House draft FY16 bill: Competent administration of Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP. No Bill No.-Medicare Advantage and CCM Services: Urged adequate networks and MA coverage of the CCM code. No Bill No. - Mental Health and Addiction: Medicaid managed care access to mental and substance abuse services. No Bill No.-EHR Meaningful Use regulations: Shortening the MU reporting period for 2015 to 90 consecutive days rather than full year. No Bill No.-ACA Preventative Health Benefits: Supporting efforts to publicize the availability of preventative health benefits. No Bill No.-Chronic Care Working Group of the Senate finance Committee: Proposals to improve polocies for medicare beneficiaries who have multiple chronic conditions. No Bill No.-Extend Medicare/Medicare parity for primary care services: Extend increase in Medicaid payments for primary care services to Medicare levels beyond 2015. No Bill No.- Chronic Care Management Codes

S. 1695 - FY 2016 finding increases for AHRQ Title VII section 747, NHSC, Rural Physician Training Grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. S. con.Res.11- Budget Resolution; Opposing budget instructions related to repealing the Affordable Care Act. No Bill No.-Urge Budget Control Act relief to end sequestration: Protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-Protect ACA mandatory trust funds; prevention, Primary Care and Healch Care Coverage for All. No Bill No.-FY 16 & 17 budget for Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality; Primary carepractice-based research, patient safety, HIT. No Bill No.-Oppose House draft FY16 bill to eliminate AHRQ; primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT. No Bill No.-Reestablish annual appropriations for NHSC to address Health Professional Shortage Areas; Physcian workforce shortages, Medical Student Debt. No Bill No.-Oppose cuts to CMS in House draft FY16 bill; Competent administration of Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP. No Bill No.-Robust investment in HRSA Title VII primary care physician training, primary care workforce. No Bill No.-Appropriations for Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies; Adequate funding for Health professions, Primary Care Training Grants and for AHRQ. No Bill No.-Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs; Protect primary care spending.

HR 2-Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: Advocate for Senate to pass house Bill that would repeal SGR repeal and reform physician payment. HR 2-Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program Funding: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. HR 2-National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization: NHSC scholarship, debt relief & physicians for underserved. HR 6: 21st Century Cures: Opposing standard time lines for vaccine approvals. HR 471 Ensuring Patent Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act: Promoting collaboration among gov't agencies to keep drug regitries current and accurate. HR 596-Affordable Care Act Repeal: Urge Congress not to repeal the ACA. HR 662-Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act: Opposing exemption for FDA review of recent tobacco products. HR 1190-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act: Repeal of the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR 2017-Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act: Opposing wekaing of menu labeling requirements. HR 2058-FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act: Opposing exemption for FDA review of recent tobacco products. HR 2530 Friendly Airports for Mothers Act: Supporting the requirement that airports have lactation areas. HR 2698-Tanning Tax Repeal Act: Opposing efforts to repeal tax on tanning salons. S. 430-Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising: Supporting supplemental authority to FTC to regulate advertising of e-cigarettes. S. 1446-Stop, Observe, Ask and Respond to Health and Wellness Act: Supporting training for health professionals to recognize victims of human trafficking. S. 1695-FY 2016 funding increases for AHRQ Title VII section 747, NHSC, Rural Physician Training Grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. (S.Con.Res.11) Budget resolution: Opposing budget instructions related to repealing the Affordable Care Act. No Bill No.- Health IT: Lobby to raise awareness of hardships created by implementation of Meaningful Use program and about policies needed to achieve interoperability. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GMEand for greater transparency within the Medicare GME Program. No Bill No.- Support THCGME per resident amount close to current funding of $150,000: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No.-Protect ACA mandatory trust funds: Prevention, Primary Care and Health Care Coverage for all. No Bill No. - Speakers for Family Medicine Congressional Conference 2015: Health Information technology. No Bill No.-FY16 & 17 budget for Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality: Primary care practice based research, patient safety, HIT. No Bill No.-Oppose Houst draft FY16 bill to eliminate AHRQ: primary care practice-based research, patient safety, HIT. No Bill No.-Reestablish annual appropriations for NHSC to address Health Professional Shortage Areas: Physician workforce shotages, Medical student debt. No Bill No.-Robust investment in HRSA Title VII primary care physician training. No Bill No.-Medicare Advantage and CCM Services: Urged adequate networks and MA coverage of the CCM code. No Bill No.-Health Insurer Mergers: Concern over mergers. No Bill No.-Mental Health and Addictions: Medicaid managed care access to mental and substance abuse services. No Bill No.-Controlled Substances and EHRs: Concern over lack of national approach to electronically prescribing controlled substances. No Bill No.-HRSA childhood vaccines: Nominated a FP to serve on a committee. No Bill No.-EHRs: 2015 CEHRT proposal No Bill No.-Vaccines: Urge covereage of shingles and Tdap. No Bill No.-FDA Proposed Rule Deeming its Regulatory Authority over nicotine delivery devices, like e-cigarettes: Completion of review on FDA rule asserting authority to regulate nicotine delivery systems like e-cigarettes. No Bill No.-EHR Meaningful Use regulations: Shortening the MY reporting period for 2015 to 90 consecutive days rather than full year. No Bill No.-ACA Preventative Health Benefits: Supporting efforts to publicize the availability of preventative health benefits. No Bill No.-Chronic Care Woeking Group of the Senate Finance Committee: Proposals to improve policies for Medicare beneficiaries who have multiple chronic conditions. No Bill No.-Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Funding for vital programs; protect primary care spending. No Bill No.- Educated memers about the Chronic Care Management Codes Challenges. No Bill No.-Mental Health: Educated staff about the barriers that exist regarding mental helath access and discussed mental helath/primary care integration policies. No Bill No.-Primary Care Caucus: Asked for support to lead a primary care caucus. No Bill No.-Health Insurance Marketplace issues & Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No.-Childrens Health Insurance - CHIP Program

HR 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act: Supported repeal of SGR and finding for THC; Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. HR 2 Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program Funding: maintain the sustaninability of the THCGME program. HR 596 Affordable Care Act Repeal: Urge Congress not to repeal the ACA. S.536 Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act: change tax treatment on IHS loan repayment to be like NHSC. No Bill No.-Teaching Health Centers: Initiate bipartisan sign-on letter to Leadership; lobby house offices for signatures; Supported a "Dear Collegue" letter urging finding for Teaching Health Centers (THC). No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; Response to Energy and Commerce Committee questions on GME program; explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education: Reauthorize and fund Teaching Health Centers programs that fund promary care training in community settings. No Bill No.-Hospital Improvements for Apyment Act-draft: Asked that savings created by the bill be used for ambulatory primary care training. No Bill No.-FY 2016 finding increases for AHRQ Title VII section 747, NHSC, Rural Physician Training Grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.-National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation: NHSC scholarship, debt relief and physicians for underserved. No Bill No.-Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Funding for vital programs; protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-Urge Budget Control Act relief to end sequestration: Protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-Friends of HRSA & Health Professions & Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC), Title VII, NHSC, rural physician training grants.

HR 2-Reauthorize Teaching Health Center GME Program Funding: maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. HR 2-Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act: Supported repeal of SGR and finding for THC. HR 270 (ICD-10)-Health IT FLEX-IT Act: Secure House democratic sponsor for bill; lobby member offices to support bill; lobby White House to include in rulemaking; Urge Congress to provide flexibility to health IT rules/laws. HR 596 Affordable Care Act Repeal: Urge Congress not to repeal the ACA. HR 662-FDA Regulation of Cigars: Opposed legislation to exempt cigars from FDA regulation. HR 1470 (S. 810)-SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act: Asked for repealof the SGR and setting up alternative payment models. S. 536 Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act: Change tax treatment on HIS loan repayment to be like NHSC. No Bill No.-SGR Repeal and Replacement Process: advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care. No Bill No.-Teaching Health Centers: Initiate bipartisan sign-on letter to Leadership; lobby house offices for signatures; Supported a "Dear Colleague" letter urging finding for Teaching Health Centers (THC). No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to require CMS to report data on residency positions; Response to Energy and Commerce Committee questions on GME program; explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Funding for vital programs; protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-FY 2016 finding increases for AHRQ Title VII section 747, NHSC, Rural Physician Training Grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.-National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation: NHSC scholarship, debt relief and physicians for underserved. No Bill No.-Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Funding for vital programs; protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-Urge Budget Control Act relief to end sequestration: Protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-Women's Lung Health Promotion; women's health No Bill No.-Friends of HRSA & Health Professions & Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC), Title VII, NHSC, rural physician training grants. No Bill No.-Friends of AHRQ: Primary care research, practice, transformation, patient safety, patient-centered outcomes research. No Bill No.-Initiative to prevent opioid overdose, dependence and death. No Bill No.-Medicare Advantage and CCM Services: Urged adequate networks and MA coverage of the CCM code. No Bill No.-Nominated family physicians to MedPac; nominated family physicians to MedPac. No Bill No.-Medicare Accountable Care Organization proposed rule: Commented in the 2nd proposed ACO rule in favor of primary care. No Bill No.-Co-pays for Mental Health Services: Supporting the elimination of co-pays for VA patients for mental health services. No Bill No.-Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center: Supported amicus brief in favor of allowing physician practices to sue states for inadequate Medicaid payments. No Bill No.-HHS Goal of Moving Medicare Payment to Improve Quality: Joined HHS Secretary in support of effort to move payments away from volume to value. No Bill No.-King v. Burwell: Joined amicus brief in favor of retaining subsidies in federal health insurance marketplaces. No Bill No.-Verterans Choic Program: Urged VA to increase local physician participation in verterans healthcare through increased payments. No Bill No.-Funding for FDA Food Safety programs: Supported funding for FDA to implement Food Safety Moderation Program. No Bill No.-Health Insurance Marketplace issues & Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No.-Childrens Health Insurance - CHIP Program No Bill No.- 21st Century Cures: Support vaccine access

HR 596 Affordable Care Act Repeal: Urge Congress not to repeal the ACA. S.536 Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act: change tax treatment on IHS loan repayment to be like NHSC. No Bill No.-FY 2016 finding increases for AHRQ Title VII section 747, NHSC, Rural Physician Training Grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.-Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Funding for vital programs; protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-Urge Budget Control Act relief to end sequestration: Protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Funding for vital programs; protect primary care spending. No Bill No.-FY 2016 Administration budget request: Federal spending prioroties to support workforce, research. No Bill No.-Women's Lung Health Promotion: women's health. No Bill No.-Friends of HRSA & Health Professions & Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC), Title VII, NHSC, rural physician training grants. No Bill No. - Friends of AHRQ: Primary care research, practice transformation, patient safety, patient-centered outcomes, research. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME.

S. 536 Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act: Change tax treatment on HIS loan repayment to be like NHSC.

HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate to sponsor bill; urge W&M offices to discuss during March 2014 budget hearing. HR 2810, Repeal of Medicare SGR formula, Repeal of SGR to be replaced by a positive payment update and higher rate for primary care. Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act, Medicare Physician paymnent rate and implementation of alternative payment models. HR 4302 (SGR patch legislation), Advocate for inclusion of policies that benefit primary care, e.g. 9-month length, Protecting Access to Medicare Act, prevent 24 percent cut medicare physician payment. HR 4302 (PL-113-93), Protecting Access to Medicare Act, Medicare physician payment rate extended for one year. S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program. S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models. S. 2000, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, Repeal SGR. Positive update and higher rate for primary care, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models. S. 2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models. S. 2157, the commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models. No Bill Number, SGR Repeal and Replacement process, Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care. No Bill Number, Medicaid Primary Care Bonus, Advocate for extension of the Medicaid bonus which expires at the end of 2014. No Bill Number, Call for an end to sequestration, End accross-the-board cuts to Medicare, NHSC, CHC, primary care research and training. No Bill Number, AHRQ 15th anniversary, Promoting primary care research. No Bill Number, President's FY 2015 budget, Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; Supporting budget proposals for primary care research, education and training programs. No Bill Number, Coalition meetings to promote Medicaid parity payment, extend Medicaid parity for primary care. No Bill Number, AHEC Title VII section 751 program, Family physician workforce. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the SGR, 2014 Proposed Medicare physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Conversion to ICD-10, Urged HHS to delay and test ICD-10 before requiring it. No Bill Number, Medicare Part-D Formulary, Opposing regulation that would eliminate protected statuys of antidepressants and antipsychotics in the Part D formulary. No Bill Number, Notification of Lapsed Payment of Health Insurance Premiums, Revising policy to have insurance plans notify physicians that a patient has not paid one month's permium. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment Revision, Monitoring MedPAC recommendation to make PCIP a capitated payment. No Bill Number, Extend Medicare/medicare parity for primary care services, Extend increase in Medicaid payments for primary care services to Medicare levels beyond 2015. No Bill Number, Coalition meetings to promote Medicaid parity payment, Extend Medicaid parity for primary care. No Bill Number, Hearing of Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Implementation of the Affordable Care Act's health Insurance Marketplaces. No Bill Number, Rural Physician Workforce, Access to care in rural areas; increased family physician workforce.

HR 2642, Farm bill reauthorization -food stamps & child nutrition programs, Nutrition and health promotion.

No Bill Number, ONDCP telecom-heroine & Rx drug abuse threat, prevent opioid abuse, provide adequate pain management. No Bill Number, Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse, prevent opioid abuse, provide adequate pain management.

S. 1284 (HR 3547), Appropriations for Labor HHS, Education and Related Agencies, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Federal spending priorities to support workforce. No Bill Number, Call for an end to sequestration, End accross-the-board cuts to Medicare, NHSC, CHC, primary care research and training.

HR 2642 Farm bill reauthorization-food stamps and child nutrition programs, nutrition and health promotion.

HR 3547, Appropriations for Labor HHS, Education and Related Agencies, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Federal spending priorities to support workforce. HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate to sponsor bill; Urge W&M offives to discuss during March 2014 budget hearing. HR 1281, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act. S. 1978, Increasing Primary Care Access Act, Family physician workforce. S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the teaching Health Centers Graduate Medicare Education program. No Bill Number, Rural physician workforce, Access to care in rural areas; Increased famaily physician workforce. No Bill Number, Call for an end to sequestration, End accross-the-board cuts to Medicare, NHSC, CHC, primary care research and training. No Bill Number, President's FY 2015 budget, Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill Number, AHEC Title VII section 751 program, Family physician workforce. No Bill Number, HRSA budget, Promoting health care access and increase physician workforce.

HR 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, AHRQ. HR 647 Better Life Experience Act: Opposing the use of savings in Medicare for non-Medicare programs. HR 2415 (S. 1184) - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act: Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. HR 3547 - FY 2015 funding Increases in AHRQ, Title VII section 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. HR 5481 - Urge Leadership and member offices to support bill during lame-duck session; urge CMS to shorted reporting period for 2015. HR 4771 (S. 2021) - Designer Anabolic Steriod Control Act: Restricting access to anabolic steroids. S. 1184 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act: Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. S. 1759 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2978 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2229 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2694 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Extending for 2 years the requirement that Medicaid programs pay primary care physicians at least as much as Medicare Does; Advocate for extension of Medicaid parity which expires at the end of 2014; Urge senators to co-sponsor S. 2694. S. 2917 (HR 5729): Adding Ebola to the FDA priority Review Voucher Program Act: Adding Ebola drug research to an existing FDA priority review program. No Bill Number - SGR Repeal and Replace Process: Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary-care; Repealing the current physician payment formula for Medicare. No Bill Number - Graduate Medical Education: Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill Number - Addressing health care fragmentation and promoting Triple Aim of improved care and health at lower cost: Promoting health reforms that recognize the value of family medicine and primary care. No Bill Number - National Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation: NHSC scholarship, debt relief and physicians for underserved. No Bill Number - Ebola Public Health Threat: Preventing the spread of Ebola. No Bill Number - Oppose cuts to pre-resident payment for Teaching Health Center GME: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill Number - Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Protect primary care spending. No Bill Number - Medicare EHR incentive payments: Concerns over attestation process. No Bill Number - Medicare Advance Care Planning - Urge CMS to cover SPT codes for ACP services. No Bill Number - Medicare Physician Payment: Comments on 2015 final payments. No Bill Number - Veterans Affairs copayments for medications in 2015: Family Physicians ability to prescribe to VA Patients. No Bill Number - Nomination to HIV/AIDS committee: Nominated a family physician to an advisory committee. No Bill Number - Nomination to Medicare Evidence Based MEDCAC: Nominated a family physician to an advisory committee. No Bill Number - Continuing Medical Education - Urged CMS to not change Open Payment CME Policy. No Bill Number - National Defense Authorization Act: Opposing provision to prevent DOD from implementing restrictions on tobacco sales and use. No Bill Number - Confirmation of the Nominee for Surgeon General: Supporting the nomination of Dr. Murthy as Surgeon General. No Bill Number - Copayments for medications in 2015: Supporting the freezing of copayments in the VHA and allowing vets to fill perscriptions from Non-VHA Physicians. No Bill Number - Medicare EvidenceDevelopment and Coverage Advisory Committee: Offering names of family physicians who could serve on the committee. No Bill Number - Presidential Advisory Counsel on HIV/AIDS - Offering the nams of family physicians to serve on the council. No Bill Number - Children's Health Insurance Program: Supporting the reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program. No Bill Number - Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee - Offering names of family physicisans to serve on committee. No Bill Number - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, patient enrollment in marketplaces.

No Bill Number - Ebola Public Health Threat: Preventing the spread of Ebola.

S. 1759 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2110 (HR 4015)- Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate: SGR Releal. Meicare reform to raise primary care payment. S. 2694 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Extending for 2 years the requirement that Medicaid programs pay primary care physicians at least as much as Medicare Does; Advocate for extension of Medicaid parity which expires at the end of 2014; Urge senators to co-sponsor S. 2694. S. 2978 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2229 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. No Bill Number - Oppose cuts to pre-resident payment for Teaching Health Center GME: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill Number - Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate: Repeal SGR. Positive update and higher rate for Primary Care. No Bill Number - Medicare EHR incentive payments: Concerns over attestation process. No Bill Number - Medicare Advance Care Planning - Urge CMS to cover CPT codes for ACP services. No Bill Number - Medicare Physician Payment: Comments on 2015 final payments. No Bill Number - Teaching Health Centers Funding - Opposing reductions in per-resident payments to teaching health centers. No Bill Number - Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee: Offering names of family physicians who could serve on the committee. No Bill Number - Children's Health Insurance Program - Supporting reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program.

HR 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Funding for Titile VII Health Professions Grants, AHRQ. HR 647 Better Life Experience Act: Opposing the use of savings in Medicare for non-Medicare programs. HR 3547 - FY 2015 funding Increases in AHRQ, Title VII section 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill Number - Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff to cuts to THCGME & CHCs; Protect Primary care spending. No Bill Number - Teaching Health Centers: Supporting additional funding this year for Teaching Helath Center Graduate Medical Education Program.

HR 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, AHRQ. HR 3547 - FY 2015 funding Increases in AHRQ, Title VII section 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. S. 1759 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2978 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2229 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. No Bill Number - Graduate Medical Education: Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on Graduate Medical Education. No Bill Number - National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation: NHSC scholarship, debt relief & physicians for underserved. No Bill Number - Oppose cuts to pre-resident payment for Teaching Health Center GME: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill Number - Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME & CHCs: Protect Primary care spending. No Bill Number - Teaching Health Centers Funding: Opposing reductions in per-resident payments to teaching health centers; Supporting additional funding this year for Teaching Helath Center Graduate Medical Education Program. No Bill Number - PCORI Research Priorities: Encouraging greater focus on primary care research.

HR 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Funding for Titile VII Health Professions Grants, AHRQ. HR 647 Better Life Experience Act: Opposing the use of savings in Medicare for non-Medicare programs. HR 3547 - FY 2015 funding Increases in AHRQ, Title VII section 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill Number - Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff to cuts to THCGME & CHCs; Protect Primary care spending. No Bill Number - Teaching Health Centers: Supporting additional funding this year for Teaching Helath Center Graduate Medical Education Program.

HR 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, AHRQ. HR 647 Better Life Experience Act: Opposing the use of savings in Medicare for non-Medicare programs. HR 2415 (S. 1184) - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act: Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. HR 3547 - FY 2015 funding Increases in AHRQ, Title VII section 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. HR 5481 - Urge Leadership and member offices to support bill during lame-duck session; urge CMS to shorted reporting period for 2015. HR 4771 (S. 2021) - Designer Anabolic Steriod Control Act: Restricting access to anabolic steroids. S. 1184 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act: Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. S. 1759 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2978 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2229 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2694 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Extending for 2 years the requirement that Medicaid programs pay primary care physicians at least as much as Medicare Does; Advocate for extension of Medicaid parity which expires at the end of 2014; Urge senators to co-sponsor S. 2694. S. 2917 (HR 5729): Adding Ebola to the FDA priority Review Voucher Program Act: Adding Ebola drug research to an existing FDA priority review program. No Bill Number - SGR Repeal and Replace Process: Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary-care; Repealing the current physician payment formula for Medicare. No Bill Number - Graduate Medical Education: Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill Number - Addressing health care fragmentation and promoting Triple Aim of improved care and health at lower cost: Promoting health reforms that recognize the value of family medicine and primary care. No Bill Number - National Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation: NHSC scholarship, debt relief and physicians for underserved. No Bill Number - Ebola Public Health Threat: Preventing the spread of Ebola. No Bill Number - Oppose cuts to pre-resident payment for Teaching Health Center GME: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill Number - Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Protect primary care spending. No Bill Number - Medicare EHR incentive payments: Concerns over attestation process. No Bill Number - Medicare Advance Care Planning - Urge CMS to cover SPT codes for ACP services. No Bill Number - Medicare Physician Payment: Comments on 2015 final payments. No Bill Number - Veterans Affairs copayments for medications in 2015: Family Physicians ability to prescribe to VA Patients. No Bill Number - Nomination to HIV/AIDS committee: Nominated a family physician to an advisory committee. No Bill Number - Nomination to Medicare Evidence Based MEDCAC: Nominated a family physician to an advisory committee. No Bill Number - Continuing Medical Education - Urged CMS to not change Open Payment CME Policy. No Bill Number - National Defense Authorization Act: Opposing provision to prevent DOD from implementing restrictions on tobacco sales and use. No Bill Number - Confirmation of the Nominee for Surgeon General: Supporting the nomination of Dr. Murthy as Surgeon General. No Bill Number - Copayments for medications in 2015: Supporting the freezing of copayments in the VHA and allowing vets to fill perscriptions from Non-VHA Physicians. No Bill Number - Medicare EvidenceDevelopment and Coverage Advisory Committee: Offering names of family physicians who could serve on the committee. No Bill Number - Presidential Advisory Counsel on HIV/AIDS - Offering the nams of family physicians to serve on the council. No Bill Number - Children's Health Insurance Program: Supporting the reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program. No Bill Number - Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee - Offering names of family physicisans to serve on committee. No Bill Number - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, patient enrollment in marketplaces.

No Bill Number, FY funding increses in AHRQ, Title VII 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants; Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; Federal spending on primary care medicine training grants.No Bill Number, FY funding increses in AHRQ, Title VII 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants; Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; Federal spending on primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Advisory committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry; Patient safety & primary care research at AHRQ. No Bill Number, Increased funding for AHRQ; federal spending on patient safety and primary care research No Bill Number, Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus - Aging and the normal brain; Biomedical research on aging.

HR 3230, Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act, Support for allowing family physicians to provide health care to Veterans paid for by the VHA. HR 4292, The Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act, Support for primary care residency positions in VA health system. No Bill Number, Joining Forces Mental Health Convening, Mental health care for returning service members and families.

HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, pilot test alternatives to GME payment to increase PCP training.HR 2415, Treat and Reduce Obsity, Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. HR 5481, Health IT-FLEX-IT Act, Urge leadership and member offices to support bill during lame duck session- bill would shorten 2015 reporting period for meaningful use. HR 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicarte Provider Payment Modernization Act, Support repeal of SGR and replacement with value-based payment systems. S. 1184, Treat and Reduce Obsity, Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. S. 1759, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. S. 1978, Increasing Primary Care Access Act, Family physician workforce, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program. S. 1932, the Better Care at Lower Cost Act, Support for chronic care management. S. 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicarte Provider Payment Modernization Act, Support repeal of SGR and replacement with value-based payment systems. S. 2229, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. S. 2694, Medicaid Parity for Primary care, including S. 2694, advocate for extension of parity which expires at the end of 2014; urge Senators to co-sponsor S. 2694; Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act, Prevent Medicaid primary care physician pay cut; Support for extension of this provision to pay primary care physicians for primary care services; extend increase in Medicaid payments for primary care services to Medicare levels beyond 2015; Seek House companion legislation. S. 2728, Community-based Medical Education Act of 2014, Medicare GME reform and THC GME reauthorization; Extending and increasing funding for grants to teaching health centers. No Bill Number, SGR Repeal and Replacement process, Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care. No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Explain and advocate for AAFP's newly released policy proposals on GME. No Bill Number, Medicare Graduate Medical Education, Medicare GME Reform. No Bill Number, Medicare EHR incentive payments, Concerns over attestation process. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment, Comments of 2015 proposed payments. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Proposed Rule; Support for payment strategies that recognize primary care and care coordination. No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Support for primary care residency slots in non-hospital settings. No Bill Number, Adult Pneumococcal Vaccine, Support for Medicare payment to administer PCV13. No Bill Number, Pharmaceutical Companies' Payments to Physicians; Support for keeping payments for continuing education excluded from reporting. No Bill Number, Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology Requirements, Support for 90-day EHR reporting period for 2015. No Bill Number, Narrow Networks, Support for restricting health plans' ability to disassociate with primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care.

No Bill Number, Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus - Aging & the normal brain; Biomedical research on aging. No Bill Number, Ebola Public Health Threat, Family Physician Kent Brantly testified at Senate hearing.

HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate offices to sponsor bill; GME reform increase primary care physician training; pilot test alternatives to GME payment in order to increase primary care physician training.HR 3230, Veterans Access, Choice and Accountablility Act; Support for allowing family physicians to provide health care to veterans paid for by the VHA. HR 3528, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act; prevent opiod abuse, encourage adequate pain management. HR 4292, The Underserved Veterans Access to Healthcare Act; support for primary care residency positionsin VA health system. HR 5498, Primary Care Physician Reentry Act, Facillitate reentry into practice for primary care physicians. S. 1759, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. S. 1978, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education; Increasing Primary Care Access; family physician workforce. S. 2229, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. S. 2529, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act; prevent opiod abuse, encourage adequate pain management. S. 2728, Community-Based Medical Education Act; Support for extension of Teaching Health Centers; extending and funding for grants to teaching health centers. HJ Res. 124, the Continuing Resolution; Support for continued funding for Health Professions Grants and other discretionary programs for primary care. No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Explain and advocate for AAFP's newly released policy proposals on GME; Support for primary care residency slots in non-hospital settings. No Bill Number, National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation, NHSC provides scholarships & debt relief as well as physicians for underserved communities. No Bill Number, FY funding increses in AHRQ, Title VII 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants, Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill Number, Medicare Graduate Medical Education, Medicare GME reform No Bill Number, Increased funding for Title 747, Federal spending on primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry, Federal spending on primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Pharmaceutical Companies' Payments to Physicians; Support for keeping payments for continuing education excluded from reporting.

No Bill Number, Joining Forces Mental Helath Convening, mental health care for returning service members & families.

No Bill Number, Prescription Drug Abuse, prevent opiod abuse, encourage adequate pain management via coalition group meetings.

No Bill Number, FDA regulation of tobacco products, Oppose limits on FDA ability to regulate cigars. No Bill Number, E-cigarettes impact on public health, Support FDA regulation authority of e-cigarettes.

H. Con. Res. 96, House Budget Resolution, Protect access to primary care in Medicaid. No Bill Number, HHS Appropriations, Funding for health professions training grants, AHRQ research, and National Health Service Corps (NHSC).No Bill Number, FY funding increses in AHRQ, Title VII 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants. No Bill Number, FDA regulation of tobacco products.

HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate offices to sponsor bill, GME reform increase primary care physician training, Pilot test alternatives to GME payment in order to increase primary care physician training.HR 2415, Treat and Reduce Obsity, Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. HR 3306, Telehealth Enhancement Act, Defining the home base for telehealth reimbursement to incluse family medicine offices. HR 4299, Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act, Improving DEA's process for scheduling new drugs approved by the FDA. HR 4709, Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act, Allowing supply chain stakeholders for prescription drugs to collaborate. HR 4810, VA Health Reform, Improve access for veterans to primary care services, both inside the VA and outside. S. 1184, Treat and Reduce Obsity, Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program. S. 1994, TRICARE Moms Improvement Act, Supporting TRICARE payment for breastfeeding support and supplies and counseling. S. 1978, Increasing Primary Care Access Act, Family physician workforce, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program, increase family physician workforce. S. 2229, Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce Act, Reauthorizing Title VII primary care programs, Teaching Health Centers and the NHSC, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education, Reauthorizing Title VII primary care programs, Teaching Health Centers and the NHSC. S. 2450, VA Health Reform, Improve access for veterans to primary care services, both inside the VA and outside No Bill Number, Extend Medicare/Medicare parity for primary care services, Extend Medicaid pay increase to Medicare levels beyond 2015. H. Con. Res. 96, House Budget Resolution, Protecting access to primary care in Medicaid. No Bill Number, Children's Health, Advocate for reauthorization of CHIP and children's mental health issues via coalition group meetings. No Bill Number, First Friday & Health Care Provider Meetings, Provider outreach groups for ACA, provider, and open enrollment issues. No Bill Number, SGR Repeal and Replacement process, Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care. No Bill Number, Medicaid Primary Care Bonus, Advocate for extension of the Medicaid bonus which expires at the end of 2014; advocate for members to mention at E&C hearing. No Bill Number, Medicare Primary Care Incentive Payment, Urge Ways and Means members to discuss at annual MedPac hearing. No Bill Number, Telemedicine,advocate for AAFP policies to be included in a potential bipartisan telehealth bill. No Bill Number, Teaching Health Centers, advocate for introduction of bipartisan bill to reauthorize the program. No Bill Number, FY funding increses in AHRQ, Title VII 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants, Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill Number, Veterans Health Care, advocate for inclusion of policies in final bill that allow family doctors to easily contract with the VA; advocate for primary-care GME slots in the VA. No Bill Number, FDA regulation of tobacco products, Oppose any limits or amendments that would limit FDA ability to regulate cigars. No Bill Number, E-Cigarettes impact on public health; Support FDA regulation of e-cigarettes, still urging FDA to regulate all tobacco. No Bill Number, National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation, NHSC provides scholarships & debt relief as well as physicians for underserved communities.No Bill Number, Rural workforce, Comments on FQHC final rule. No Bill Number, VA committee on Woman Veterans, Nominated to FPs to the VA committee. No Bill Number, HHS Appropriations, Funding for health professions training grants, AHRQ research, and National Health Service Corps (NHSC). No Bill Number, Enhanced Medicaid payment for primary care, Extending the enhanced Medicaid payment for primary care. No Bill Number, Site-neutral payment for medical services, Support site-neutral payment by CMS for medical services. No Bill Number, White House's Health Kids and Save Sports Concussion Summit, Providing family physicians with latest information about sports concussions. No Bill Number, Veterans Health Administration, Allowing community physicians to charge VA for services to Vets. No Bill Number, Direct Primary Care, Primary care model of retainer-based practice. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, 2014 conversion factor. No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, comments on 2015 proposed IPPS. No Bill Number, Health IT, asking CMS to delay MU2. No Bill Number, Non-discrimination, Advocate for correct use of non-discrimination clause in Affordable Care Act. No Bill Number, Extend Medicare/Medicare parity for primary services, extend Medicaid pay increase to Medicare levels beyond 2015. No Bill Number, First Fridays Meetings, Provider outreach group for Affordable Care Act, provider and open enrollment issues.

HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate offices to sponsor bill; GME reform increase primary care physician training; pilot test alternatives to GME payment in order to increase primary care physician training.S. 1978, Increasing Primary Care Access Act, Family physician workforce. S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the teaching Health Centers Graduate Medicare Education program. S. 2229, Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce Act, Reauthorizing Title VII primary care programs, Teaching Health Centers and the NHSC, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. No Bill Number, FY funding increses in AHRQ, Title VII 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants, Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill Number, Prescription Drug Abuse, Prevent opiod abuse, encourage adequate pain management via coalition group meetings. No Bill Number, National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation, NHSC provides scholarships & debt relief as well as physicians for underserved communities. No Bill Number, Teaching Health Centers, advocate for introduction of bipartisan bill to reauthorize the program.

HR 4810, Veterans Health Care, Improve access for veterans to primary care services, both inside the VA and outside. S. 2450, Veterans Health Care, Improve access for veterans to primary care services, both inside the VA and outside. No Bill Number, Veterans Health Administration improvements, allowing community physicians to charge VA for services to vets.No Bill Number, Veterans Health Care, advication for inclusion of policies in final bill that allow family doctors to easitly contract with the VA; advocate for primary care GME slots in the VA.

HR 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, AHRQ. HR 647 Better Life Experience Act: Opposing the use of savings in Medicare for non-Medicare programs. HR 2415 (S. 1184) - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act: Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. HR 3547 - FY 2015 funding Increases in AHRQ, Title VII section 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. HR 5481 - Urge Leadership and member offices to support bill during lame-duck session; urge CMS to shorted reporting period for 2015. HR 4771 (S. 2021) - Designer Anabolic Steriod Control Act: Restricting access to anabolic steroids. S. 1184 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act: Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. S. 1759 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2978 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2229 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2694 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Extending for 2 years the requirement that Medicaid programs pay primary care physicians at least as much as Medicare Does; Advocate for extension of Medicaid parity which expires at the end of 2014; Urge senators to co-sponsor S. 2694. S. 2917 (HR 5729): Adding Ebola to the FDA priority Review Voucher Program Act: Adding Ebola drug research to an existing FDA priority review program. No Bill Number - SGR Repeal and Replace Process: Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary-care; Repealing the current physician payment formula for Medicare. No Bill Number - Graduate Medical Education: Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill Number - Addressing health care fragmentation and promoting Triple Aim of improved care and health at lower cost: Promoting health reforms that recognize the value of family medicine and primary care. No Bill Number - National Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation: NHSC scholarship, debt relief and physicians for underserved. No Bill Number - Ebola Public Health Threat: Preventing the spread of Ebola. No Bill Number - Oppose cuts to pre-resident payment for Teaching Health Center GME: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill Number - Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Protect primary care spending. No Bill Number - Medicare EHR incentive payments: Concerns over attestation process. No Bill Number - Medicare Advance Care Planning - Urge CMS to cover SPT codes for ACP services. No Bill Number - Medicare Physician Payment: Comments on 2015 final payments. No Bill Number - Veterans Affairs copayments for medications in 2015: Family Physicians ability to prescribe to VA Patients. No Bill Number - Nomination to HIV/AIDS committee: Nominated a family physician to an advisory committee. No Bill Number - Nomination to Medicare Evidence Based MEDCAC: Nominated a family physician to an advisory committee. No Bill Number - Continuing Medical Education - Urged CMS to not change Open Payment CME Policy. No Bill Number - National Defense Authorization Act: Opposing provision to prevent DOD from implementing restrictions on tobacco sales and use. No Bill Number - Confirmation of the Nominee for Surgeon General: Supporting the nomination of Dr. Murthy as Surgeon General. No Bill Number - Copayments for medications in 2015: Supporting the freezing of copayments in the VHA and allowing vets to fill perscriptions from Non-VHA Physicians. No Bill Number - Medicare EvidenceDevelopment and Coverage Advisory Committee: Offering names of family physicians who could serve on the committee. No Bill Number - Presidential Advisory Counsel on HIV/AIDS - Offering the nams of family physicians to serve on the council. No Bill Number - Children's Health Insurance Program: Supporting the reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program. No Bill Number - Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee - Offering names of family physicisans to serve on committee. No Bill Number - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, patient enrollment in marketplaces.

HR 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, AHRQ. HR 3547 - FY 2015 funding Increases in AHRQ, Title VII section 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. S. 1759 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2978 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2229 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. No Bill Number - Graduate Medical Education: Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on Graduate Medical Education. No Bill Number - National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation: NHSC scholarship, debt relief & physicians for underserved. No Bill Number - Oppose cuts to pre-resident payment for Teaching Health Center GME: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill Number - Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME & CHCs: Protect Primary care spending. No Bill Number - Teaching Health Centers Funding: Opposing reductions in per-resident payments to teaching health centers; Supporting additional funding this year for Teaching Helath Center Graduate Medical Education Program. No Bill Number - PCORI Research Priorities: Encouraging greater focus on primary care research.

HR 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Funding for Titile VII Health Professions Grants, AHRQ. HR 647 Better Life Experience Act: Opposing the use of savings in Medicare for non-Medicare programs. HR 3547 - FY 2015 funding Increases in AHRQ, Title VII section 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill Number - Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff to cuts to THCGME & CHCs; Protect Primary care spending. No Bill Number - Teaching Health Centers: Supporting additional funding this year for Teaching Helath Center Graduate Medical Education Program.

HR 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, AHRQ. HR 647 Better Life Experience Act: Opposing the use of savings in Medicare for non-Medicare programs. HR 2415 (S. 1184) - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act: Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. HR 3547 - FY 2015 funding Increases in AHRQ, Title VII section 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. HR 5481 - Urge Leadership and member offices to support bill during lame-duck session; urge CMS to shorted reporting period for 2015. HR 4771 (S. 2021) - Designer Anabolic Steriod Control Act: Restricting access to anabolic steroids. S. 1184 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act: Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. S. 1759 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2978 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2229 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2694 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act: Extending for 2 years the requirement that Medicaid programs pay primary care physicians at least as much as Medicare Does; Advocate for extension of Medicaid parity which expires at the end of 2014; Urge senators to co-sponsor S. 2694. S. 2917 (HR 5729): Adding Ebola to the FDA priority Review Voucher Program Act: Adding Ebola drug research to an existing FDA priority review program. No Bill Number - SGR Repeal and Replace Process: Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary-care; Repealing the current physician payment formula for Medicare. No Bill Number - Graduate Medical Education: Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill Number - Addressing health care fragmentation and promoting Triple Aim of improved care and health at lower cost: Promoting health reforms that recognize the value of family medicine and primary care. No Bill Number - National Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation: NHSC scholarship, debt relief and physicians for underserved. No Bill Number - Ebola Public Health Threat: Preventing the spread of Ebola. No Bill Number - Oppose cuts to pre-resident payment for Teaching Health Center GME: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill Number - Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME, NHSC &CHCs: Protect primary care spending. No Bill Number - Medicare EHR incentive payments: Concerns over attestation process. No Bill Number - Medicare Advance Care Planning - Urge CMS to cover SPT codes for ACP services. No Bill Number - Medicare Physician Payment: Comments on 2015 final payments. No Bill Number - Veterans Affairs copayments for medications in 2015: Family Physicians ability to prescribe to VA Patients. No Bill Number - Nomination to HIV/AIDS committee: Nominated a family physician to an advisory committee. No Bill Number - Nomination to Medicare Evidence Based MEDCAC: Nominated a family physician to an advisory committee. No Bill Number - Continuing Medical Education - Urged CMS to not change Open Payment CME Policy. No Bill Number - National Defense Authorization Act: Opposing provision to prevent DOD from implementing restrictions on tobacco sales and use. No Bill Number - Confirmation of the Nominee for Surgeon General: Supporting the nomination of Dr. Murthy as Surgeon General. No Bill Number - Copayments for medications in 2015: Supporting the freezing of copayments in the VHA and allowing vets to fill perscriptions from Non-VHA Physicians. No Bill Number - Medicare EvidenceDevelopment and Coverage Advisory Committee: Offering names of family physicians who could serve on the committee. No Bill Number - Presidential Advisory Counsel on HIV/AIDS - Offering the nams of family physicians to serve on the council. No Bill Number - Children's Health Insurance Program: Supporting the reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program. No Bill Number - Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee - Offering names of family physicisans to serve on committee. No Bill Number - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, patient enrollment in marketplaces.

HR 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, AHRQ. HR 3547 - FY 2015 funding Increases in AHRQ, Title VII section 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants: Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. S. 1759 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2978 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. S. 2229 - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act GME program: Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medication Education. No Bill Number - Graduate Medical Education: Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on Graduate Medical Education. No Bill Number - National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation: NHSC scholarship, debt relief & physicians for underserved. No Bill Number - Oppose cuts to pre-resident payment for Teaching Health Center GME: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill Number - Urge Congress to prevent primary care cliff cuts to THCGME & CHCs: Protect Primary care spending. No Bill Number - Teaching Health Centers Funding: Opposing reductions in per-resident payments to teaching health centers; Supporting additional funding this year for Teaching Helath Center Graduate Medical Education Program. No Bill Number - PCORI Research Priorities: Encouraging greater focus on primary care research.

HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act; pilot test alternatives to GME payment in order to increase primary care physician training.HR 2415, Treat and Reduce Obsity, Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. HR 3230, Veterans Access, Choice and Accountablility Act; Support for allowing family physicians to provide health care to veterans paid for by the VHA. HR 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicarte Provider Payment Modernization Act, Support repeal of SGR and replacement with value-based payment systems. HR 4292, The Underserved Veterans Access to Healthcare Act; support for primary care residency positionsin VA health system. HR 5481, Health IT-FLEX-IT Act, Urge leadership and member offices to support bill during lame duck session- bill would shorten 2015 reporting period for meaningful use. HR 5498, Primary Care Physician Reentry Act, Facillitate reentry into practice for primary care physicians. HJ Res. 124, the Continuing Resolution; Support for continued funding for Health Professions Grants and other discretionary programs for primary care. S. 1184, Treat and Reduce Obsity, Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. S. 1759, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME Program, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program. S. 1932, the Better Care at Lower Cost Act, Support for chronic care management. S. 1978, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME Program, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program; Increasing Primary Care access Act, Family physician workforce. S. 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicarte Provider Payment Modernization Act, Support repeal of SGR and replacement with value-based payment systems. S. 2229, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME Program, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program. S. 2694, Medicaid Parity for Primary care, including S. 2694, advocate for extension of parity which expires at the end of 2014; urge Senators to co-sponsor S. 2694. S. 2728, Extending and increasing funding for grants to teaching health centers. No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Explain and advocate for AAFP's newly released policy proposals on GME; Support for primary care residency slots in non-hospital; settings. No Bill Number, SGR Repeal and Replacement process, Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care. No Bill Number, National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation, NHSC provides scholarships & debt relief as well as physicians for underserved communities. No Bill Number, Patient Safety and Primary Care Research, Patient safety and primary care research at AHRQ. No Bill Number, FY funding increses in AHRQ, Title VII 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants, Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill Number, Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry, Federal spending on primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Increased funding for Title 747, Federal spending on primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Joining Forces Mental Health Convening, mental health care for returning service members & families. No Bill Number, Increased funding for AHRQ, Federal spending on patient safety primary care research. No Bill Number, Ebola Public Health Threat, Family Physician Kent Brantly testified at Senate hearing. No Bill Number, Medicare EHR incentive payments, Concerns over attestation process. No Bill Number, Infection Advisory, Nominated a FP to a panel. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment, Comments of 2015 proposed payments. No Bill Number, Medicaid advisory panel, Nomiated FPs to MACPAC. No Bill Number, Physician relative value units, Comments on proposed review of RVUs by CMS. No Bill Number, Tobacco delivery devices, Urged FDA to assert authority. No Bill Number, Continuing Medical Education, Urged CMS to not change Open Payment CME policy. No Bill Number, Food Safety Modernization Act, Support for regulation to prevent food-borne illnesses. No Bill Number, Adult Pneumococcal Vaccine, Support for Medicare payment to administer PCV13.No Bill Number, Health Insurance Marketplace Issues & Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment, Network adequacy,Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill Number, E-Cigarettes, Support of FDA proposed rule giving the agency authority to regulate e-cigarettes. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Proposed Rule; Support for payment strategies that recognize primary care and care coordination.

No Bill Number, Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus - Aging & the normal brain; Biomedical research on aging. No Bill Number, Ebola Public Health Threat, Family Physician Kent Brantly testified at Senate hearing.

HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate offices to sponsor bill; GME reform increase primary care physician training; pilot test alternatives to GME payment in order to increase primary care physician training.HR 3230, Veterans Access, Choice and Accountablility Act; Support for allowing family physicians to provide health care to veterans paid for by the VHA. HR 3528, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act; prevent opiod abuse, encourage adequate pain management. HR 4292, The Underserved Veterans Access to Healthcare Act; support for primary care residency positionsin VA health system. HR 5498, Primary Care Physician Reentry Act, Facillitate reentry into practice for primary care physicians. S. 1759, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. S. 1978, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education; Increasing Primary Care Access; family physician workforce. S. 2229, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. S. 2529, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act; prevent opiod abuse, encourage adequate pain management. S. 2728, Community-Based Medical Education Act; Support for extension of Teaching Health Centers; extending and funding for grants to teaching health centers. HJ Res. 124, the Continuing Resolution; Support for continued funding for Health Professions Grants and other discretionary programs for primary care. No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Explain and advocate for AAFP's newly released policy proposals on GME; Support for primary care residency slots in non-hospital settings. No Bill Number, National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation, NHSC provides scholarships & debt relief as well as physicians for underserved communities. No Bill Number, FY funding increses in AHRQ, Title VII 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants, Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill Number, Medicare Graduate Medical Education, Medicare GME reform No Bill Number, Increased funding for Title 747, Federal spending on primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry, Federal spending on primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Pharmaceutical Companies' Payments to Physicians; Support for keeping payments for continuing education excluded from reporting.

No Bill Number, Joining Forces Mental Helath Convening, mental health care for returning service members & families.

HR 3230, Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act, Support for allowing family physicians to provide health care to Veterans paid for by the VHA. HR 4292, The Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act, Support for primary care residency positions in VA health system. No Bill Number, Joining Forces Mental Health Convening, Mental health care for returning service members and families.

HR 3528, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act, Prevent opiod abuse, encourage adequate pain management; Support reauthorization of NASPER to provide immediate information about perscription use. S. 2529, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act, Prevent opiod abuse, encourage adequate pain management; Support reauthorization of NASPER to provide immediate information about perscription use.

HR 3547, Appropriations for Labor HHS, Education and Related Agencies, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Federal spending priorities to support workforce. HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate to sponsor bill; Urge W&M offives to discuss during March 2014 budget hearing.HR 1281, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act. S. 1978, Increasing Primary Care Access Act, Family physician workforce. S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the teaching Health Centers Graduate Medicare Education program. No Bill Number, Rural physician workforce, Access to care in rural areas; Increased famaily physician workforce. No Bill Number, Call for an end to sequestration, End accross-the-board cuts to Medicare, NHSC, CHC, primary care research and training. No Bill Number, President's FY 2015 budget, Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill Number, AHEC Title VII section 751 program, Family physician workforce. No Bill Number, HRSA budget, Promoting health care access and increase physician workforce.

S. 1284 (HR 3547), Appropriations for Labor HHS, Education and Related Agencies, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Federal spending priorities to support workforce. No Bill Number, Call for an end to sequestration, End accross-the-board cuts to Medicare, NHSC, CHC, primary care research and training.

HR 2642, Farm bill reauthorization -food stamps & child nutrition programs, Nutrition and health promotion.

HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate to sponsor bill; urge W&M offices to discuss during March 2014 budget hearing.HR 2810, Repeal of Medicare SGR formula, Repeal of SGR to be replaced by a positive payment update and higher rate for primary care. Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act, Medicare Physician paymnent rate and implementation of alternative payment models. HR 4302 (SGR patch legislation), Advocate for inclusion of policies that benefit primary care, e.g. 9-month length, Protecting Access to Medicare Act, prevent 24 percent cut medicare physician payment. HR 4302 (PL-113-93), Protecting Access to Medicare Act, Medicare physician payment rate extended for one year. S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program. S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models. S. 2000, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, Repeal SGR. Positive update and higher rate for primary care, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models. S. 2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models. S. 2157, the commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models. No Bill Number, SGR Repeal and Replacement process, Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care. No Bill Number, Medicaid Primary Care Bonus, Advocate for extension of the Medicaid bonus which expires at the end of 2014. No Bill Number, Call for an end to sequestration, End accross-the-board cuts to Medicare, NHSC, CHC, primary care research and training. No Bill Number, AHRQ 15th anniversary, Promoting primary care research. No Bill Number, President's FY 2015 budget, Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; Supporting budget proposals for primary care research, education and training programs. No Bill Number, Coalition meetings to promote Medicaid parity payment, extend Medicaid parity for primary care. No Bill Number, AHEC Title VII section 751 program, Family physician workforce. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the SGR, 2014 Proposed Medicare physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Conversion to ICD-10, Urged HHS to delay and test ICD-10 before requiring it. No Bill Number, Medicare Part-D Formulary, Opposing regulation that would eliminate protected statuys of antidepressants and antipsychotics in the Part D formulary. No Bill Number, Notification of Lapsed Payment of Health Insurance Premiums, Revising policy to have insurance plans notify physicians that a patient has not paid one month's permium. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment Revision, Monitoring MedPAC recommendation to make PCIP a capitated payment. No Bill Number, Extend Medicare/medicare parity for primary care services, Extend increase in Medicaid payments for primary care services to Medicare levels beyond 2015. No Bill Number, Coalition meetings to promote Medicaid parity payment, Extend Medicaid parity for primary care. No Bill Number, Hearing of Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Implementation of the Affordable Care Act's health Insurance Marketplaces. No Bill Number, Rural Physician Workforce, Access to care in rural areas; increased family physician workforce.

No Bill Number, ONDCP telecom-heroine & Rx drug abuse threat, prevent opioid abuse, provide adequate pain management. No Bill Number, Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse, prevent opioid abuse, provide adequate pain management.

H. Con. Res. 96, House Budget Resolution, Protect access to primary care in Medicaid. No Bill Number, HHS Appropriations, Funding for health professions training grants, AHRQ research, and National Health Service Corps (NHSC).No Bill Number, FY funding increses in AHRQ, Title VII 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants. No Bill Number, FDA regulation of tobacco products.

HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate offices to sponsor bill, GME reform increase primary care physician training, Pilot test alternatives to GME payment in order to increase primary care physician training.HR 2415, Treat and Reduce Obsity, Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. HR 3306, Telehealth Enhancement Act, Defining the home base for telehealth reimbursement to incluse family medicine offices. HR 4299, Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act, Improving DEA's process for scheduling new drugs approved by the FDA. HR 4709, Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act, Allowing supply chain stakeholders for prescription drugs to collaborate. HR 4810, VA Health Reform, Improve access for veterans to primary care services, both inside the VA and outside. S. 1184, Treat and Reduce Obsity, Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program. S. 1994, TRICARE Moms Improvement Act, Supporting TRICARE payment for breastfeeding support and supplies and counseling. S. 1978, Increasing Primary Care Access Act, Family physician workforce, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program, increase family physician workforce. S. 2229, Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce Act, Reauthorizing Title VII primary care programs, Teaching Health Centers and the NHSC, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education, Reauthorizing Title VII primary care programs, Teaching Health Centers and the NHSC. S. 2450, VA Health Reform, Improve access for veterans to primary care services, both inside the VA and outside No Bill Number, Extend Medicare/Medicare parity for primary care services, Extend Medicaid pay increase to Medicare levels beyond 2015. H. Con. Res. 96, House Budget Resolution, Protecting access to primary care in Medicaid. No Bill Number, Children's Health, Advocate for reauthorization of CHIP and children's mental health issues via coalition group meetings. No Bill Number, First Friday & Health Care Provider Meetings, Provider outreach groups for ACA, provider, and open enrollment issues. No Bill Number, SGR Repeal and Replacement process, Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care. No Bill Number, Medicaid Primary Care Bonus, Advocate for extension of the Medicaid bonus which expires at the end of 2014; advocate for members to mention at E&C hearing. No Bill Number, Medicare Primary Care Incentive Payment, Urge Ways and Means members to discuss at annual MedPac hearing. No Bill Number, Telemedicine,advocate for AAFP policies to be included in a potential bipartisan telehealth bill. No Bill Number, Teaching Health Centers, advocate for introduction of bipartisan bill to reauthorize the program. No Bill Number, FY funding increses in AHRQ, Title VII 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants, Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill Number, Veterans Health Care, advocate for inclusion of policies in final bill that allow family doctors to easily contract with the VA; advocate for primary-care GME slots in the VA. No Bill Number, FDA regulation of tobacco products, Oppose any limits or amendments that would limit FDA ability to regulate cigars. No Bill Number, E-Cigarettes impact on public health; Support FDA regulation of e-cigarettes, still urging FDA to regulate all tobacco. No Bill Number, National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation, NHSC provides scholarships & debt relief as well as physicians for underserved communities.No Bill Number, Rural workforce, Comments on FQHC final rule. No Bill Number, VA committee on Woman Veterans, Nominated to FPs to the VA committee. No Bill Number, HHS Appropriations, Funding for health professions training grants, AHRQ research, and National Health Service Corps (NHSC). No Bill Number, Enhanced Medicaid payment for primary care, Extending the enhanced Medicaid payment for primary care. No Bill Number, Site-neutral payment for medical services, Support site-neutral payment by CMS for medical services. No Bill Number, White House's Health Kids and Save Sports Concussion Summit, Providing family physicians with latest information about sports concussions. No Bill Number, Veterans Health Administration, Allowing community physicians to charge VA for services to Vets. No Bill Number, Direct Primary Care, Primary care model of retainer-based practice. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, 2014 conversion factor. No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, comments on 2015 proposed IPPS. No Bill Number, Health IT, asking CMS to delay MU2. No Bill Number, Non-discrimination, Advocate for correct use of non-discrimination clause in Affordable Care Act. No Bill Number, Extend Medicare/Medicare parity for primary services, extend Medicaid pay increase to Medicare levels beyond 2015. No Bill Number, First Fridays Meetings, Provider outreach group for Affordable Care Act, provider and open enrollment issues.

HR 4810, Veterans Health Care, Improve access for veterans to primary care services, both inside the VA and outside. S. 2450, Veterans Health Care, Improve access for veterans to primary care services, both inside the VA and outside. No Bill Number, Veterans Health Administration improvements, allowing community physicians to charge VA for services to vets.No Bill Number, Veterans Health Care, advication for inclusion of policies in final bill that allow family doctors to easitly contract with the VA; advocate for primary care GME slots in the VA.

HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate offices to sponsor bill; urge W&M offices to discuss during March 2014 budget hearing, GME reform increase primary care physician training, pilot test alternatives to GME payment to increase PCP training.HR 2305, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 2810, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 2867, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 2969, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 3306, Telehealth Enhancement Act, Defining the home base for telehealth reimbursement to incluse family medicine offices. HR 4015, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 4209, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 4302, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR. Positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 4418, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 4543, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. S. 1123, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. S. 1184, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act, Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. S. 1318, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. S. 1759, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. S. 1769, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. S. 1871, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. S. 1978, Increasing Primary Care Access Act, Family physician workforce, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program, increase family physician workforce. S. 2000, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR. Positive update and higher rate for primary care. S. 2110, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR. Positive update and higher rate for primary care. S. 2122, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. S. 2229, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. S. 2415, Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. No Bill Number, SGR Repeal and Replacement process, Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care. No Bill Number, Medicaid Primary Care Bonus, Advocate for extension of the Medicaid bonus which expires at the end of 2014. No Bill Number, Medicare Primary Care Incentive Payment, Urge Ways and Means members to discuss at annual MedPac hearing. No Bill Number, Telemedicine,advocate for AAFP policies to be included in a potential bipartisan telehealth bill. No Bill Number, Medicare Site Neutral Payments; advocate for AAFP policies to be included in conncection with MedPac hearing. No Bill Number, Extend Medicare/medicare parity for primary care services, Extend increase in Medicaid payments for primary care services to Medicare levels beyond 2015. No Bill Number, Direct Primary Care, Primary care model of retainer-based practice. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the SGR, 2014 converstion factor. No Bill Number, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care.No Bill Number, Site-neutral payment for medical services, Support site-neutral payment by CMS for medical services. No Bill Number, First Fridays Meetings, Provider outreach group for Affordable Care Act, provider and open enrollment issues.

No Bill Number, Prescription Drug Abuse, prevent opiod abuse, encourage adequate pain management via coalition group meetings.

No Bill Number, FDA regulation of tobacco products, Oppose limits on FDA ability to regulate cigars. No Bill Number, E-cigarettes impact on public health, Support FDA regulation authority of e-cigarettes.

HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate offices to sponsor bill; GME reform increase primary care physician training; pilot test alternatives to GME payment in order to increase primary care physician training.S. 1978, Increasing Primary Care Access Act, Family physician workforce. S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the teaching Health Centers Graduate Medicare Education program. S. 2229, Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce Act, Reauthorizing Title VII primary care programs, Teaching Health Centers and the NHSC, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. No Bill Number, FY funding increses in AHRQ, Title VII 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants, Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill Number, Prescription Drug Abuse, Prevent opiod abuse, encourage adequate pain management via coalition group meetings. No Bill Number, National Health Service Corps trust fund reauthorization, appropriation, NHSC provides scholarships & debt relief as well as physicians for underserved communities. No Bill Number, Teaching Health Centers, advocate for introduction of bipartisan bill to reauthorize the program.

H. Con. Res. 96, House Budget Resolution, Protect access to primary care in Medicaid. No Bill Number, HHS Appropriations, Funding for health professions training grants, AHRQ research, and National Health Service Corps (NHSC).No Bill Number, FY funding increses in AHRQ, Title VII 747, NHSC, Teaching Health Center planning grants. No Bill Number, FDA regulation of tobacco products.

HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate offices to sponsor bill; urge W&M offices to discuss during March 2014 budget hearing, GME reform increase primary care physician training, pilot test alternatives to GME payment to increase PCP training.HR 2305, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 2810, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 2867, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 2969, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 3306, Telehealth Enhancement Act, Defining the home base for telehealth reimbursement to incluse family medicine offices. HR 4015, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 4209, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 4302, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR. Positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 4418, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. HR 4543, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. S. 1123, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. S. 1184, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act, Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. S. 1318, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. S. 1759, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. S. 1769, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. S. 1871, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. S. 1978, Increasing Primary Care Access Act, Family physician workforce, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program, increase family physician workforce. S. 2000, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR. Positive update and higher rate for primary care. S. 2110, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR. Positive update and higher rate for primary care. S. 2122, Medicare Payment Reform, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care. S. 2229, Reauthorizing Teaching Health Center GME program, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. S. 2415, Seeking House and Senate cosponsors for obesity legislation. No Bill Number, SGR Repeal and Replacement process, Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care. No Bill Number, Medicaid Primary Care Bonus, Advocate for extension of the Medicaid bonus which expires at the end of 2014. No Bill Number, Medicare Primary Care Incentive Payment, Urge Ways and Means members to discuss at annual MedPac hearing. No Bill Number, Telemedicine,advocate for AAFP policies to be included in a potential bipartisan telehealth bill. No Bill Number, Medicare Site Neutral Payments; advocate for AAFP policies to be included in conncection with MedPac hearing. No Bill Number, Extend Medicare/medicare parity for primary care services, Extend increase in Medicaid payments for primary care services to Medicare levels beyond 2015. No Bill Number, Direct Primary Care, Primary care model of retainer-based practice. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the SGR, 2014 converstion factor. No Bill Number, Repeal SGR, Positive update and higher rate for primary care.No Bill Number, Site-neutral payment for medical services, Support site-neutral payment by CMS for medical services. No Bill Number, First Fridays Meetings, Provider outreach group for Affordable Care Act, provider and open enrollment issues.

HR 3547, Appropriations for Labor HHS, Education and Related Agencies, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Federal spending priorities to support workforce. HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate to sponsor bill; Urge W&M offives to discuss during March 2014 budget hearing.HR 1281, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act. S. 1978, Increasing Primary Care Access Act, Family physician workforce. S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the teaching Health Centers Graduate Medicare Education program. No Bill Number, Rural physician workforce, Access to care in rural areas; Increased famaily physician workforce. No Bill Number, Call for an end to sequestration, End accross-the-board cuts to Medicare, NHSC, CHC, primary care research and training. No Bill Number, President's FY 2015 budget, Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill Number, AHEC Title VII section 751 program, Family physician workforce. No Bill Number, HRSA budget, Promoting health care access and increase physician workforce.

HR 2642 Farm bill reauthorization-food stamps and child nutrition programs, nutrition and health promotion.

HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate to sponsor bill; urge W&M offices to discuss during March 2014 budget hearing.HR 2810, Repeal of Medicare SGR formula, Repeal of SGR to be replaced by a positive payment update and higher rate for primary care. Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act, Medicare Physician paymnent rate and implementation of alternative payment models. HR 4302 (SGR patch legislation), Advocate for inclusion of policies that benefit primary care, e.g. 9-month length, Protecting Access to Medicare Act, prevent 24 percent cut medicare physician payment. HR 4302 (PL-113-93), Protecting Access to Medicare Act, Medicare physician payment rate extended for one year. S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program. S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models. S. 2000, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, Repeal SGR. Positive update and higher rate for primary care, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models. S. 2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models. S. 2157, the commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models. No Bill Number, SGR Repeal and Replacement process, Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care. No Bill Number, Medicaid Primary Care Bonus, Advocate for extension of the Medicaid bonus which expires at the end of 2014. No Bill Number, Call for an end to sequestration, End accross-the-board cuts to Medicare, NHSC, CHC, primary care research and training. No Bill Number, AHRQ 15th anniversary, Promoting primary care research. No Bill Number, President's FY 2015 budget, Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research; Supporting budget proposals for primary care research, education and training programs. No Bill Number, Coalition meetings to promote Medicaid parity payment, extend Medicaid parity for primary care. No Bill Number, AHEC Title VII section 751 program, Family physician workforce. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the SGR, 2014 Proposed Medicare physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Conversion to ICD-10, Urged HHS to delay and test ICD-10 before requiring it. No Bill Number, Medicare Part-D Formulary, Opposing regulation that would eliminate protected statuys of antidepressants and antipsychotics in the Part D formulary. No Bill Number, Notification of Lapsed Payment of Health Insurance Premiums, Revising policy to have insurance plans notify physicians that a patient has not paid one month's permium. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment Revision, Monitoring MedPAC recommendation to make PCIP a capitated payment. No Bill Number, Extend Medicare/medicare parity for primary care services, Extend increase in Medicaid payments for primary care services to Medicare levels beyond 2015. No Bill Number, Coalition meetings to promote Medicaid parity payment, Extend Medicaid parity for primary care. No Bill Number, Hearing of Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Implementation of the Affordable Care Act's health Insurance Marketplaces. No Bill Number, Rural Physician Workforce, Access to care in rural areas; increased family physician workforce.

HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate to sponsor bill. HR 1281, Newborn Screening Saves lives Reauthorization Act, Supporting parent and provider newborn screening education programs and research at NIH.HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate to sponsor bill. HR 1281, Newborn Screening Saves lives Reauthorization Act, Supporting parent and provider newborn screening education programs and research at NIH. HR 2642, 5-year Farm Bill, FDA, tobacco regulation and nutrition programs. HR 2810, Repeal of Medicare SGR formula, Repeal of SGR to be replaced by a positive payment update and higher rate for primary care, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models. HR 3547, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ. HR 4302 (SGR patch legislation), Advocate for inclusion of policies that benefit primary care, e.g. 9-month length. HR 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act, Medicare physician payment rate extended for one year. S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program. S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models. S. 1978, Increasing Primary Care Access Act, Family physician workforce. S. 2000, SGR repeal and Medicare provider Payment Modernization, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models. S. 2110, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models. S. 2157, the commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act, Medicare Physician Payment rate and implementation of alternative payment models. No Bill Number, SGR Repeal and Replacement process, Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care. No Bill Number, Medicaid Primary Care Bonus, Advocate for extension of the Medicaid bonus which expires at the end of 2014; advocate for members to mention at E&C hearing. No Bill Number, Telemedicine, educate staff on AAFP's view of telemedicine policies. No Bill Number, Rural physician workforce, Access to care in rural areas; Increased family physician workforce. No Bill Number, Call for an end to sequestration, End accross-the-board cuts to Medicare, NHSC, CHC, primary care research and training. No Bill Number, AHRQ 15th anniversary, Promoting primary care research. No Bill Number, President's FY 2015 budget, Federal spending prioritiesto support workforce, research. No Bill Number, AHEC Title VII section 751 program, Family physician workforce. No Bill Number, Coalition meetings to promote Medicaid parity payment, extend Medicaid parity for primary care. No Bill Number, HRSA budget, promoting health care access and increase physician workforce. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the SGR, 2014 conversion factor. No Bill Number, E-Cigarettes, Urge FDA to regulate all tobacco products. No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Nominate FP's to Council on GME. No Bill Number, Health insurance marketplaces, concerns with 90-day grace period. No Bill Number, Anti-competitive aspects of healthcare, FTC hearing and request for comments on professional regulations role. No Bill Number, Part D formularies, Opposed CMS changes to Part D formularies. No Bill Number, Nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy for Surgeon General. No Bill Number, Tobacco Cessation Programs, Asking HHS to clearly define a comprehensive tobacco cessation benefit in health insurance coverage. No Bill Number, FY 2015 Federal Budget Proposal, Supporting budget proposals for primary care research, education and training programs.No Bill Number, Competition in Health Care Industries, Recommending state oversight in health care scope of practice and FTC oversight of hospital and insurance consolidations. No Bill Number, Notification of Lapsed Payment of Health Care Insurance Premiums, Revising policy to have insurance plans notify physicians that a patient has not paid on-month's premium. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment Revision, Monitoring MedPac recommendation to make PCIP a capitated payment. No Bill Number, First Fridays Meetings, Provider outreach group for Affordable Care Act issues. No Bill Number, FTC Healthcare Competition Workshop, Scope of Practice issues. No Bill Number, Hearing of Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Implementation of the Affordable Care Act's Health Insurance Marketplaces. No Bill Number, Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing on drug shortages, reducing the incidence of local and regional shortage of drugs. No Bill Number, Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations - Hearing on Counterfeit drugs. No Bill Number, Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade - hearing on Sports safety.

HR 3667, Medicare GME Reform, Increase GME support for primary care physician training. HR487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Authorization of GME funds for residency programs not in hospital setting.HR1911, Student Loan Interest Rates, Maintain lower rates on federal student loans. No Bill Number, Release of Administration's FY2014 budget request for HHS. No Bill Number, Friend of HRSA - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, workforce data analysis. No Bill Number, Urge House to use Senate 302(b) allocations to increase spending on Title VII Sec 747 and AHRQ No Bill Number, Urge action to prevent any increase in student loan interest rates, Reduce medical student debt burden. No Bill Number, Family Medicine Congressional Conference, Physician payment and GME reform and THC reauthorization No Bill Number, Increase FY14 spending on Title VII, AHRQ, NHSC workforce commission. No Bill Number, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Increase primary care physician workforce, Restoring the Doctors of our Country through Scholarships Act. No Bill Number, Thanked returning legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.

HR1565, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013, Gun violence prevention and mental health services. No Bill Number, Gun violence prevention, mental health treatment access, Research into gun violence prevention.

HR3667, GME Medicare Reform, Increase support for primary care physician training. HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Support the budget neutral pilot project to test innovative GMR models. S1152, Increase primary care physician workforce building a health care workforce for the future Act, increase state scholarship programs, Title VII reforms. No Bill Number, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP No Bill Number, Release of Administrations FY2014 budget request for HHS, AAFP budget priorities No Bill Number, Repeal the Medicare SGR and Move to Performance Based Fee for service, Advising the house committees on their proposal to change Medicare payment of physicians. No Bill Number, Family Medicine Congressional Conference, Physician payment an GME reform and THC reauthorization. No Bill Number, Chronic pain management by CRNAs and or physicians, provide accurate info to GAO on family medicine practice. No Bill Number, Physician Sunshine Open Payments, Transparency of drug/devise payments to physicians. No Bill Number, Meaningful use of meetings, use of funds and quality improvement. No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Primary Care Meeting, medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Scope of Practice meetings, Physician and nursing issues in VA facilities. No Bill Number, Confirmation of CMS administrator, Support for the nomination of Marilyn Tavernner as CMS Administrator. No Bill Number, Primary Care Payment Codes, Call for specialized Medicare payment codes for primary care. No Bill Number, Medicaid Expansion, Instructional materials for state chapters in avocation for Medicaid expansions. No Bill Number, Increases Medicaid Payment for Primary Care Services, Instructional materials for state chapters in advocating for state plan amendments to allow for increased payment for primary care services. No Bill Number, Medicare physician Reimbursement Fee Schedule, Evaluation of House discussion draft of SGR repeal legislation and Senate Finance concepts. No Bill Number, Gain sharing legislation, allow gain sharing. No Bill Number, MedPAC nomination, Promote nomination of Dr. Rick Kellerman No Bill Number, Planning for family Medicine Congressional Conference, Inviting House and Senate staff to present at conference. No Bill Number, Thanked legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Coverage for All. Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Making Medicaid work plan, meetings with E&C staff about Medicaid reform proposal from Majority Energy and Commerce committee proposal. No Bill Number, Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion state plan amendment approval process, increased primary care payment under section 1202. No Bill Number, SGR Reform, monitoring version of this sent for comment and review. No Bill Number, Emergency contraception, contacted administration to address availability. No Bill Number, Drug supply safety, Track and trace legislation concerns. No Bill Number, HIPPA, Monitor adherence with the law and concerns about patient care.

No Bill Number, ONDCP Drug Control Policy Plan Announcement, AAFP opposes CME mandates for opioid prescribing.

No Bill Number, Medical liability reform, inquired about introduction of legislation.

HR 3391, Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act, Provide tax relief for IHS loan and scholarships to allow for appropriated dollars to be allocated to AAFP priorities.

HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate to sponsor bill. HR 1173, Personalize Your Care Act, Payment for discussion with patients of advance health care planning. HR 1184, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act, Payment for chronic obesity management.HR 1487, Improved Health Care at Lower Cost Act, Creation of exception to the physician self referral prohibition that would allow gain sharing arrangements with hospitals. HR 2545, Accuracy Medicare Physician Payment Act, Reform of CMS relationship to AMA Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC). HR 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act for 2014, Prevent cuts in primary care training grants and research. HR 2810, Repeal of Medicare SGR formula, Repeal of SGR to be replaced by a positive payment update and higher rate for primary care. HR 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act, Remove the non -discrimination requirements relating to health care providers. HR 3204, Drug Supply Safety, followed the Compounding and Track and Trace legislation in both bodies. S. 1180, Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, Creation of database for public use of Medicare claims. S. 1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act, Extension of reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans for medical students. S. 1284, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ. S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medicare Education program. No Bill Number, SGR Repeal and Replacement process, Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care. No Bill Number, Medicaid Primary Care Bonus, Advocate for extension of the Medicaid bonus which expires at the end of 2014. No Bill Number, Three month SGR patch, Urge Congress to pass budget deal which includes a three month SGR patch. No Bill Number, Corp Community Day Outreach, NHSC. No Bill Number, Urge sequestration be replaced, Protect funds for NHSC, CHC primary care research and training. No Bill Number, Met new director of the AHRQ, Primary care research. No Bill Number, Comprehensive Primary care, Medicare and private payments to primary care. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the SGR, 2014 Proposed Medicare physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary care payment, specialized Medicare codes for primary care. No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, E-Cigarettes, Urge FDA to regulate all tobacco products. No Bill Number, Independent nurse practitioners in the VA health system, Opposing designating Advanced practice nurses as independent in the VHA by means of amending the nursing handbook. No Bill Number, Access to Primary Care, Increase number of primary care physicians available to underserved areas such as loan repayment changes. No Bill Number, Emergency contraception availability, Support for emergency contraceptives more easily available. No Bill Number, Modernization of primary care graduate medical education, Support legislation to implement a budget neutral pilot project to test innovative models for distribution of GME funding.

HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Urge House to cosponsor bill that would create GME pilot project to train primary care doctors, urge Senate to sponsor bill. HR 1173, Personalize Your Care Act, Payment for discussion with patients of advance health care planning. HR 1184, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act, Payment for chronic obesity management.HR 1487, Improved Health Care at Lower Cost Act, Creation of exception to the physician self referral prohibition that would allow gain sharing arrangements with hospitals. HR 2545, Accuracy Medicare Physician Payment Act, Reform of CMS relationship to AMA Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC). HR 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act for 2014, Prevent cuts in primary care training grants and research. HR 2810, Repeal of Medicare SGR formula, Repeal of SGR to be replaced by a positive payment update and higher rate for primary care. HR 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act, Remove the non -discrimination requirements relating to health care providers. HR 3204, Drug Supply Safety, followed the Compounding and Track and Trace legislation in both bodies. HJRes59, Bipartisan Budget Act, Provide increased allocation for AAFP funding priorities in HHS. Oppose cuts or funding delays of ACA programs. S. 1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act, Extension of reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans for medical students. S. 1284, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ. S. 1759, Teaching Health Center Reauthorization Act, Reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medicare Education program. No Bill Number, SGR Repeal and Replacement process, Advocate for SGR repeal and new physician payment system that pays for value and primary care. No Bill Number, Medicaid Primary Care Bonus, Advocate for extension of the Medicaid bonus which expires at the end of 2014. No Bill Number, Three month SGR patch, Urge Congress to pass budget deal which includes a three month SGR patch. No Bill Number, Corp Community Day Outreach, NHSC. No Bill Number, Urge sequestration be replaced, Protect funds for NHSC, CHC primary care research and training. No Bill Number, Met new director of the AHRQ, Primary care research. No Bill Number, Comprehensive Primary care, Medicare and private payments to primary care. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the SGR, 2014 Proposed Medicare physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary care payment, specialized Medicare codes for primary care. No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, E-Cigarettes, Urge FDA to regulate all tobacco products. No Bill Number, Independent nurse practitioners in the VA health system, Opposing designating Advanced practice nurses as independent in the VHA by means of amending the nursing handbook. No Bill Number, Access to Primary Care, Increase number of primary care physicians available to underserved areas such as loan repayment changes. No Bill Number, Emergency contraception availability, Support for emergency contraceptives more easily available. No Bill Number, Modernization of primary care graduate medical education, Support legislation to implement a budget neutral pilot project to test innovative models for distribution of GME funding.

HR 574, Repeal of Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate reform physician payment, Medicare SGR repeal; differential payment rate for primary care. HR 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, Opposing increased student loan rate.S. 1284, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Title VII primary care medicine training grants, 50th anniversary of health professions training grant programs. No Bill Number, Primary Care physician workforce development, Robert Graham Center Primary Care Forum. No Bill Number, Title VII, Section 747, Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry. No Bill Number, Continuing Resolution (HJ Res 59), Opposing provisions to reduce or delay funding of ACA programs.

HR 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, Opposing increased student loan rate. HR 3667, Medicare GME Reform, Increase GME support for primary care physician training. S. 1180, Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, Creation of data base for public use of Medicare claims.S. 1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act, Extension of reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans, applies to medical students. S. 1284, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Title VII primary care medicine training grants, 50th anniversary of health professions training grant programs. No Bill Number, Primary Care physician workforce development, Robert Graham Center Primary Care Forum. No Bill Number, Title VII, Section 747, Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry. No Bill Number, Continuing Resolution (HJ Res 59), Opposing provisions to reduce or delay funding of ACA programs. No Bill Number, Promote Teaching Health Centers GME program and call for reauthorization, Support Family Medicine training programs.

HR 1173, Personalize Your Care Act, Payment for discussion with patients of advance health care planning. HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Support the budget neutral pilot project to test innovative GMR models. HR 574, SGR Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act, Medicare SGR draft repeal; differential payment rate for primary care.HR 1173, Personalize Your Care Act, Payment for discussion with patients of advance health care planning. HR 1180, Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, Creation of database for public use of Medicare Claims. HR 1487, Improved Health Care at Lower Cost Act, Creation of exception to the physician self referral prohibition that would allow gain sharing arrangement with hospitals. HR 2810, Repeal of Medicare Physician Reimbursement Fee Schedule, Implementation of care coordination and transitional care payment codes. HR 2817, Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act, Removing the non discrimination requirements relating to health care providers. HR 3667, GME Medicare Reform, Increase support for primary care physician training. S 1184, Treat and Reduce Obesity, Payment for chronic obesity management. S. 1284, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Title VII primary care medicine training grants, 50th anniversary of health professions training grant programs. No Bill Number, Primary Care physician workforce development, Robert Graham Center Primary Care Forum. No Bill Number, Comprehensive Primary Care, Medicare and private payments to primary care. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of SGR, 2014 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Meaningful use of meetings, use of funds and quality improvement. No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Primary Care Meeting, medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Primary Care Payment Codes, Call for specialized Medicare payment codes for primary care. No Bill Number, Medicaid Expansion, Instructional materials for state chapters in avocation for Medicaid expansions. No Bill Number, Enhanced Medicaid Payment for Primary Care Services, Implementation of ACA provision to boost payment for primary care services. No Bill Number, ACA Marketplace Enrollment, Worked with CMS/HHS leader to promote AAFP work regarding health insurance enrollment via marketplaces. No Bill Number, ACA Implementation Medicaid Medicare primary care parity payment extension, advocated to extend Medicaid and Medicare increased primary care payment under Section 1202 of the ACA. No Bill Number, Emergency Contraception, Shared support of legislation making emergency contraceptives more easily available. No Bill Number, Access to Primary Care, Discussed ways to increase numbers of primary care physicians available to underserved areas such as loan repayment changes. No Bill Number, Implementation of Affordable Care Act, Monitored implementation of law and provisions of importance to our members.

No Bill Number, Lift restrictions on prescribing, Urge increased number of patients for physicians licensed to prescribe Suboxone. No Bill Number, Oppose CME mandates, FDA REMS implementation forum. No Bill Number, Prevent opioid abuse, ONDCP overdose awareness day promotion.

HR1426, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act, Requirement that health care providers disclose the license under which they are practicing in any of their advertisement. HR 487, Primary Care Access, Authorization of GME funds for residency programs not in hospital settingsNo Bill Number, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Release of Administration's FY2014 budget request for HHS. No Bill Number, Friend of HRSA - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, workforce data analysis. No Bill Number, Urge House to use Senate 302(b) allocations to increase spending on Title VII Sec 747 and AHRQ No Bill Number, Family Medicine Congressional Conference, Physician payment and GME reform and THC reauthorization No Bill Number, HRSA Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry, Increase resources for family medicine training in Title VII. No Bill Number, Increase FY14 spending on Title VII, AHRQ, NHSC workforce commission. No Bill Number, Thanked legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Coverage for All. Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Medical liability reform, Inquire about introduction of medical liability legislation. No Bill Number, Affordable Care Act Media call, Additional CHC support to facilitate enrollment. No Bill Number, Chronic Pain Management by CRNAs and or physicians. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 and physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Meaningful use of meetings, use of funds and quality improvement. No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Scope of Practice meetings, Physician and nursing issues in VA facilities. No Bill Number, Federal Budget for FY2014, Funding for Health professions grants, National Health Service corps, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Primary Care Payment Codes, Call for specialized Medicare payment codes for primary care. No Bill Number, Medicaid Expansion, Instructional materials for state chapters in avocation for Medicaid expansions. No Bill Number, Primary Care Access, Working to make primary care available to all by increasing the number of students selecting family medicine and looking at incentives such as loan forgiveness. No Bill Number, Affordable Care Act coverage for all, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity, Offer new legislators with a family medicine contact. No Bill Number, Home Health Care Innovation, Brief on efficiencies and quality achieved by home health care. No Bill Number, Increases Medicaid Payment for Primary Care Services, Instructional materials for state chapters in advocating for state plan amendments to allow for increased payment for primary care services. No Bill Number, Medicare physician Reimbursement Fee Schedule, Evaluation of House discussion draft of SGR repeal legislation and Senate Finance concepts. No Bill Number, Increasing family physician workforce programs, supporting NHSC, THCs. No Bill Number, Access to primary care, Statement for the record on improving access to primary care physicians No Bill Number, Health Insurance Marketplaces, Providing physicians with information about how the new Health Insurance Marketplaces will work. No Bill Number, Gain sharing legislation, allow gain sharing. No Bill Number, Planning for family Medicine Congressional Conference, Inviting House and Senate staff to present at conference. No Bill Number, Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion state plan amendment approval process, increased primary care payment under section 1202. No Bill Number, Making Medicaid work plan, meetings with E&C staff about Medicaid reform proposal from Majority Energy and Commerce committee proposal. No Bill Number, Finding co-sponsors for repeal of non discrimination in health care providers section in ACA, Coalition work on repealing section 2706(a) title XXVII of the public health service act (Non-discrimination in health care providers provision). No Bill Number, SGR Reform, monitoring version of this sent for comment and review. No Bill Number, Emergency contraception, contacted administration to address availability. No Bill Number, Drug supply safety, Track and trace legislation concerns. No Bill Number, HIPPA, Monitor adherence with the law and concerns about patient care. No Bill Number, Scope of Practice meetings, Physician and nursing issues in VA facilities. No Bill Number, Confirmation of CMS administrator, Support for the nomination of Marilyn Tavernner as CMS Administrator.

HR3667, GME Medicare Reform, Increase support for primary care physician training. HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Support the budget neutral pilot project to test innovative GMR models.S1152, Increase primary care physician workforce building a health care workforce for the future Act, increase state scholarship programs, Title VII reforms. No Bill Number, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP No Bill Number, Release of Administrations FY2014 budget request for HHS, AAFP budget priorities No Bill Number, Repeal the Medicare SGR and Move to Performance Based Fee for service, Advising the house committees on their proposal to change Medicare payment of physicians. No Bill Number, Family Medicine Congressional Conference, Physician payment an GME reform and THC reauthorization. No Bill Number, Chronic pain management by CRNAs and or physicians, provide accurate info to GAO on family medicine practice. No Bill Number, Physician Sunshine Open Payments, Transparency of drug/devise payments to physicians. No Bill Number, Meaningful use of meetings, use of funds and quality improvement. No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Primary Care Meeting, medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Scope of Practice meetings, Physician and nursing issues in VA facilities. No Bill Number, Confirmation of CMS administrator, Support for the nomination of Marilyn Tavernner as CMS Administrator. No Bill Number, Primary Care Payment Codes, Call for specialized Medicare payment codes for primary care. No Bill Number, Medicaid Expansion, Instructional materials for state chapters in avocation for Medicaid expansions. No Bill Number, Increases Medicaid Payment for Primary Care Services, Instructional materials for state chapters in advocating for state plan amendments to allow for increased payment for primary care services. No Bill Number, Medicare physician Reimbursement Fee Schedule, Evaluation of House discussion draft of SGR repeal legislation and Senate Finance concepts. No Bill Number, Gain sharing legislation, allow gain sharing. No Bill Number, MedPAC nomination, Promote nomination of Dr. Rick Kellerman No Bill Number, Planning for family Medicine Congressional Conference, Inviting House and Senate staff to present at conference. No Bill Number, Thanked legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Coverage for All. Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Making Medicaid work plan, meetings with E&C staff about Medicaid reform proposal from Majority Energy and Commerce committee proposal. No Bill Number, Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion state plan amendment approval process, increased primary care payment under section 1202. No Bill Number, SGR Reform, monitoring version of this sent for comment and review. No Bill Number, Emergency contraception, contacted administration to address availability. No Bill Number, Drug supply safety, Track and trace legislation concerns. No Bill Number, HIPPA, Monitor adherence with the law and concerns about patient care.

No Bill Number, Medical liability reform, inquired about introduction of legislation.

HR1565, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013, Gun violence prevention and mental health services. No Bill Number, Gun violence prevention, mental health treatment access, Research into gun violence prevention.

HR 3667, Medicare GME Reform, Increase GME support for primary care physician training. HR487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Authorization of GME funds for residency programs not in hospital setting.HR1911, Student Loan Interest Rates, Maintain lower rates on federal student loans.No Bill Number, Release of Administration's FY2014 budget request for HHS. No Bill Number, Friend of HRSA - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, workforce data analysis. No Bill Number, Urge House to use Senate 302(b) allocations to increase spending on Title VII Sec 747 and AHRQ No Bill Number, Urge action to prevent any increase in student loan interest rates, Reduce medical student debt burden. No Bill Number, Family Medicine Congressional Conference, Physician payment and GME reform and THC reauthorization No Bill Number, Increase FY14 spending on Title VII, AHRQ, NHSC workforce commission. No Bill Number, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Increase primary care physician workforce, Restoring the Doctors of our Country through Scholarships Act. No Bill Number, Thanked returning legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.

HR 3667, Medicare GME Reform, Increase GME support for primary care physician training. HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Support the budget neutral pilot project to test innovative GME models.HR 933, Department of Defense, military construction and veterans affairs and full year continuing appropriations Act, funding for federal agencies through FY13. S 16, Cancellation of Budgetary Resources, Avoid drastic reductions to health discretionary programs for training family physicians. S 388, American Family Economic Protection Act, Elimination of sequestration across the board cuts to federal programs. No Bill Number, Thanked returning legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Visit returning legislators and newly elected legislators to discuss family medicine priorities for the 113th Congress, Affordable Care Act Coverage for all, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Friend of HRSA - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, workforce data analysis. No Bill Number, Increase FY14 spending on Title VII, AHRQ, NHSC, workforce commission. No Bill Number, Increase primary care physician workforce, restore the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Act. No Bill Number, Primary Care Physician Workforce, Recommendation for building the workforce. No Bill Number, National Physician Payment Transparency program, Continuing medical education reporting requirements. No Bill Number, Build a Primary Care Workforce for Future Act (draft), for student debt relief. No Bill Number, Prevention of Gun Violence, Advising the Vice President's task force on gun violence.

No Bill Number, Thanked returning legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Visit returning legislators and newly elected legislators to discuss family medicine priorities for the 113th Congress, Affordable Care Act Coverage for all, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.No Bill Number, Friends of AHRQ, one of AAFP federal budget priorities. No Bill Number, Visit returning legislators and newly elected legislators to discuss family medicine priorities for the 113th Congress, Affordable Care Act Coverage for all, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity.

HR3667, GME Medicare Reform, Increase support for primary care physician training. HR8, American Taxpayer Relief Act, Medicare physician payment update. HR574, Medicare physician improvement and innovation act, Repeal of SGR formula and add incentives for other payment models.HR 487, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act, Support the budget neutral pilot project to test innovative GMR models. S 388, American Family Economic Protection Act, Elimination of the sequestration across the board cuts to federal programs. HR 933, Department of Defense, military construction and veterans affairs and full year continuing appropriations Act, funding for federal agencies through FY13. S 16, Cancellation of Budgetary Resources, Avoid drastic reductions to health discretionary programs for training family physicians. No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled No Bill Number, Thanked returning legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Visit returning legislators and newly elected legislators to discuss family medicine priorities for the 113th Congress, Affordable Care Act Coverage for all, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. or 2013. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 and physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Meaningful use of meetings, use of funds and quality improvement. No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Primary Care Meeting, medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Physician Sunshine Open Payments, Transparency of drug/devise payments to physicians. No Bill Number, Proposal to repeal the Medicare SGR and Move to Performance Based Fee for service, Advising the house committees on their proposal to change Medicare payment of physicians. No Bill Number, Home Health Care Innovation, Brief on efficiencies and quality achieved by home health care. No Bill Number, Increase primary care physician workforce, restore the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Act. No Bill Number, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Impact of Affordable Care Act, Monitoring implementation. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Homes, Increase knowledge and support of the model. No Bill Number, Protect programs that provide access to education and training for primary care physicians, Ensure there are enough physicians to meet the demand. No Bill Number, Primary Care Access, Working to make primary care available to all by increasing the number of students selecting family medicine and looking at incentives such as loan forgiveness. No Bill Number, Repeal of Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate/reform physician payment reform. No Bill Number, Nomination of Marilyn Tavenner as CMS Administrator, Support the nomination.

HR 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act, Medicare physician payment update. HR 574, Medicare Physician Improvement and Innovation Act, Repeal of SGR formula and adding incentives for other payment models.HR 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act, Opposing legislation to exempt some cigars from FDA regulation. HR 933, Department of Defense, military construction and veterans affairs and full year continuing appropriations Act, funding for federal agencies through FY13. S 16, Cancellation of Budgetary Resources, Avoid drastic reductions to health discretionary programs for training family physicians. S 388, American Family Economic Protection Act, Elimination of sequestration across the board cuts to federal programs. No Bill Number, Thanked returning legislators for support of the Affordable Care Act, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Visit returning legislators and newly elected legislators to discuss family medicine priorities for the 113th Congress, Affordable Care Act Coverage for all, Title VII, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Promoting Teaching Health Centers, AHRQ, Title VII primary care grants and NHSC appropriations, AAFP budget priorities, Title VII Sec 747, Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Friend of HRSA - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, workforce data analysis. No Bill Number, Increase FY14 spending on Title VII, AHRQ, NHSC, workforce commission. No Bill Number, Increase primary care physician workforce, restore the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Act. No Bill Number, Primary Care Physician Workforce, Recommendation for building the workforce. No Bill Number, Build a Primary Care Workforce for Future Act (draft), for student debt relief. No Bill Number, Prevention of Gun Violence, Advising the Vice President's task force on gun violence. No Bill Number, Inquired about the introduction of medical liability legislation, Medical liability reform. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 and physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Meaningful use of meetings, use of funds and quality improvement. No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Primary Care Meeting, medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Physician Sunshine Open Payments, Transparency of drug/devise payments to physicians. No Bill Number, Proposal to repeal the Medicare SGR and Move to Performance Based Fee for service, Advising the house committees on their proposal to change Medicare payment of physicians. No Bill Number, HIT Implementation, Adapting meaningful use for small and medium sized private practices. No Bill Number, Medical liability reform, Inquire about introduction of medical liability legislation. No Bill Number, Impact of Affordable Care Act, Monitoring implementation. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Homes, Increase knowledge and support of the model. No Bill Number, Protect programs that provide access to education and training for primary care physicians, Ensure there are enough physicians to meet the demand. No Bill Number, Primary Care Access, Working to make primary care available to all by increasing the number of students selecting family medicine and looking at incentives such as loan forgiveness. No Bill Number, Affordable Care Act coverage for all, primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity, Offer new legislators with a family medicine contact. No Bill Number, Home Health Care Innovation, Brief on efficiencies and quality achieved by home health care.

HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, FY2013 appropriations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential.

HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites.HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. S.507 - Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Funding for state monitoring of prescription drug use. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers met with HRSA Administrator, HRSA portfolio promoting health care access and workforce.

HR5, Protecting Access to Health Are Act, Capping medical liability. HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the independent payment advisory board.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR 4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Conference call on FY2013 HHS spending request, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Medicare Part D, Ensure that CMS continues to hear from practicing physicians on drug issues, including Part D. No Bill Number, GME, Advocate for GME pilot project.

HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, FY2013 appropriations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential.

HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.

HR5, Medical liability reform and IPAB repeal Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, Medical liability reform.

HR5, Protecting Access to Health Are Act, Capping medical liability. HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the independent payment advisory board.HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR 4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Conference call on FY2013 HHS spending request, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Medicare Part D, Ensure that CMS continues to hear from practicing physicians on drug issues, including Part D. No Bill Number, GME, Advocate for GME pilot project.

No Bill Number, Briefing on ONDCP/NIDA e-Learning tools on opioid prescribing, monitor federal activities on tools for prescribers, support policies which do not burden family physicians. No Bill Number, Meeting with ONDCP director to eliminate CME mandates from National Drug Control strategy. No Bill Number, Prescription Drug Abuse, Support for national database and opposition to mandated CME. No Bill, National Drug Control Strategy announcement, New CME for prescribers of opioid analgesics, Support drug control policies which are not burdensome to family physicians.

HR6688, Averting the Fiscal Cliff Act, American Tax Payer Relief Act, Prevent SGR sequester Medicare payment cuts, protect Medicaid parity primary care rates. Avoid sequester cuts to title VII primary care training grants, GME, AHRQ, NHSC, Prevention and public health trust funds, stop the 2% cut due January 2, 2013. S3295, Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2013, Support increased FY13 spending on Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and AHRQ funding. No Bill Number, Meeting with OMB Public Health Program Examiner, Supporting AAFP federal budgetary priorities. No Bill Number, Coalition for Health Funding Townhall, Supporting AAFP federal budgetary priorities. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Homes, Increase support for the model. No Bill Number, SGR Fix, Stop the 27% cut due to go into effect January 1st, 2013.

HR3667, GME Modernization pilot program authorization. HR5888, Physician Reentry Demonstration Program, Bill to address the shortage of primary care physicians. HR6400, Restoring the Doctors of our Country through scholarships RDOCS Act, Support medical student debt relief, increase family physician workforce. HR6688, Averting the Fiscal Cliff Act, American Tax Payer Relief Act, Prevent SGR sequester Medicare payment cuts, protect Medicaid parity primary care rates. Avoid sequester cuts to title VII primary care training grants, GME, AHRQ, NHSC, Prevention and public health trust funds, stop the 2% cut due January 2, 2013. S3295, Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2013, Support increased FY13 spending on Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and AHRQ funding. S507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, Support for national database and opposition to mandated CME.

HR6688, Averting the Fiscal Cliff Act, American Tax Payer Relief Act, Prevent SGR sequester Medicare payment cuts, protect Medicaid parity primary care rates. Avoid sequester cuts to title VII primary care training grants, GME, AHRQ, NHSC, Prevention and public health trust funds, stop the 2% cut due January 2, 2013 and medical liability reform. HR3667, GME Modernization pilot program authorization. HR5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, Medical liability reform. HR5707, Repeal Medicare SGR; implement primary care centric payment and care system; offset with Overseas Operations Fund, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective January 1, 2013. HR5979 Medicaid Accountability and Care Act of 2012, Prevent per capita cap reform of the Medicaid program. HR6400, Restoring the Doctors of our Country through scholarships RDOCS Act, Support medical student debt relief, increase family physician workforce. S3295, Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2013, Support increased FY13 spending on Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and AHRQ funding. No Bill Number, Meeting with OMB Public Health Program Examiner, Supporting AAFP federal budgetary priorities. No Bill Number, Coalition for Health Funding Townhall, Supporting AAFP federal budgetary priorities. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Homes, Increase support for the model. No Bill Number, SGR Fix, Stop the 27% cut due to go into effect January 1st, 2013. No Bill Number, Briefing on ONDCP/NIDA e-Learning tools on opioid prescribing, monitor federal activities on tools for prescribers, support policies which do not burden family physicians. No Bill Number, Meeting with ONDCP director to eliminate CME mandates from National Drug Control strategy. No Bill Number, Meeting with AHRQ director on primary care research HIT promotion and work to support family physicians. No Bill Number, Promote expanding primary care physician workforce, Increase family physician workforce. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Health Insurance Exchanges, Expansion of access to health care coverage for uninsured and underinsured individuals. No Bill Number, Essential Health Benefits, Expansion of access to health care coverage for uninsured and underinsured individuals. No Bill Number, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative. No Bill Number, Medicaid Expansion, Expansion of access to health care coverage for uninsured and underinsured individuals. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Electronic Health Records, Meaningful use funds and quality improvement. No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Primary Care meetings. Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Veterans health, Access of veterans to community physicians. No Bill Number, Health research, Primary care research agenda. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment system, Support for transition care provision of the payment schedule. No Bill Number, Medicaid payment for primary care, Support for Medicaid payment for primary care services. No Bill Number, Health labels for smokeless tobacco products, Opposition to changes in health safety warning for smokeless tobacco products.

HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specifically trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization and funding for non-hospital training sites. S3295, Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2013, Support increased FY13 spending on Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants. S507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, funding for state monitoring of prescription drug use. No Bill Number, Labor HHS Appropriations Bill, Support for funding Health Professions grants program and funding for HRSA and AHRQ.

HR5, Protecting Access to Health Are Act, Capping medical liability. HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the independent payment advisory board. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Ten month extension of Medicare physician fee schedule. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR 4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. HR5707, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012, Replace Medicare physician payment's SGR with higher payment rates for primary care. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary care incentive payment PCIP, Re-question CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Medicaid payments to primary care physicians, Oppose expansion of definition of physicians who are eligible for primary care Medicaid support. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician ability to assist with these conditions. No Bill Number, Comprehensive Primary Care, Medical Home and Healthcare Reform. No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public. No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful Use meetings, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Electronic Health Records, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, 2013 proposed inpatient PPS, Supporting GME slots for primary care.

HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specifically trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Ten month extension of Medicare physician fee schedule. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization and funding for non-hospital training sites. HR5, Medical liability reform and IPAB repeal Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, Medical liability reform. HR452, Medicare Decision Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR5707, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012, Replace Medicare physician payment's SGR with higher payment rates for primary care. HR5888, Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act, Revise bill so sub-specialists do not reenter practice as primary care docs in CHCs, VA clinics and school based centers. S3187, Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012, discussion on Opioid abuse and pain management as part of PDUFA reauthorization. Support appropriate prescription drug monitoring which is not burdensome to family physicians. S3295, Department of Labor Appropriations Act 2013, Support increased appropriations for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in FY2013, AHRQ funding budget priority, Support increased FY13 spending on Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants. No Bill Number, FDA/CDER meeting on chronic pain management, Effective pain management. No Bill Number, 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition judge. No Bill Number, Protect access to healthcare act, Medical liability reform. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician ability to assist with these conditions. No Bill Number, Comprehensive Primary Care, Medical Home and Healthcare Reform. No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public. No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful Use meetings, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Electronic Health Records, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, 2013 proposed inpatient PPS, Supporting GME slots for primary care. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary care incentive payment PCIP, Re-question CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, National Priorities and Research Agenda, PCORI should focus research on more common medical conditions first. No Bill Number, National School lunch program, Improve school nutrition programs accessed through state education by providing incentives for school nutrition providers to replace foods with little or no nutritional value. No Bill Number, Oppose repeal of subsidies for health insurance exchanges. No Bill Number, Medicare physician fee schedule for 2013, Support for short term payment reforms to allow primary care access to non face to face codes. No Bill Number, Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative, Promote the CPCI to family physician practices in the seven geographic markets. No Bill Number, Medicaid payments to primary care physicians, Oppose expansion of definition of physicians who are eligible for primary care Medicaid support. No Bill Number, White House meeting on improving health care coordination and quality. Support for Patient Centered Medical Home as a health care delivery model to improve coordination of care. No Bill Number, White House meeting on implementation of meaningful use of HIT, Support for standards of interoperability of HIT systems. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Home, Increasing support for the concept in discussing delivery system reform.

No Bill Number, Proposal to create "Special medical use" category of prescription drugs, Should FDA create category of drugs that non physicians like pharmacists could prescribe. No Bill Number, National Priorities and Research Agenda, PCORI should focus research on more common medical conditions first. No Bill, National Drug Control Strategy announcement, New CME for prescribers of opioid analgesics, Support drug control policies which are not burdensome to family physicians.

HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specifically trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Ten month extension of Medicare physician fee schedule. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization and funding for non-hospital training sites. HR5, Medical liability reform and IPAB repeal Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, Medical liability reform. HR452, Medicare Decision Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR5707, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012, Replace Medicare physician payment's SGR with higher payment rates for primary care. HR5888, Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act, Revise bill so sub-specialists do not reenter practice as primary care docs in CHCs, VA clinics and school based centers. H. Con. Res. 112, Oppose repeal of subsidies for health insurance exchanges. H.J. Res117, Labor, HHS Appropriations Bills, Support for funding health professions grant program and funding for HRSA and AHRQ. S3295, Department of Labor Appropriations Act 2013, Support increased appropriations for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in FY2013, AHRQ funding budget priority, Support increased FY13 spending on Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants. S507, Prescription drug abuse prevention and treatment Act, support state programs to monitor prescription drug abuse. No Bill Number, National Drug Control Strategy, State Grants for screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment. New CME for prescribers of opioid analgesics - support drug control policies that are not burdensome to family physicians. No Bill Number, Advisory committee on training in primary care medicine and dentistry, supporting Title VII training grants to family medicine. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Comprehensive primary care, medical home and health care reform, promote CPCI to family physician practices in the seven geographic markets. No Bill Number, Observation care, 2013 proposed inpatient PPS. No Bill Number, Home Health Documentation requirements, Face to face documentation requirements in the 2013 proposed home health regulation. No Bill Number, Primary Care Meeting, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful Use Meetings, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Electronic Health Records, Meaningful use funds and quality improvement. No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, National Priorities Research Agenda, PCORI should focus research on more common medical conditions at first. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician fee schedule for 2013, Support for short term payment reforms to allow primary care access to non face to face codes. No Bill Number, Medicaid Payments to primary care physicians, Oppose expansion of definition of physicians who are eligible for primary care Medicaid support. No Bill Number, Health Delivery Transformation, White House meeting to support Patient Centered Medical Home as a health care delivery model to improve coordination of care. No Bill Number, SGR Fix, Stop 27% cut due to go into effect January 1, 2013. No Bill Number, Sequester fiscal cliff, stop 2% cut due January 2, 2013.

HR5, Protecting Access to Health Are Act, Capping medical liability. HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the independent payment advisory board. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Ten month extension of Medicare physician fee schedule. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR 4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. HR5707, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012, Replace Medicare physician payment's SGR with higher payment rates for primary care. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary care incentive payment PCIP, Re-question CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Medicaid payments to primary care physicians, Oppose expansion of definition of physicians who are eligible for primary care Medicaid support. No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Medicare physician Fee Schedule for 2013, Support for short term payment reforms to allow primary care access to non face to face codes. No Bill Number, Medicare coverage advisory, Nominating an AAFP member to serve on MEDCAC. No Bill Number, Observation care, 2013 proposed inpatient PPS. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician ability to assist with these conditions. No Bill Number, Comprehensive Primary Care, Medical Home and Healthcare Reform. No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public. No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful Use meetings, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Electronic Health Records, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, 2013 proposed inpatient PPS, Supporting GME slots for primary care. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Homes, Increase support for the model. No Bill Number, SGR Fix, Stop the 27% cut due January 1, 2013. No Bill Number, Sequester fiscal cliff, Stop the 2% cut due January 2, 2013.

HR5, Medical liability reform and IPAB repeal Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, Medical liability reform.

HR5, Medical liability reform and IPAB repeal Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, Medical liability reform.

HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specifically trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization and funding for non-hospital training sites. HR5888, Physician Reentry Demonstration Program, Bill attempts to address the shortage of primary care physicians. S3295, Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2013, Support increased FY13 spending on Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants. S507, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, funding for state monitoring of prescription drug use. No Bill Number, Labor HHS Appropriations Bill, Support for funding Health Professions grants program and funding for HRSA and AHRQ. J. J. Res. 117, Labor HHS Appropriations Bills, Support for funding Health Professions Grant Program and HRSA and AHRQ. No Bill Number, Advisory Committee on Training in Primary are Medicine and Dentistry supporting Title VII training grants to family medicine.

HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specifically trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Ten month extension of Medicare physician fee schedule. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization and funding for non-hospital training sites. HR5, Medical liability reform and IPAB repeal Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, Medical liability reform. HR452, Medicare Decision Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR5707, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012, Replace Medicare physician payment's SGR with higher payment rates for primary care. HR5888, Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act, Revise bill so sub-specialists do not reenter practice as primary care docs in CHCs, VA clinics and school based centers. H. Con. Res. 112, Oppose repeal of subsidies for health insurance exchanges. H.J. Res117, Labor, HHS Appropriations Bills, Support for funding health professions grant program and funding for HRSA and AHRQ. S3295, Department of Labor Appropriations Act 2013, Support increased appropriations for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in FY2013, AHRQ funding budget priority, Support increased FY13 spending on Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants. S507, Prescription drug abuse prevention and treatment Act, support state programs to monitor prescription drug abuse. No Bill Number, National Drug Control Strategy, State Grants for screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment. New CME for prescribers of opioid analgesics - support drug control policies that are not burdensome to family physicians. No Bill Number, Advisory committee on training in primary care medicine and dentistry, supporting Title VII training grants to family medicine. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Comprehensive primary care, medical home and health care reform, promote CPCI to family physician practices in the seven geographic markets. No Bill Number, Observation care, 2013 proposed inpatient PPS. No Bill Number, Home Health Documentation requirements, Face to face documentation requirements in the 2013 proposed home health regulation. No Bill Number, Primary Care Meeting, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful Use Meetings, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Electronic Health Records, Meaningful use funds and quality improvement. No Bill Number, Medicaid parity for primary care, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, National Priorities Research Agenda, PCORI should focus research on more common medical conditions at first. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician fee schedule for 2013, Support for short term payment reforms to allow primary care access to non face to face codes. No Bill Number, Medicaid Payments to primary care physicians, Oppose expansion of definition of physicians who are eligible for primary care Medicaid support. No Bill Number, Health Delivery Transformation, White House meeting to support Patient Centered Medical Home as a health care delivery model to improve coordination of care. No Bill Number, SGR Fix, Stop 27% cut due to go into effect January 1, 2013. No Bill Number, Sequester fiscal cliff, stop 2% cut due January 2, 2013.

No Bill Number, Proposal to create "Special medical use" category of prescription drugs, Should FDA create category of drugs that non physicians like pharmacists could prescribe. No Bill Number, National Priorities and Research Agenda, PCORI should focus research on more common medical conditions first. No Bill, National Drug Control Strategy announcement, New CME for prescribers of opioid analgesics, Support drug control policies which are not burdensome to family physicians.

HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specifically trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Ten month extension of Medicare physician fee schedule. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization and funding for non-hospital training sites. HR5, Medical liability reform and IPAB repeal Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, Medical liability reform. HR452, Medicare Decision Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR5707, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012, Replace Medicare physician payment's SGR with higher payment rates for primary care. HR5888, Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act, Revise bill so sub-specialists do not reenter practice as primary care docs in CHCs, VA clinics and school based centers. S3187, Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012, discussion on Opioid abuse and pain management as part of PDUFA reauthorization. Support appropriate prescription drug monitoring which is not burdensome to family physicians. S3295, Department of Labor Appropriations Act 2013, Support increased appropriations for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in FY2013, AHRQ funding budget priority, Support increased FY13 spending on Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants. No Bill Number, FDA/CDER meeting on chronic pain management, Effective pain management. No Bill Number, 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition judge. No Bill Number, Protect access to healthcare act, Medical liability reform. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician ability to assist with these conditions. No Bill Number, Comprehensive Primary Care, Medical Home and Healthcare Reform. No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public. No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful Use meetings, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Electronic Health Records, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, 2013 proposed inpatient PPS, Supporting GME slots for primary care. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary care incentive payment PCIP, Re-question CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, National Priorities and Research Agenda, PCORI should focus research on more common medical conditions first. No Bill Number, National School lunch program, Improve school nutrition programs accessed through state education by providing incentives for school nutrition providers to replace foods with little or no nutritional value. No Bill Number, Oppose repeal of subsidies for health insurance exchanges. No Bill Number, Medicare physician fee schedule for 2013, Support for short term payment reforms to allow primary care access to non face to face codes. No Bill Number, Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative, Promote the CPCI to family physician practices in the seven geographic markets. No Bill Number, Medicaid payments to primary care physicians, Oppose expansion of definition of physicians who are eligible for primary care Medicaid support. No Bill Number, White House meeting on improving health care coordination and quality. Support for Patient Centered Medical Home as a health care delivery model to improve coordination of care. No Bill Number, White House meeting on implementation of meaningful use of HIT, Support for standards of interoperability of HIT systems. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Home, Increasing support for the concept in discussing delivery system reform.

HR5, Medical liability reform and IPAB repeal Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, Medical liability reform.

HR5, Protecting Access to Health Are Act, Capping medical liability. HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the independent payment advisory board. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Ten month extension of Medicare physician fee schedule. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR 4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. HR5707, Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012, Replace Medicare physician payment's SGR with higher payment rates for primary care. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary care incentive payment PCIP, Re-question CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Medicaid payments to primary care physicians, Oppose expansion of definition of physicians who are eligible for primary care Medicaid support. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician ability to assist with these conditions. No Bill Number, Comprehensive Primary Care, Medical Home and Healthcare Reform. No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public. No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful Use meetings, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Electronic Health Records, Ensuring payments for true primary care physicians. No Bill Number, 2013 proposed inpatient PPS, Supporting GME slots for primary care.

HR5, Medical liability reform and IPAB repeal Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, Medical liability reform.

HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, FY2013 appropriations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential.

HR3671, HHS Funding in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health, and Workforce Commission.

HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.

HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. S.507 - Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Funding for state monitoring of prescription drug use. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers met with HRSA Administrator, HRSA portfolio promoting health care access and workforce.

S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers fundingNo Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Mandatory discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2012 spending bill, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships No Bill Number, AAFP support for HRSA grants authorized by health reform. Participated in call with HHS secretary and HRSA administrator concerning Affordable Care Act grants No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Senate HHS FY2012 appropriations, Increase Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief

HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisionsS 507, Ensure Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on health industry consolidation, AAFP support for allowing physicians to negotiate collectively No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges No Bill Number, MedPAC recommendations for Medicare physician payment reform, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care and concern about the long term payment freeze No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians No Bill Number, Inform staff of members serving on committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce No Bill Number, Ensure the quality program and physician prescribing are not overlay durdensome of penalize family physicians No Bill Number, Medicare payment and physician workforce, Increase Medicare payment for family physicians and increase the number of family physicians in the workforce to include SGR in the supercommittee recommendations and protect primary care within any GME cuts

HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisionsNo Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Senate HHS FY2012 appropriations, Increase Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief

No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program

HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, FY2013 appropriations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential.

HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. S.507 - Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Funding for state monitoring of prescription drug use. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers met with HRSA Administrator, HRSA portfolio promoting health care access and workforce.

HR3671, HHS Funding in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health, and Workforce Commission.

HR452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, Revamping the Independent Payment Advisory Board. HR2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Appropriations Act, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR3630, Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut effective March 1, 2012. HR3667, Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011, GME modernization pilot program authorization, Direct GME funding for non-hospital training sites. HR3671, Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting AAFP federal budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health and Workforce Commission. HR4013, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, Ten month extension of the Medicare physician fee schedule. PL112-25, Impact of the Budget Control Act on FY13 HHS appropriations process and Medicare payment, AAFP budget priorities funding and Medicare physician payment. S407, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011, Ensure that Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Title VII Sec 747 primary care grants stakeholders conference call, Supporting Title VII training to family medicine grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013. No Bill Number, Budget allocation for the discretionary spending on health programs and agencies, Ensure adequate federal funds for AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 budget briefing, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, HHS FY2013 conference call, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, SGR, Medicare payment, Include a repeal of the SGR within super-committee deliberations and include a primary care differential. No Bill Number, Rural Hospital Residency development meeting and discussions, Increasing the number of slots for family physicians to train in community settings. No Bill Number, AAFP Board Officers meeting to present FY2013 Appropriations priorities, AAFP budget priorities. HR2119, Ryan Creedon Act of 2011, Opposing a requirement that physicians be specially trained on the dangers of addictive drugs. No Bill Number, Valuation of Primary Care, Strategies for improving primary care payment in the physician fee schedule. No Bill Number, Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP), Requesting CMS release data on PCIP use. No Bill Number, Innovative quality and efficiency recognition reward programs that might be adopted by Medicare, Family physicians are focusing on quality, HIT and the PCMH model to transform practices. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for Primary Care Physicians. No Bill Number, Legislation to repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), AAFP is dissatisfied with IPAB's composition and process but have not called for IPAB repeal. No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician pay cuts scheduled for 2013 No Bill Number, Task force on primary care valuation meeting, Medical home and health care reform No Bill Number, PCPCC Center for Consumer Engagement, Medical Home and Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Tobacco cessation, Health of the public No Bill Number, Primary care meeting, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Meaningful use meetings, Medical home and health care reform. No Bill Number, Adequacy and accuracy of Medicare physician payment, Positive payment differential for primary care physicians. No Bill Number, Invitation to judge the 2013 Family Physician of the Year competition, competition.

HR2112, Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2012, Support for family medicine discretionary spending HR3630, The middle class tax relief and job creation act, 2012, Review of two year extension of the sustainable growth rate formula with a one percent increase HR3070 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions S 1599 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Georgetown University FM Grand Rounds-HRSA Primary Health, training for Patient Centered Medical Home No Bill Number, Proposed performance Data Collection, Support streamlined data collection but suggest a centralized system for tracking outcomes No Bill Number, Proposed National Sample Survey of nurse practitioners, Support for more reliable data on nurse practitioner practice patterns No Bill Number, Proposed Rule on Medicare, Medicaid, Children's health insurance program transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests, Review of the proposed rules effects on continuing medical education and scientific assembly and other functions

HR3070 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships S 1599 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Mandatory discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2012 spending bill, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships No Bill Number, AAFP support for HRSA grants authorized by health reform. Participated in call with HHS secretary and HRSA administrator concerning Affordable Care Act grants No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Senate HHS FY2012 appropriations, Increase Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician ability to assist with these conditions No Bill Number, Proposed performance Data Collection, Support streamlined data collection but suggest a centralized system for tracking outcomes No Bill Number, HPNEC meeting to discuss Title VII and Title VIII program spending, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Protect primary care within any cuts to GME in the super committee process

HR3630, The middle class tax relief and job creation act, 2012, Review of two year extension of the sustainable growth rate formula with a one percent increase HR3070 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions S 1599 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2012, Promoting family physician discretionary funding priorities within HRSA and AHRQ, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Georgetown University FM Grand Rounds-HRSA Primary Health, training for Patient Centered Medical Home No Bill Number, Increasing physician awareness of TBI and PTSD, Promoting family physician ability to assist with these conditions No Bill Number, Medicare shared savings program: accountable care organizations final rule, Allowing primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO, and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, 2012 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule, Opposing the referra of evaluation and management codes to the AMA specialty society's relative value scale update committee No Bill Number, Draft Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care in a new Medicare physician payment structure. No Bill Number, Proposed National Sample Survey of nurse practitioners, Support for more reliable data on nurse practitioner practice patterns No Bill Number, Proposed Rule on Medicare, Medicaid, Children's health insurance program transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests, Review of the proposed rules effects on continuing medical education and scientific assembly and other functions No Bill Number, Contact legislators appointed to the joint select committee on deficit reduction, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and GME No Bill Number, Promote pilot project for modernization of CME for primary care, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and a pilot project to test modernization of GME for primary care No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction

HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions S 507, Ensure Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on health industry consolidation, AAFP support for allowing physicians to negotiate collectively No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges No Bill Number, MedPAC recommendations for Medicare physician payment reform, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care and concern about the long term payment freeze No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians No Bill Number, Inform staff of members serving on committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce No Bill Number, Ensure the quality program and physician prescribing are not overlay durdensome of penalize family physicians No Bill Number, Medicare payment and physician workforce, Increase Medicare payment for family physicians and increase the number of family physicians in the workforce to include SGR in the supercommittee recommendations and protect primary care within any GME cuts No Bill Number, Ensure the PCORI supports research and activities are relevant to family physicians No Bill Number, Medical Home and Healthcare Reform

No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program

HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Senate HHS FY2012 appropriations, Increase Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief

S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Mandatory discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2012 spending bill, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships No Bill Number, AAFP support for HRSA grants authorized by health reform. Participated in call with HHS secretary and HRSA administrator concerning Affordable Care Act grants No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Senate HHS FY2012 appropriations, Increase Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief

No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program

S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Mandatory discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2012 spending bill, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships No Bill Number, AAFP support for HRSA grants authorized by health reform. Participated in call with HHS secretary and HRSA administrator concerning Affordable Care Act grants No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Senate HHS FY2012 appropriations, Increase Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief

HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions S 507, Ensure Senator Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Friends of HRSA supporting increased appropriations for AAFP budget priorities within the HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and teaching health centers funding No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Ways & Means Health Subcommittee hearing on health industry consolidation, AAFP support for allowing physicians to negotiate collectively No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reform of the sustainable growth rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012 No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2012, Primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot No Bill Number, AAFP budget priorities SGR reform and GME, Contacted legislators appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction No Bill Number, Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Proposed Rule, Allow primary care providers to be part of more than one ACO and restructuring the risk requirements No Bill Number, Consumer operated and oriented plans proposed rule, Support for expanding the availability of alternative provider payment mechanisms No Bill Number, State based health exchanges proposed rule, Support for including provisions to support primary care in the health plans offered in the exchanges No Bill Number, MedPAC recommendations for Medicare physician payment reform, Support for the proposed differential payment for primary care and concern about the long term payment freeze No Bill Number, Use of Metadata in electroinc health records, Concerns over HHS overly relaying on patient metadata in HIT standards No Bill Number, FY2012 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, How Medicare reimburses family physicians and other PArt B payment policies No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians No Bill Number, Inform staff of members serving on committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce No Bill Number, Ensure the quality program and physician prescribing are not overlay durdensome of penalize family physicians No Bill Number, Medicare payment and physician workforce, Increase Medicare payment for family physicians and increase the number of family physicians in the workforce to include SGR in the supercommittee recommendations and protect primary care within any GME cuts No Bill Number, Ensure the PCORI supports research and activities are relevant to family physicians No Bill Number, Medical Home and Healthcare Reform

HR 2560, Cut Cap and Balance Act, Support for family medicine discretionary spending programs and Medicare physician payment S 365, Budget Control Act, Support for enhancements to primary care training programs and health care reform provisions No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers No Bill Number, Senate HHS FY2012 appropriations, Increase Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief

No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program.authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare quality improvement, suggestions to evolve the problematic PQRS. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued COPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Request revisions to the proposed Medicare Shared Savings program, Accountable Care Organizations (CMS-1345-P). No Bill Number, Establish budget for US government for FY2012 and set budgetary levels for FY2013, through FY2021.

No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.

No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR2, S1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture/FDA (HR2112), Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety.

No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment.

No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health appropriations in FY 2011 and FY 2012, Title VII, primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY 2012 budget for HHS programs, Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stake holder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, FY12 budget resolution (HConRes 34), Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief.

No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.

No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants.

No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR2, S1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture/FDA (HR2112), Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety.

No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment.

No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health appropriations in FY 2011 and FY 2012, Title VII, primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY 2012 budget for HHS programs, Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stake holder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, FY12 budget resolution (HConRes 34), Medicare, Medicaid, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief.

No Bill Number, The Affordable Care Act-PL 111-148, Thanked returning legislators for support of health care coverage for all, re-authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Stakeholders meeting on Labor-HHS-Education FY 2011 appropriations bill, Promote AAFP federal budget priorities Title VII, Sec 747 and Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts. No Bill Number, National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Support expanded NHSC loan and scholarships. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs and Medicare payment. No Bill Number, President's budget for AHRQ including patient centered research, Patient outcomes research, health information technology, medical liability and practice enhancement. No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training, workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps. No Bill Number, Partnership for Primary Care Workforce, Title VII National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. No Bill Number, Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC), Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Repeal of Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, Support enhancements to primary care and health care coverage in the law to be repealed. No Bill Number, HIT in rural areas.

H.R. 1256, Reform RUC Medicare physician payment, identify and analyze mis-valued physician services under Medicare fee schedule. No Bill Number, The Affordable Care Act-PL 111-148, Thanked returning legislators for support of health care coverage for all, re-authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts. No Bill Number, National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Support expanded NHSC loan and scholarships. No Bill Number, President's budget for AHRQ including patient centered research, Patient outcomes research, health information technology, medical liability and practice enhancement. No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training, workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps. No Bill Number, Partnership for Primary Care Workforce, Title VII National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education. No Bill Number, Geographic Adjustment factors in physician payment formulas, Support for elimination of geographic variances in payment and increased payment for primary care. No Bill Number, Rule on Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors, Support for limits on RAC audits. No Bill Number, Physician Quality Report System, Support for more rapid PQRS feedback reports. No Bill Number, Pediatric Quality Measures, Support for the core set of pediatric quality measures as interim. No Bill Number, Health Information Technology, Support for continuity of Care Record Standard and determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, Antitrust in Accountable Care Organizations, Support for clear and decisive directions on physicians in ACOs avoiding anti-trust problems. No Bill Number, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Support for a family physician being appointed to the methodology committee. No Bill Number, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Support for Dr. Rick Kellerman as member of MedPAC. No Bill Number, Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services Corp. No Bill Number, Federal Budget for 2012, Support for President's proposal to prevent reductions in physician payment rate and to fund family medicine training. No Bill Number, Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services Corp. No Bill Number, Documentation Requirement for Home Health Care, Request postponement of effective date for regulations requiring documentation of face to face visits of patients who need home health care. No Bill Number, Enhancing the Well Being and Psychological Health of the Military Family, Support for educating physicians to treat mental health issues associated with military services. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act, Support for Additional data to determine physician payment. No Bill Number, Physician Quality Reporting System, Meaningful and appropriate incentive payment with minimal administrative burden. No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce adequacy and development, Primary Care GME Modernization Pilot. No Bill Number, House Energy and Commerce Committee issues, Inform staff of members serving on the committee of issues of interest to family medicine; SGR; Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce; medical liability; opposition to HR 1216 and HR 1217. No Bill Number, Budget resolution, Medicare bonus; Medicaid parity; workforce; medical liability. No Bill Number, PCPCC Calls, discussions regarding Medical Home and Health Care Reform and Physician payment.

No Bill Number, New 112th Congress, Discuss health care coverage for all, re-authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity, liability reform, protecting Affordable Care Act for primary care provisions. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform. No Bill Number, Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH)Act, Support for hard cap on non-economic damages.

H.J. Res. 44 and 48, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services. No Bill Number, The Affordable Care Act-PL 111-148, Thanked returning legislators for support of health care coverage for all, re-authorizing and funding Title VII, workforce commission, Medicare primary care bonus payment, Medicaid parity. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA, Promoting family physician workforce development Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants and Teaching Health Centers funding. No Bill Number, Stakeholders meeting on Labor-HHS-Education FY 2011 appropriations bill, Promote AAFP federal budget priorities Title VII, Sec 747 and Teaching Health Center grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Workforce Commission, Rural Health. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs and Medicare payment. No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training, workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps. No Bill Number, Repeal of Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, Support enhancements to primary care and health care coverage in the law to be repealed. No Bill Number, Childhood Obesity Preventions, Education of physicians to use appropriate methods to help patients and obesity. No Bill Number, Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, Support for maintaining funding for family medicine training and the National Health Services Corp. No Bill Number, Federal Budget for FY2012, Support for President's proposal to prevent reductions in physician payment rate and to fund family medicine training.

H.R.1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Preventing reduction in Medicaid's payments to states H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Postponing the Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2919 and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, Minimizing effect of requirement to file Form 1099 and preventing loss of preventive health funds H.R. 5690, To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and for other purposes, AAFP policy supports medical liability reforms S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, Increasing funding for federal nutrition programs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice; data; risk; adjustment No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education regulations, GME cost provisions that were in the physician payment rule, workforce development and GME modernization No Bill Number, Patient Visitation Rights regulations, Recommending increased equality in visitation rights for legal couples No Bill Number, Home Health Certification regulations, Recommending improvements to face to face requirement for home health certification No Bill Number, Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and other revisions to Part B for CY 2011, Medicare fee schedule for 2011 No Bill Number, Health Insurance Exchanges, Participating in HHS forum on Health Insurance Exchanges No Bill Number, Coverage of Preventive Services, Commenting on regulation requiring some health plans to cover preventive health services No Bill Number, New clinical preventative health topics, Nominations to the USPS task force committee No Bill Number, Health Information Technology, Using HITECH Act to spur adoption and use of Health Information Technology in small practices No Bill Number, Funding for Family Medicine priorities for 2011, Increasing funding for health professions programs in the next budget No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs, HRSA health professions programs No Bill Number, Briefings on Antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations/integrative care, ACOs structured on a primary care foundation and antitrust protection for family physicians No Bill Number, Teaching health centers, Securing HRSA GME payment for family medicine residency training programs No Bill Number, Primary Care Health Professions promotion scholarship programs, loan repayment, Title VII, Graduate Medical Education payment reforms. Expand Family Medicine workforce, medical student debt relief, GME modernization to improve financing of family medicine of family medicine education and training No Bill Number, Inquiries about nominations for appointment to National Workforce Commission, Policy calls for this commission No Bill Number, Geographic payment variation under Medicare, Input to IOM study on value modifier No Bill Number, Patient Centered Outcomes Research, To educate agencies about the importance of including FPS on the PCORi No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, Preventing Medicare Physician payment cuts No Bill Number, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Medical Home and Health Reform No Bill Number, Herndon alliance, Health Care Reform No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organization Regs, Urging agencies to base ACOs on primary care practices No Bill Number, CMS Prep Call, For meeting with the Administrator, actually meeting with the Administrator, Dr. Don Berwick No Bill Number, Workforce and NIH funding

No Bill Number, Medicare Physician payment reform/Sustainable Growth Rate patch, Prevent Medicare physician payment cut without cutting health reform as "pay for" No Bill Number, Briefing on antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations integrative care, ACOs structured on a primary care foundation and antitrust protection for family physicians No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs No Bill Number, Health Insurance Exchanges, Participating in HHS forum on Health Insurance Exchanges No Bill Number, Coverage of Preventive Services, Commenting on regulation requiring some health plans to cover preventive health services No Bill Number, Workforce and NIH funding

H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act, Postponing Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2010and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments S 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, health professions training funds and rural health needs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Briefings on Antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations/integrative care, ACOs structured on a primary care foundation and antitrust protection for family physicians No Bill Number, Teaching health centers, Securing HRSA GME payment for family medicine residency training programs No Bill Number, Primary Care Health Professions promotion scholarship programs, loan repayment, Title VII, Graduate Medical Education payment reforms. Expand Family Medicine workforce, medical student debt relief, GME modernization to improve financing of family medicine of family medicine education and training No Bill Number, Medicare Physician payment reform/Sustainable Growth Rate patch, Prevent Medicare physician payment cut without cutting health reform as "pay for" No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce Grants announcement, Title VII primary care training grants No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice; data; risk adjustments No Bill Number, Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and other revisions to Part B for CY 2011, Medicare fee schedule for 2011 H.R.1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Preventing reduction in Medicaid's payments to states No Bill Number, Geographic payment variation under Medicare, Input to IOM study on value modifier No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education regulations, GME cost provisions that were in the physician payment rule, workforce development and GME modernization No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs No Bill Number, Workforce and NIH funding No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs No Bill Number, Communicating with CMS on Medicare Issues No Bill Number, CMS Prep Call, For meeting with the Administrator, actually meeting with the Administrator, Dr. Don Berwick

No Bill Number, Briefing on antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations integrative care, ACOs structured on a primary care foundation and antitrust protection for family physicians No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organization Regs, Using agencies to base ACOs on primary care practices

H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act, Postponing Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2010 and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs No Bill Number, National Advisory Council on National Health Service Corps, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief No Bill Number, FY2012 budget request for AAFP funding priorities: Title VII, Primary Care Extension Program, Teaching Health Centers, Rural Health Training Grants, National Health Service Corps, health care workforce analysis, Key HRSA, AHRQ, and National Health Care Workforce Commission accounts No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce Grants announcement, Title VII primary care training grants

H.R. 5690, To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and for other purposes, AAFP policy supports medical liability reforms No Bill Number, Medicare Physician payment reform/Sustainable Growth Rate patch, Prevent Medicare physician payment cut without cutting health reform as "pay for"

No Bill Number, Recommend the highest possible funding for HRSA, HRSA administers AAFP priority programs including Title VII, NHSC, and CHCs. No Bill Number, Recommend the highest possible funding for AHRQ, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, HIT support, practice support and enhancement. No Bill Number, HRSA grants stakeholders group activities, HRSA Title VII Primary Care Medicine training grants in support of family medicine. No Bill Number, Action for FY11 spending bill with higher of House and Senate funding levels of HHR, Top AAFP budget priorities include HRSA and AHRQ. No Bill Number, Increased spending levels for health professionals Title VII grants for FY11, Title VII grants support family medicine training programs. No Bill Number, Increased funding for National Health Service Corps in FY11, NHSC provides medical school debt relief and access to health care. No Bill Number, Increased FY11 appropriations for Title VII primary care training 747, rural physician training 749B, and NHSC funding levels, AAFP budget priorities.

H.R. 1745, Family Health Care Accessibility Act, provide liability protection for volunteer practitioners at community health. No Bill Number, Family physician workforce expansion, Negotiating Rule Making Committee on the designation of medically underserved populations and health professionals shortage areas. No Bill Number, Interim final rule relating to coverage of preventive services, Required changes in coverage of preventive services required by both insured and self-insured plans. No Bill Number, Delivery System Reform, Health Care Reform/ACOs.

H.R. 5690, Medical Liability Reform, meaningful end to defensive medicine and aimless lawsuits.

No Bill Number, Recommend the highest possible funding for AHRQ, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, HIT support, practice support and enhancement. No Bill Number, HRSA grants stakeholders group activities, HRSA Title VII Primary Care Medicine training grants in support of family medicine. No Bill Number, Action for FY11 spending bill with higher of House and Senate funding levels of HHR, Top AAFP budget priorities include HRSA and AHRQ.

H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Preventing Medicare cut from taking effect without gutting health reform as an budgetary offset. H.R. 4994, Taxpayer Assistance Act, block 25% cut in Medicare physician payment rate through 2011. H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs Act, Support for the amendment to reduce or eliminate 1099 requirement without eliminating preventive health fund. H.R. 5690, Medical Liability Reform, meaningful end to defensive medicine and aimless lawsuits. H.R. 5712, Veterans, Seniors, Children's Health Technical Corrections Act, defer Medicare physician pay cuts for 30 days. H.R. 6420, Exempt Health care professionals from FTC Red Flag Rule, Reduce regulatory burdens on family physicians. S. 3416, Exempt Health care professionals from FTC Red Flag Rule, Reduce regulatory burdens on family physicians. S. 3987, Exempt Health care professionals from FTC Red Flag Rule, Reduce regulatory burdens on family physicians. No Bill Number, Family physician workforce expansion, Negotiating Rule Making Committee on the designation of medically underserved populations and health professionals shortage areas. No Bill Number, Teaching Health Centers grant guidance development, Expand FP workforce and provide GME to train outside hospital setting. No Bill Number, Promote family physician workforce expansion, Set AAFP workforce policy information and supporting research to newly appointed members of the NHCWC. No Bill Number, GAO appointment process for NHCWC and PCORI Board, HRSA administers AAFP priority programs, Title VII, NHSC and CHCs. No Bill Number, Recommend the highest possible funding for HRSA, HRSA administers AAFP priority programs including Title VII, NHSC, and CHCs. No Bill Number, Recommend the highest possible funding for AHRQ, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, HIT support, practice support and enhancement. No Bill Number, HRSA grants stakeholders group activities, HRSA Title VII Primary Care Medicine training grants in support of family medicine. No Bill Number, Action for FY11 spending bill with higher of House and Senate funding levels of HHR, Top AAFP budget priorities include HRSA and AHRQ. No Bill Number, Increased spending levels for health professionals Title VII grants for FY11, Title VII grants support family medicine training programs. No Bill Number, Increased funding for National Health Service Corps in FY11, NHSC provides medical school debt relief and access to health care. No Bill Number, Increased FY11 appropriations for Title VII primary care training 747, rural physician training 749B, and NHSC funding levels, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AHRQ Center for Primary Care calling for patient centered medical home to promote primary care and prevention, Promoting quality primary care and the patient centered medical home practice. No Bill Number, 42 CFR Parts 410, 416, 419 Medicare program - changes to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system and CY 2010 payment rates, Graduate medical education cost provisions that were part of the CMS proposed rule concerning Medicare payment system changes. No Bill Number, CMS IFR re: Face-to-Face Requirement for home health certification, Recommendations to improve the proposed face-to-face requirement for home health certification. No Bill Number, Interim final rule relating to coverage of preventive services, Required changes in coverage of preventive services required by both insured and self-insured plans. No Bill Number, Nominations to US Preventive Services Task Force, Three AAFP members as potential nominees. No Bill Number, CMS Administrator Berwick meeting, Discuss family physicians views on the structure of accountable care organizations. No Bill Number, Physician payment rule, Support changes that improve payment for primary care. No Bill Number, CMS Director of office of innovation, discuss views on new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. No Bill Number, Tax relief, unemployment insurance reauthorization and job creation act, Extend for two years the expanded exclusion for employer provided educational assistance and the expanded student loan interest deduction. No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education Pilot Project, Promoting Family Physician workforce expansion. No Bill Number, Small business considerations for family physicians, Advocate for small business loans to purchase EHRs. No Bill Number, Delivery System Reform, Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Increased FY11 appropriations for Title VII primary care training 747. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Medical Home and Health Care Reform.

H.R. 6420, Exempt health care professionals from the FTC Red Flag Rule, Reduce regulatory burdens on family physicians

H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Preventing Medicare cut from taking effect without gutting health reform as an budgetary offset. H.R. 4994, Taxpayer Assistance Act, block 25% cut in Medicare physician payment rate through 2011. H.R. 5712, Veterans, Seniors, Children's Health Technical Corrections Act, defer Medicare physician pay cuts for 30 days. No Bill Number, Family physician workforce expansion, Negotiating Rule Making Committee on the designation of medically underserved populations and health professionals shortage areas. No Bill Number, Teaching Health Centers grant guidance development, Expand FP workforce and provide GME to train outside hospital setting. No Bill Number, Recommend the highest possible funding for AHRQ, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, HIT support, practice support and enhancement. No Bill Number, HRSA grants stakeholders group activities, HRSA Title VII Primary Care Medicine training grants in support of family medicine. No Bill Number, Action for FY11 spending bill with higher of House and Senate funding levels of HHR, Top AAFP budget priorities include HRSA and AHRQ. No Bill Number, Increased spending levels for health professionals Title VII grants for FY11, Title VII grants support family medicine training programs. No Bill Number, Increased funding for National Health Service Corps in FY11, NHSC provides medical school debt relief and access to health care. No Bill Number, Increased FY11 appropriations for Title VII primary care training 747, rural physician training 749B, and NHSC funding levels, AAFP budget priorities. No Bill Number, AHRQ Center for Primary Care calling for patient centered medical home to promote primary care and prevention, Promoting quality primary care and the patient centered medical home practice. No Bill Number, 42 CFR Parts 410, 416, 419 Medicare program - changes to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system and CY 2010 payment rates, Graduate medical education cost provisions that were part of the CMS proposed rule concerning Medicare payment system changes. No Bill Number, CMS IFR re: Face-to-Face Requirement for home health certification, Recommendations to improve the proposed face-to-face requirement for home health certification. No Bill Number, Interim final rule relating to coverage of preventive services, Required changes in coverage of preventive services required by both insured and self-insured plans. No Bill Number, CMS Administrator Berwick meeting, Discuss family physicians views on the structure of accountable care organizations. No Bill Number, Physician payment rule, Support changes that improve payment for primary care. No Bill Number, CMS Director of office of innovation, discuss views on new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education Pilot Project, Promoting Family Physician workforce expansion. No Bill Number, Small business considerations for family physicians, Advocate for small business loans to purchase EHRs. No Bill Number, Delivery System Reform, Health Care Reform. No Bill Number, Increased FY11 appropriations for Title VII primary care training 747. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Medical Home and Health Care Reform.

S 3686, An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, AAFP Workforce policy calls for National Health Care Workforce Commission, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information, technology and practice enhancement No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Commission, National, State and Regional Centers for Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011 No Bill Number, Title VII health professions grants for health professions programs

H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act, Postponing Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2010 and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs No Bill Number, National Advisory Council on National Health Service Corps, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief No Bill Number, FY2012 budget request for AAFP funding priorities: Title VII, Primary Care Extension Program, Teaching Health Centers, Rural Health Training Grants, National Health Service Corps, health care workforce analysis, Key HRSA, AHRQ, and National Health Care Workforce Commission accounts No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce Grants announcement, Title VII primary care training grants

H.R.1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Preventing reduction in Medicaid's payments to states H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Postponing the Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2919 and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, Minimizing effect of requirement to file Form 1099 and preventing loss of preventive health funds H.R. 5690, To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and for other purposes, AAFP policy supports medical liability reforms S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, Increasing funding for federal nutrition programs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice; data; risk; adjustment No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education regulations, GME cost provisions that were in the physician payment rule, workforce development and GME modernization No Bill Number, Patient Visitation Rights regulations, Recommending increased equality in visitation rights for legal couples No Bill Number, Home Health Certification regulations, Recommending improvements to face to face requirement for home health certification No Bill Number, Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and other revisions to Part B for CY 2011, Medicare fee schedule for 2011 No Bill Number, Health Insurance Exchanges, Participating in HHS forum on Health Insurance Exchanges No Bill Number, Coverage of Preventive Services, Commenting on regulation requiring some health plans to cover preventive health services No Bill Number, New clinical preventative health topics, Nominations to the USPS task force committee No Bill Number, Health Information Technology, Using HITECH Act to spur adoption and use of Health Information Technology in small practices No Bill Number, Funding for Family Medicine priorities for 2011, Increasing funding for health professions programs in the next budget No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs, HRSA health professions programs No Bill Number, Briefings on Antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations/integrative care, ACOs structured on a primary care foundation and antitrust protection for family physicians No Bill Number, Teaching health centers, Securing HRSA GME payment for family medicine residency training programs No Bill Number, Primary Care Health Professions promotion scholarship programs, loan repayment, Title VII, Graduate Medical Education payment reforms. Expand Family Medicine workforce, medical student debt relief, GME modernization to improve financing of family medicine of family medicine education and training No Bill Number, Inquiries about nominations for appointment to National Workforce Commission, Policy calls for this commission No Bill Number, Geographic payment variation under Medicare, Input to IOM study on value modifier No Bill Number, Patient Centered Outcomes Research, To educate agencies about the importance of including FPS on the PCORi No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, Preventing Medicare Physician payment cuts No Bill Number, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Medical Home and Health Reform No Bill Number, Herndon alliance, Health Care Reform No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organization Regs, Urging agencies to base ACOs on primary care practices No Bill Number, CMS Prep Call, For meeting with the Administrator, actually meeting with the Administrator, Dr. Don Berwick No Bill Number, Workforce and NIH funding

No Bill Number, Briefing on antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations integrative care, ACOs structured on a primary care foundation and antitrust protection for family physicians No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organization Regs, Using agencies to base ACOs on primary care practices

H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act, Postponing Medicare payment cut until November 30, 2010and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments S 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, health professions training funds and rural health needs S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, National Health Service Corps, National Health Care Workforce Commissions, Health Care for All, medical student debt relief, development grants authorized by health reform promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, Health Information Technology and practice enhancement support, Patient Centered Medical Home, and providing a 2.2 percent update in payments No Bill Number, Briefings on Antitrust and Accountable Care Organizations/integrative care, ACOs structured on a primary care foundation and antitrust protection for family physicians No Bill Number, Teaching health centers, Securing HRSA GME payment for family medicine residency training programs No Bill Number, Primary Care Health Professions promotion scholarship programs, loan repayment, Title VII, Graduate Medical Education payment reforms. Expand Family Medicine workforce, medical student debt relief, GME modernization to improve financing of family medicine of family medicine education and training No Bill Number, Medicare Physician payment reform/Sustainable Growth Rate patch, Prevent Medicare physician payment cut without cutting health reform as "pay for" No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce Grants announcement, Title VII primary care training grants No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice; data; risk adjustments No Bill Number, Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and other revisions to Part B for CY 2011, Medicare fee schedule for 2011 H.R.1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Preventing reduction in Medicaid's payments to states No Bill Number, Geographic payment variation under Medicare, Input to IOM study on value modifier No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education regulations, GME cost provisions that were in the physician payment rule, workforce development and GME modernization No Bill Number, Discussions with HRSA on Title VII health professions grant programs No Bill Number, Workforce and NIH funding No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Proposing ways to make primary care practices central to ACOs No Bill Number, Communicating with CMS on Medicare Issues No Bill Number, CMS Prep Call, For meeting with the Administrator, actually meeting with the Administrator, Dr. Don Berwick

S.3686 - An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, increased funding for family medicine students, educators, medical school programs and residencies, promoting new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education regulations, GME cost provisions that were in the physician payment rule No Bill Number, Increased funding for health professions programs in the next budget No Bill Number, Teaching Health Centers, securing HRSA GME payment for family medicine residency training programs No Bill Number, Primary Care Health Professions Promotion scholarship programs, loan repayment, Title VII, Graduate Medical Education payment reforms, expand family medicine workforce, medical student debt relief, GME modernization to improve financing of family medicine education and training No Bill Number, FY2012 budget request for AAFP funding priorities: Title VII, Primary Care Extension Program, Teaching Health Centers, Rural Health Training Grants, National Health Service Corps, health care workforce analysis, Key HRSA, AHRQ, and National Health Care Workforce Commission accounts No Bill Number, Primary Care Workforce Grants announcement, Title VII primary care training grants

H.R. 5690, To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and for other purposes, AAFP policy supports medical liability reforms

H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010, preventing 21 percent reduction in Medicare's payments to physicians and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4803, To ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain health benefits plan information and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide transparency in hospital price and quality information, Determining pricing information that clarifies primary care's practices H.R. 4813, To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees. No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission No Bill Number, Antibiotic Resistance, Preventing excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations, Caution re exclusions, patient freedom of choice No Bill Number, Payment Policies under physician fee schedule and other revisions to Part B for FY2011 No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, Nominations to Advisory Group for the prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, Securing representation for family medicine No Bill Number, To ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administrations regulations are not overly burdensome to small practices No Bill Number, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase EHRs and to ensure that MU regulations are not overly burdensome No Bill Number, To discuss educating individuals about the new health care law No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education modernization to improve financing for Family medicine education and training

H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Postponing the Medicare payment cuts until September 30, 2010 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program to provide a 2.2 percent update in payments H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Postponing the Medicare physician pay cuts until September 30, 2010 and extending the enhanced FMAP until June 30, 2011 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Health professions training funds and rural health needs No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, FY 2011 appropriations for AHRQ to provide for the President's budget request of $611 million plus the new Primary Care Extension program authorized at $120 million, AHRQ comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support and practice enhancement and support No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII section 749B Rural physician training grants authorized by health reform law No Bill Number, Increased health professions grants for addressing unique health service needs for rural communities No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 appropriations for National Health Service Corp, health care for all medical student debt relief No Bill Number, Funding for National Health Care Workforce Analysis in FY 2011, AAFP workforce policy calls for national health care workforce commission

H.R. 1585, Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, Understanding the role of local primary care physicians in obesity prevention No Bill Number, Nominations to National Workforce Commission, Securing representation for family medicine, Nominate FPS to CMSN No Bill Number, Increased FY 2011 funding for the new Title VII health Teaching Health Centers Development grants authorized by health reform, Promoting a new model of training for primary care physicians in health centers No Bill Number, Graduate Medical Education reform, GME modernization will improve financing of family medicine education and training

S. 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act, Repealing the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies to give primary care physicians the ability to negotiate their fees No Bill Number, Nominations to Board of Governors of Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Securing representation for family medicine

H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care; To ensure access to health care, To include provisions that would provide fair payment to PCP's, To assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers, To ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act, Extension of current rate of payment for Medicare services until March 31, 2010 H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, Medicaid payment parity with Medicare for primary care services S. 1720, Reauthorize Title VII health professions, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Home, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost effective means to provide care in this country No Bill Number, PCPCC Legislative Committee Calls, Medical Home and Health Reform primary care training workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps No Bill Number, Center for Public Payer Implementation calls, Health Care Strategies calls

H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care; To ensure access to health care, To include provisions that would provide fair payment to PCP's, To assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers, To ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Funding Title VII Sec 747 grants in ARRA/FY10/FY11, workforce data analysis, proposed Patient Centered Medical Home Faculty Training Grant, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps

H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fail Competition Act, Elimination of anti-trust exemption for health insurance companies

H.J. Res 45, Medicare physician payment reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care; To ensure access to health care, To include provisions that would provide fair payment to PCP's, To assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers, To ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications H.R. 3961, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Title VII primary care medicine training grants program H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Prevent Medicare physician pay cuts S. 1720, Reauthorize Title VII health professions, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Funding Title VII Sec 747 grants in ARRA/FY10/FY11, workforce data analysis, proposed Patient Centered Medical Home Faculty Training Grant, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps No Bill Number, President's budget for AHRQ including patient centered research, HIT funding and ongoing medical liability reform planning and demonstration grants. Comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support, practice enhancement No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program

No Bill Number, President's budget for HHS programs, AAFP federal budget priorities-Title VII Sec 747 grants, NHSC, AHRQ, Rural Health Programs No Bill Number, Increased Title VII health professions grants for primary care funding, Title VII Sec 747 primary care training grants program No Bill Number, President's budget for HRSA programs, Funding Title VII Sec 747 grants in ARRA/FY10/FY11, workforce data analysis, proposed Patient Centered Medical Home Faculty Training Grant, Health care for all, adequate funding for Title VII primary care training workforce analysis and National Health Service Corps No Bill Number, President's budget for AHRQ including patient centered research, HIT funding and ongoing medical liability reform planning and demonstration grants. Comparative effectiveness research, health information technology support, practice enhancement No Bill Number, Meeting with HHR Secretary

H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act, Medicare payments to physicians, Medicaid payment rates, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010. H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Primary care key to reform, preparing primary care physicians in appropriate settings, promote patient-centered medical home and patient's bill of rights, Increase health care coverage, physician payment, workforce development and education, Promote health care coverage for all with primary care focus. H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Primary care key to reform, preparing primary care physicians in appropriate settings, promote patient-centered medical home, Increase health care coverage, physician payment, workforce development and education. H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. S. 1174, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Require insurance issuers to meet federal antitrust rules to prevent price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations harmful to competition and consumers. S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Medical education pertinent to careers in rural medicine. S. 1720, Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act, Promote Title VII Primary Care training grant programs. S. 1776, Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009, Reform Medicare sustainable growth rate formula and provide increased payments to primary care physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ National Advisory Council's subcommittee on Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform, To promote medical liability reforms. No Bill Number, Expanding GME to all payers, Adequate funding for medical education and training. No Bill Number, Coalition for Health Funding meeting with Dora Hughes, Adequate funding for AAFP federal program priorities. No Bill Number, Comparative Effectiveness Research, To support provisions that would ensure careful analysis of the relative benefits and costs of various treatments across different populations of people and illnesses thus providing good evidence to practicing family physicians. No Bill Number, HIT, To advocate for small business loans enabling physicians to purchase HIT.

H.R. 2350, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009, Promote primary care in health reform. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Primary care key to reform, preparing primary care physicians in appropriate settings, promote patient-centered medical home, Increase health care coverage, physician payment, workforce development and education. H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Primary care key to reform, preparing primary care physicians in appropriate settings, promote patient-centered medical home, Increase health care coverage, physician payment, workforce development and education. S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Require insurance issuers to meet federal antitrust rules to prevent price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations harmful to competition and consumers.

H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. No Bill Number, Coalition for Health Funding Meeting with Dora Hughes, Continued adequate funding for AAFP federal program priorities. No Bill Number, Follow on Biologics, Create a policy in this area.

H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Primary care key to reform, preparing primary care physicians in appropriate settings, promote patient-centered medical home, Increase health care coverage, physician payment, workforce development and education. H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Primary care key to reform, preparing primary care physicians in appropriate settings, promote patient-centered medical home, Increase health care coverage, physician payment, workforce development and education. S. 1628, Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009, Medical education pertinent to careers in rural medicine. S. 1720, Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act, Promote Title VII Primary Care training grant programs. No Bill Number, Health Care Reform Legislation, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care in this country; To ensure access to health care in this country; To include provisions that would provide a fair payment to PCPs; to assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers; Ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications.

H.R. 2350, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009, Promote primary care in health reform. H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act, Medicare payments to physicians, Medicaid payment rates, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010. H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Primary care key to reform, preparing primary care physicians in appropriate settings, promote patient-centered medical home, Increase health care coverage, physician payment, workforce development and education, Promote health care coverage for all with primary focus in health care reform. H.R. 3961, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009, Revising the formula for Medicare's physician payment rate. H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Primary care key to reform, preparing primary care physicians in appropriate settings, promote patient-centered medical home, Increase health care coverage, physician payment, workforce development and education. S. 1720, Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act, Promote Title VII Primary Care training grant programs. S. 1776, Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009, Reform Medicare sustainable growth rate formula and provide increased payments to primary care physicians.

No Bill Number, AHRQ National Advisory Council's subcommittee on Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform, To promote medical liability reforms.

H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act, Medicare payments to physicians, Medicaid payment rates, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. S. 1174, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. S. 1628, Title VII Reauthorization to Create a Rural Physicians Pipeline, Medical education pertinent to careers in rural medicine. S. 1720, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII primary care training grant programs. No Bill Number, Advanced Primary Care, Promote patient centered medical home coverage for all. No Bill Number, America's Health Futures Act, Medicare payments to physicians including primary care bonus, Medicare commission, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. No Bill Number, ARRA Funding for Health Professionals Training Grants, Promote Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, CMS Physician Payment Rule for 2010, Revisions to Medicare physician payment rule. No Bill Number, Comparative Effectiveness Research, To support provision that would ensure careful analysis of the relative benefits and costs of various treatments across different populations of people and illnesses thus providing good evidence to practicing family physicians. No Bill Number, Families USA with Tina Tchen, Promote coverage for all focused on primary care in health reform. No Bill Number, Health Care Reform Legislation, To advocate for provisions that would ensure quality and cost effective health care coverage for all in this country; provide a fair payment for primary care physicians; include CER and primary care workforce provisions, assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care physicians and ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications. No Bill Number, HIT, To ensure HIT standards are meaningful to physicians and that any HIT is available to small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, House Small Business Committee Testimony on the Future Physician Shortage & How Health Reform Can Address the Problem, Primary care key to reform, promote patient-centered medical home, increase Title VII and NHSC funding, medical student debt relief. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Home, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care in this country.

H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act, Medicare payments to physicians, Medicaid payment rates, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. No Bill Number, Families USA with Tina Tchen, Promote coverage for all focused on primary care in health reform. No Bill Number, House Small Business Committee Testimony on the Future Physician Shortage & How Health Reform Can Address the Problem, Primary care key to reform, promote patient-centered medical home, increase Title VII and NHSC funding, medical student debt relief.

H.R. 1105, Appropriates for FY 2009, funding for health professions grants. H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. S. 1720, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII primary care training grant programs. No Bill Number, ARRA Funding for Health Professionals Training Grants, Promote Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Health Care Reform Legislation, To advocate for provisions that would ensure quality and cost effective health care coverage for all in this country; provide a fair payment for primary care physicians; include CER and primary care workforce provisions, assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care physicians and ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications. No Bill Number, House Small Business Committee Testimony on the Future Physician Shortage & How Health Reform Can Address the Problem, Primary care key to reform, promote patient-centered medical home, increase Title VII and NHSC funding, medical student debt relief.

No Bill Number, House Small Business Committee Testimony on the Future Physician Shortage & How Health Reform Can Address the Problem, Primary care key to reform, promote patient-centered medical home, increase Title VII and NHSC funding, medical student debt relief.

H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. S. 1720, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII primary care training grant programs. No Bill Number, Follow-on Biologics, to determine whether the AAFP should have policy on this area. No Bill Number, House Small Business Committee Testimony on the Future Physician Shortage & How Health Reform Can Address the Problem, Primary care key to reform, promote patient-centered medical home, increase Title VII and NHSC funding, medical student debt relief.

H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. S. 1720, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII primary care training grant programs.

H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act, Medicare payments to physicians, Medicaid payment rates, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. H.R. 3293, Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2010, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care training grant programs. Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs, AHRQ, and NHSC to relieve medical student debt. S. 1174, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. S. 1720, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII primary care training grant programs. No Bill Number, Advanced Primary Care, Promote patient centered medical home coverage for all. No Bill Number, America's Health Futures Act, Medicare payments to physicians including primary care bonus, Medicare commission, insurance reform and Graduate medical education. No Bill Number, CMS Physician Payment Rule for 2010, Revisions to Medicare physician payment rule. No Bill Number, Families USA with Tina Tchen, Promote coverage for all focused on primary care in health reform. No Bill Number, Follow-on Biologics, to determine whether the AAFP should have policy on this area. No Bill Number, Health Care Reform Legislation, To advocate for provisions that would ensure quality and cost effective health care coverage for all in this country; provide a fair payment for primary care physicians; include CER and primary care workforce provisions, assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care physicians and ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications. No Bill Number, HIT, To ensure HIT standards are meaningful to physicians and that any HIT is available to small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, House Small Business Committee Testimony on the Future Physician Shortage & How Health Reform Can Address the Problem, Primary care key to reform, promote patient-centered medical home, increase Title VII and NHSC funding, medical student debt relief. No Bill Number, Patient Centered Medical Home, To promote the medical home as a quality, cost-effective means to provide care in this country.

No Bill, Increased Appropriations for Rural Health Programs, Adequate funding for HHS rural health programs. No Bill, Increase Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Increase Funding to National Health Service Corps, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt. No Bill, Follow-on Biologics, To determine whether the AAFP should have policy on this area. No Bill, REMS/Opoids, To support REMS provisions that ensure patient safety but are not overly burdensome to physicians. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.

P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act, Increasing Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage, healthcare access, enhancing comparative effectiveness research & payments for HIT, medical school and residency assistance. P.L. 111-8, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Funding for Health Professions Grants; HRSA, NHSC, HHS, AHRQ. H.R. 2350, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. S. 1174, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. No Bill, Health Reform Legislation, Promote medical home as a quality cost-effective means to provide healthcare in this country; ensure access to healthcare in this country; include provisions that would provide a fair payment to PCPs; assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers; ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications. No Bill, Increase Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants Funding and Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.

P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act, Increasing Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage, healthcare access, enhancing comparative effectiveness research & payments for HIT, medical school and residency assistance. No Bill, Increase Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, Adequate funding for AHRQ. No Bill, Increase Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.

H. Con. Res. 85, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for health care reform and physician payment reform. P.L. 111-8, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Funding for Health Professions Grants; HRSA, NHSC, HHS, AHRQ. Sen. Con. Res. 13, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for healthcare reform and physician payment reform. No Bill, Health Reform Legislation, Promote medical home as a quality cost-effective means to provide healthcare in this country; ensure access to healthcare in this country; include provisions that would provide a fair payment to PCPs; assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers; ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications. No Bill, Increased Appropriations for Rural Health Programs, Adequate funding for HHS rural health programs No Bill, Increase Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, Adequate funding for AHRQ. No Bill, Increase Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Increase Funding to National Health Service Corps, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.

H. Con. Res. 85, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for health care reform and physician payment reform. H.R. 2350, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. Sen. Con. Res. 13, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for healthcare reform and physician payment reform. S. 1174, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, Physician payment improvement for primary care. No Bill, Health Reform Legislation, Promote medical home as a quality cost-effective means to provide healthcare in this country; ensure access to healthcare in this country; include provisions that would provide a fair payment to PCPs; assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers; ensure that a public plan follows certain specifications. No Bill, Increased Appropriations for Rural Health Programs, Adequate funding for HHS rural health programs. No Bill, Increase Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Increase Funding to National Health Service Corps, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt. No Bill, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, Provide increased payments to primary care physicians. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.

No Bill, Medical Liability Reform, Limit non-economic damages payments, hold down premiums and cut defensive medicine costs.

H. Con. Res. 85, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for health care reform and physician payment reform. P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act, Increasing Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage, healthcare access, enhancing comparative effectiveness research & payments for HIT, medical school and residency assistance. P.L. 111-8, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Funding for Health Professions Grants; HRSA, NHSC, HHS, AHRQ. Sen. Con. Res. 13, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for healthcare reform and physician payment reform. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.

H. Con. Res. 85, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for health care reform and physician payment reform. P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act, Increasing Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage, healthcare access, enhancing comparative effectiveness research & payments for HIT, medical school and residency assistance. P.L. 111-8, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Funding for Health Professions Grants; HRSA, NHSC, HHS, AHRQ. S. 301, Physician Payments (Sunshine) Act, To determine whether the AAFP should have policy on this area. Sen. Con. Res. 13, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for healthcare reform and physician payment reform. No Bill, Follow-on Biologics, To determine whether the AAFP should have policy on this area. No Bill, Title VII Funding for Primary Healthcare Education, To assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.

H. Con. Res. 85, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for health care reform and physician payment reform. P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act, Increasing Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage, healthcare access, enhancing comparative effectiveness research & payments for HIT, medical school and residency assistance. P.L. 111-8, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Funding for Health Professions Grants; HRSA, NHSC, HHS, AHRQ. Sen. Con. Res. 13, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for healthcare reform and physician payment reform. No Bill, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, Provide increased payments to primary care physicians. No Bill, Title VII Funding for Primary Healthcare Education, To assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants Funding and Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.

H. Con. Res. 85, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for health care reform and physician payment reform. P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act, Increasing Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage, healthcare access, enhancing comparative effectiveness research & payments for HIT, medical school and residency assistance. P.L. 111-8, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Funding for Health Professions Grants; HRSA, NHSC, HHS, AHRQ. Sen. Con. Res. 13, Federal Budget Resolutions, Funding for healthcare reform and physician payment reform. No Bill, Healthcare Reform, Support for primary care, increased healthcare coverage, investment in primary care workforce. No Bill, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, Provide increased payments to primary care physicians. No Bill, Title VII Funding for Primary Healthcare Education, To assure funding for programs that support medical education for primary care providers. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Education Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.

No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Increased funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Fiscal Year 2009, Adequate funding for AHRQ.

P.L. 110-204, Federal programs to screen for heritable disorders in newborn children, Public awareness, training to offer quality care for infants. S. 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. S. 3708, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, To provide support for medical training for primary care and for primary care physician practices. H.R. 7302, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs. No Bill, Increased appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Title VII health professions grants funding and reauthorzation, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.

P.L. 110-204, Federal programs to screen for heritable disorders in newborn children, Public awareness, training to offer quality care for infants. S. 1695, Follow-on Biologics, Determine AAFP position. S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, To provide support for medical training for primary care and for primary care physician practices. No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health and programs. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for AHRQ. No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce disparities in health care.

S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. S. 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health and programs. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, National Coalition on Health Care, Universal Coverage. No Bill, Physician quality reporting initiative; value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce disparities in health care. No Bill, Truth in Health Advertising, Ensure patients know who is a medical doctor.

No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Increased funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Fiscal Year 2009, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt. No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009.

P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Healthcare reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee.

P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training programs.

No Bill, Antitrust issues related to health care plan consolidation and physician collective bargaining, Oppose anticompetitive insurance consolidation. Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation.

P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants.

P.L. 110-275 (H.R. 6331, S. 3101), Medicare physician Payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medial Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, CMS Meetings regarding Medicare payment, PCMH Pilot, GME. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Healthcare reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Medicare Advantage, To make sure Congress understands how these costly plans (esp PFFS) lead to beneficiary confusion and provider underpayment. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care. No Bill, Rural and underserved health issues, geographic practice cost indices, physician scarcity bonus, To ask Congress to extend these incentives for physicians to locate and practice in rural and underserved areas.

No Bill, Antitrust issues related to health care plan consolidation and physician collective bargaining, Oppose anticompetitive insurance consolidation. Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation.

H.R. 6983, Mental Health Parity, To require health plans to cover mental health services on a par with how they cover physical health. No Bill, Antitrust issues related to health care plan consolidation and physician collective bargaining, Oppose anticompetitive insurance consolidation. Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation. No Bill, Collective Negotiation by Physicians with Health Plans, to allow physicians to bargain collectively with health plans.

P.L. 110-275 (H.R. 6331, S. 3101), Medicare physician Payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medial Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Antitrust issues related to health care plan consolidation and physician collective bargaining, Oppose anticompetitive insurance consolidation. Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation. No Bill, Collective Negotiation by Physicians with Health Plans, To allow physicians to bargain collectively with health plans. No Bill, Healthcare reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Medicare Advantage, To make sure Congress understands how these costly plans (esp PFFS) lead to beneficiary confusion and provider underpayment. No Bill, Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; Value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Promoting the US health delivery system reform to a Patient Centered Medical Home model of care, Promoting health care reform based on the PCMH model of care. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care. No Bill, Rural and underserved health issues, geographic practice cost indices, physician scarcity bonus, To ask Congress to extend these incentives for physicians to locate and practice in rural and underserved areas. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training programs.

No Bill, Attended FTC Health Care Clinical Integration Workshop, Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation.

S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. Con. Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. No Bill, Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants.

S, 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committees and to promote additional support. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care.

S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. S. 1858 (PL 110-204), Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. S.3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. H.R. Con. Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. Con. Res. 3825 (PL 110-204), Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. H.R. Con. Res. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training programs.

No Bill, Attended FTC Health Care Clinical Integration Workshop, Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation.

S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. Con. Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committees and to promote additional support. No Bill, Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Out of pocket costs for health care, To make sure out-of-pocket costs for health care (especially drugs) does not prevent patients' access to health care. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC.

S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. S. 1858 (PL 110-204), Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. H.R. Con. Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. Con. Res. 3825 (PL 110-204), Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committees and to promote additional support. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Out of pocket costs for health care, To make sure out-of-pocket costs for health care (especially drugs) does not prevent patients' access to health care. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care.

No Bill, Attended FTC Health Care Clinical Integration Workshop, Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation.

S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. S. 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health and programs. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, National Coalition on Health Care, Universal Coverage. No Bill, Physician quality reporting initiative; value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce disparities in health care. No Bill, Truth in Health Advertising, Ensure patients know who is a medical doctor.

P.L. 110-204, Federal programs to screen for heritable disorders in newborn children, Public awareness, training to offer quality care for infants. S. 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. S. 3708, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act, To provide support for medical training for primary care and for primary care physician practices. H.R. 7302, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs. No Bill, Increased appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Title VII health professions grants funding and reauthorzation, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs.

P.L. 110-24, Federal programs to screen for heritable disorders in newborn children, Public awareness, training to offer quality care for infants. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. S. 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. S. 3708, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. H.R. 7302, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs. No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health and programs. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Increased funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Fiscal Year 2009, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt. No Bill, National Coalition on Health Care, Universal Coverage. No Bill, Physician quality reporting initiative; value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce disparities in health care. No Bill, Title VII health professions grants funding and reauthorzation, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs. No Bill, Truth in Health Advertising, Ensure patients know who is a medical doctor.

P.L. 110-275 (H.R. 6331, S. 3101), Medicare physician Payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medial Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Antitrust issues related to health care plan consolidation and physician collective bargaining, Oppose anticompetitive insurance consolidation. Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation. No Bill, Collective Negotiation by Physicians with Health Plans, To allow physicians to bargain collectively with health plans. No Bill, Healthcare reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Medicare Advantage, To make sure Congress understands how these costly plans (esp PFFS) lead to beneficiary confusion and provider underpayment. No Bill, Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; Value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Promoting the US health delivery system reform to a Patient Centered Medical Home model of care, Promoting health care reform based on the PCMH model of care. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care. No Bill, Rural and underserved health issues, geographic practice cost indices, physician scarcity bonus, To ask Congress to extend these incentives for physicians to locate and practice in rural and underserved areas. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training programs.

P.L. 110-275 (H.R. 6331, S. 3101), Medicare physician Payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medial Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, CMS Meetings regarding Medicare payment, PCMH Pilot, GME. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Healthcare reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Medicare Advantage, To make sure Congress understands how these costly plans (esp PFFS) lead to beneficiary confusion and provider underpayment. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care. No Bill, Rural and underserved health issues, geographic practice cost indices, physician scarcity bonus, To ask Congress to extend these incentives for physicians to locate and practice in rural and underserved areas.

No Bill, Antitrust issues related to health care plan consolidation and physician collective bargaining, Oppose anticompetitive insurance consolidation. Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation.

P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6983, Mental Health Parity, To require health plans to cover mental health services on a par with how they cover physical health. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Promoting the US health delivery system reform to a Patient Centered Medical Home model of care, Promoting health care reform base on the PCMH model of care. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care.

P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training programs.

H.R. 6983, Mental Health Parity, To require health plans to cover mental health services on a par with how they cover physical health. No Bill, Antitrust issues related to health care plan consolidation and physician collective bargaining, Oppose anticompetitive insurance consolidation. Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation. No Bill, Collective Negotiation by Physicians with Health Plans, to allow physicians to bargain collectively with health plans.

S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. S. 1858 (PL 110-204), Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. H.R. Con. Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. Con. Res. 3825 (PL 110-204), Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committees and to promote additional support. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Out of pocket costs for health care, To make sure out-of-pocket costs for health care (especially drugs) does not prevent patients' access to health care. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care.

No Bill, Attended FTC Health Care Clinical Integration Workshop, Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation.

S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. Con. Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. No Bill, Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants.

S, 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committees and to promote additional support. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care.

No Bill, Attended FTC Health Care Clinical Integration Workshop, Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation.

S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. S, 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. S. 4296, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. H.R. Con. Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. No Bill, Attended FTC Health Care Clinical Integration Workshop, Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committees and to promote additional support. No Bill, Health Information Technology; Electronic Health Records; Electronic Prescribing, To educate Congress on the value, cost and obstacles associated with health information technology in family practices. No Bill, Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Medicare Advantage, To make sure Congress understands how these costly plans (esp PFFS) lead to beneficiary confusion and provider underpayment. No Bill, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Out of pocket costs for health care, To make sure out-of-pocket costs for health care (especially drugs) does not prevent patients' access to health care. No Bill, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; Value-base purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care.

S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. S. 1858 (PL 110-204), Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. S.3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. H.R. Con. Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. Con. Res. 3825 (PL 110-204), Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. H.R. Con. Res. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training programs.

S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.Con.Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. No Bill, Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII Grants.

S. 400, Michelle's Law, Health care coverage for all. H.R. 2851, Michelle's Law, Health care coverage for all. H.R. 5449, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2008, Health care coverage for all. No Bill, Consolidation of Health Insurance Companies, Family physicians find it increasingly difficult to negotiate with insurance plans that have a monopoly in the local market. No Bill, Participated in AMA Antitrust Work Group, Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation. No Bill, Rising cost of health insurance, This affects family physicians' practices as small businesses.

S. 558, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, This helps the patients of family physicians whose health insurance does not cover mental health conditions. S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, To assure that the data that the bill requires is from an accurate source. S. 2785, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, provide positive annual updates for Medicare physician payments. S. 2786, Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act, To encourage physicians to practice in rural areas. H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, To prevent insurance and employment discrimination of the patients of family physicians. H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, This helps the patients of family physicians whose health insurance does not cover mental health conditions. H.R. 3162, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, provide positive annual updates for Medicare physician payments. H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, To assure that the data that the bill requires is from an accurate source. H.R. 3963, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, This includes revisions to physician payment system in Medicare. H.R. 5140, Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act, To ask Congress to attach the physician payment provisions. No Bill, AMA Strategy Session on Medicare and Antitrust. No Bill, Contact with GAO Staff, Medicare physician payment; Title VII. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To make sure the revisions to the designation process are fair. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Medicare - Non-physician Providers, To expand Medicare to cover incident to services by non-physician providers (NPP). No Bill, Medicare physician payment reform; Title VII health professions grants, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula, provide positive update for Medicare physicians payments; Promote Title VII health professions grants for primary care training. No Bill, Medicare physician payment (SGR), To continue the Medicare payment rate to physicians for 18 months. No Bill, Medicare quality reporting (PQRI program), To continue the program as a voluntary bonus payment one. No Bill, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Physician Payment reform and PCMH, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, RUC and Medicare medical home demo, To influence CMS and legislative enhance the demo.

S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. Con.Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. No Bill, Contact with GAO Staff, Medicare physician payment, Title VII. No Bill, Graduate Medical Education (volunteer preceptor, Medicaid), To review regulation of voluntary preceptor and continue GME funding. No Bill, Health Professions grant program (Title VII), To ask congress to fund this family medicine training program. No Bill, Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC.

No Bill, Participated in AMA Antitrust Work Group, Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation.

S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement, To assure that the data that the bill requires is from an accurate source. S. 1858, Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, to discourage requiring pharma. companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. H.Con.Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement, To assure that the data that the bill requires is from an accurate source. H.R. 3825, Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, to discourage requiring pharma. companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. No Bill, Comparative drug effectiveness, This will provide family physicians with useful guidance for their prescribing. No Bill, Contact with GAO Staff, Medicare physician payment; Title VII. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To make sure the revisions to the designation process are fair. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII Grants. No Bill, Medicare quality reporting (PQRI program), To continue the program as a voluntary bonus payment one. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Scope of Practice, Relates to truth in advertising legislation.

S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. S. 400, Michelle's Law, Health care coverage for all. S. 558, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, This helps the patients of family physicians whose health insurance does not cover mental health conditions. S. 1642, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Make primary care physicians eligible for loan forgiveness available to those employed in areas of national need and reinstate 20/220 debt-to-income ratio to loan deferment. S. 2408, Health Information Technology; electronic health records; electronic prescribing, To educate Congress on the value, cost and obstacles associated with health information technology in family practices, as well as provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. S. 2785, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, Provide positive annual updates for Medicare physician payments. S. 2786, Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act, To encourage physicians to practice in rural areas. H.Con.Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, To prevent insurance and employment discrimination of the patients of family physicians. H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, This helps the patients of family physicians whose health insurance does not cover mental health conditions. H.R. 2851, Michelle's Law, Health care coverage for all. H.R. 3162, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, Provide positive annual updates for Medicare physician payments. H.R. 3825, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, To make sure appropriate infant testing is called for. H.R. 4137, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Make primary care physicians eligible for loan forgiveness available to those employed in areas of national need and reinstate 20/220 debt-to-income ratio to loan deferment. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology; electronic health records; electronic prescribing, To educate Congress on the value, cost and obstacles associated with health information technology in family practices, as well as provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. H.R. 5449, No discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2008, Health care coverage for all. No Bill, Graduate medical education; volunteer preceptor, To review regulation of and lessen the burden on voluntary preceptor and continue GME funding. No Bill, Growth of health care spending, To make sure Congress understands how primary care can help curtail these costs. No Bill, Health care access, To promote additional support for improved access to health care. No Bill, Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII Grants. No Bill, Medicare Advantage, To make sure Congress understands how these costly plans (esp PFFS) lead to beneficiary confusion and providers underpayment. No Bill, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Medicare physician payment reform; Title VII health professions grants, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula, provide positive update for Medicare physicians payments; Promote Title VII health professions grants for primary care training. No Bill, Participated in AMA Antitrust Work Group, Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation. No Bill, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; Value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training programs.

No Bill, Participated in AMA Antitrust Work Group, Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation.

S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act, The bill includes provisions listed in the House version, but limits state requirements that might be more comprehensive. S. 625, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, The bill would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. AAFP supports this from a public health perspective.

S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act, The bill includes provisions listed in the House version, but limits state requirements that might be more comprehensive.

S. 1710, Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, FY 2008, Adequate funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Rural Health Programs. S. 2408, Medicare Electronic and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act, It would require physician utilization of the Medicare electronic prescription drug program.

S. 1710, Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, FY 2008, Adequate funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Rural Health Programs. H.R. 2669, College Cost Reduction Act, The Senate-passed bill includes a section to provide student loan deferment for the entire length of a medical or dental residency. Currently, debt can be deferred only up to three years while in residency.

S. 1710, Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, FY 2008, Adequate funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Rural Health Programs. S. 2499, Medicare physician payment reforms, SCHIP, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate/provide positive annual updates to Medicare physician payment/ childrens health insurance.

S. 1710, Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, FY 2008, Adequate funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Rural Health Programs. S. 2499, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act, The measure increases the Medicare physician payment rate by 0.5 percent until July 1, 2008.

S. 625, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, The bill would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. AAFP supports this from a public health perspective. HR 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, The bill would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. AAFP supports this from a public health perspective.

HR 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, The bill would provide competitive grants to 10 states for innovative approaches to medical liability reforms. HR 2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare Act, The bill would cap non-economic damages that could be recovered in a medical malpractice lawsuits. S. 1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, The bill would provide competitive grants to 10 states for innovative approaches to medical liability reforms.

S. 558, Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act, The bill would require insurers offering mental health coverage impose financial requirements for mental health benefits that are no more restrictive than those applied to other medical benefits. S. 1224, Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The bill extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program; the House version should include Medicare physician payment provisions. S. 1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, The bill would provide competitive grants to 10 states for innovative approaches to medical liability reforms. HR 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, The bill would prohibit genetic discrimination by employers and health insurance providers. HR 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act , The bill would require insurers offering mental health coverage impose financial requirements for mental health benefits that are no more restrictive than those applied to other medical benefits. HR 1781, Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The bill extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program; the House version should include Medicare physician payment provisions. HR 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, The bill would provide competitive grants to 10 states for innovative approaches to medical liability reforms. HR 2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare Act, The bill would cap non-economic damages that could be recovered in medical malpractice lawsuits. S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, The bill would create tax credits for health insurance. S. 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, The bill would prohibit genetic discrimination by employers and health insurance providers.

S. 290, Rural Physicians’ Relief Act, The bill would provide primary care physicians with a $1000 tax credit for each month she provided services in a designated “frontier” area. S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, The bill would create tax credits for health insurance. S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act, Medical student loan debt relief. S. 1307, Medicare Provider Accountability Act, The bill would have CMS withhold Medicare payments from providers who owe federal taxes. S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, The bill would provide grants to physician practices to implement health information technology. HR 1332, Small Business Lending Improvements Act, The bill would provide special loan incentives to encourage medical professionals to locate in designated shortage areas.

S. Con. Res. 21, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, The bill would provide grants to physician practices to implement health information technology. S. 1710, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. H. Con. Res. 99, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. HR 1368, Personalized Health Information Act, The bill would require HHS to establish a program to provide financial incentives for the establishment of interactive personal health records for Medicare beneficiaries. HR 3043, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

HR 1591, FY 2007 Supplemental Spending Act, The bill would provide funding to cover the SCHIP shortfall, delay proposed Medicaid rules on GME and IGTs, require the use of tamper-proof prescription pads, and fund flu pandemic preparation and response efforts. HR 2206, FY 2007 Supplemental Spending Act, The bill would provide funding to cover the SCHIP shortfall, delay proposed Medicaid rules on GME and IGTs, require the use of tamper-proof prescription pads, and fund flu pandemic preparation and response efforts.

S. Con. Res. 21, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. S. 290, Rural Physicians’ Relief Act, The bill would provide primary care physicians with a $1000 tax credit for each month she provided services in a designated “frontier” area. S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, The bill would create tax credits for health insurance. S. 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, The bill would prohibit genetic discrimination by employers and health insurance providers. S. 498, Rural Medicare Equity Act, The bill would provide additional support payments for physicians in rural areas. S. 558, Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act , The bill would require insurers offering mental health coverage impose financial requirements for mental health benefits that are no more restrictive than those applied to other medical benefits. S. 624, National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act, The bill would reauthorize programs for subsidized mammography exams, PAP tests, and other screenings. S. 625, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, The bill would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. AAFP supports this from a public health perspective. S. 634, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007, Authorize HRSA grants for education and training in newborn screening for congenital, genetic, and metabolic disorders. S. 657, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act, The bill would authorize several emergency services and trauma care programs. S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act, Medical student loan debt relief. S. 1218, Medicare for All, The bill would extend Medicare coverage to all Americans who are not otherwise covered by health insurance. S. 1224, Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The bill extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program; the House version should include Medicare physician payment provisions. S. 1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, Medical liability reform. S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, The bill would provide grants to physician practices to implement health information technology. S. 1710, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. H. Con. Res. 99, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. HR 140, US. Physician Shortage Elimination Act, The bill would provide scholarships and tuition assistance for family medicine students and grants for physicians who practice in community health centers. HR 477, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act, The bill would authorize several programs related to education, prevention and treatment of stroke and to encourage the use of telemedicine. HR 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, The bill would prohibit genetic discrimination by employers and health insurance providers. HR 727 (PL110-23), Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act, The bill would authorize several emergency services and trauma care programs. HR 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, The bill would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. AAFP supports this from a public health perspective. HR 1132 (PL110-18), National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act, The bill would reauthorize programs for subsidized mammography exams, PAP tests, and other screenings. HR 1332, Small Business Lending Improvements Act, The bill would provide special loan incentives to encourage medical professionals to locate in designated shortage areas. HR 1368, Personalized Health Information Act, The bill would require HHS to establish a program to provide financial incentives for the establishment of interactive personal health records for Medicare beneficiaries. HR 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act , The bill would require insurers offering mental health coverage impose financial requirements for mental health benefits that are no more restrictive than those applied to other medical benefits. HR 1591, FY 2007 Supplemental Spending Act, The bill would provide funding to cover the SCHIP shortfall, delay proposed Medicaid rules on GME and IGTs, require the use of tamper-proof prescription pads, and fund flu pandemic preparation and response efforts. HR 1781, Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The bill extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program; the House version should include Medicare physician payment provisions. HR 2034, Medicare for All, The bill would extend Medicare coverage to all Americans who are not otherwise covered by health insurance. HR 2206, FY 2007 Supplemental Spending Act, The bill would provide funding to cover the SCHIP shortfall, delay proposed Medicaid rules on GME and IGTs, require the use of tamper-proof prescription pads, and fund flu pandemic preparation and response efforts. HR 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, Medical liability reform. HR 2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare Act, The bill would cap non-economic damages that could be recovered in a medical malpractice lawsuits. HR 3043, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. No Bill Number, Title VII health professions programs reauthorization, Enhance Family Medicine training programs administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reforms, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and provide positive annual updates of Medicare physician payment. No Bill Number, Medical Home, Place patient-centered medical home in legislation.

No Bill Number, Implementation of MMA, Simplification of Part D program.

H. Con. Res. 99, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s Health Insurance Program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. HR 3043, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. No Bill Number, Title VII Health Professions Programs Reauthorization, Enhance family medicine training programs administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration. No Bill Number, Medicare physician payment reforms, Repeal medicare sustainable growth rate and provide positive annual updates of Medicare physician payment. S. Con. Res. 21, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. S. 1710, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

S. 634, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007, Authorize HRSA grants for education and training in newborn screening for congenital, genetic, and metabolic disorders. S. 1224, Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The bill extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program; the House version should include Medicare physician payment provisions. S. 1710, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. H. Con. Res. 99, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. HR 1591, FY 2007 Supplemental Spending Act, The bill would provide funding to cover the SCHIP shortfall, delay proposed Medicaid rules on GME and IGTs, require the use of tamper-proof prescription pads, and fund flu pandemic preparation and response efforts. HR 1781, Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The bill extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program; the House version should include Medicare physician payment provisions. HR 2206, FY 2007 Supplemental Spending Act, The bill would provide funding to cover the SCHIP shortfall, delay proposed Medicaid rules on GME and IGTs, require the use of tamper-proof prescription pads, and fund flu pandemic preparation and response efforts. HR 3043, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. No Bill, No Title, CMS issued a final rule for Graduate Medical Education policy for payments to teaching hospitals when residents are being trained in a non-hospital site (like a family doctor’s office). No Bill, No Title, CMS proposed a rule to eliminate Graduate Medical Education Funding through Medicaid. S. Con. Res. 21, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training.

S. Con. Res. 21, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. S 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act, Medical student loan debt relief. S. 1710, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. H. Con. Res. 99, 2008 Federal Budget Resolution, Budget resolutions would include funding for Medicare payments to physicians, Children’s health insurance program and Health Professions Grants for Family Medicine Training. HR 140, US. Physician Shortage Elimination Act, The bill would provide scholarships and tuition assistance for family medicine students and grants for physicians who practice in community health centers. HR 477, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act, The bill would authorize several programs related to education, prevention and treatment of stroke and to encourage the use of telemedicine. HR 1132 (PL110-18), National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act, The bill would reauthorize programs for subsidized mammography exams, PAP tests, and other screenings. HR 3043, 2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, The bill would fund grants for health professions development programs and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. No Bill, No Bill Title, CMS issued a final rule for Graduate Medical Education policy for payments to teaching hospitals when residents are being trained in a non-hospital site (like a family doctor’s office). No Bill, No Bill Title, CMS proposed a rule to eliminate Graduate Medical Education Funding through Medicaid. No Bill, VII Health Professions Programs Reauthorization, Enhance Family Medicine training programs administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration.