Update on National Health Reform

See the letter that the MAFP sent to each member of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation regarding our position of national health care reform.

AAFP Health Care Reform Information - Learn where the AAFP Stands on Health Care Reform

CMS Talking Points  - AAFP CMS 2010 Proposed Policy Changes and Fee Schedule for Medicare Physician Payment Media Talking Points

AAFP Summary of Key Provisions of the Proposed Rule on the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - AAFP staff have reviewed the proposed rule and identified the six provisions that appear to have the biggest impact on family physicians.  Those six provisions plus seven others of importance to the AAFP are summarized in the 10-page document.  We would encourage members to use this summary, which includes an AAFP position for each provision, in customizing talking points.  If you have any technical questions about the proposed rule, please feel free to contact Mr. Kent Moore, AAFP's Manager of Health Care Financing and Delivery Systems, at 1-800-274-2237, extension 4170, or at kmoore@aafp.org.