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Prior Authorization Reform Legislation Introduced at the Colorado Capitol

Prior Authorization Reform Legislation Introduced at the Colorado Capitol

HB24-1149 Prior Authorization Requirements, Alternatives was introduced yesterday at the Colorado Capitol and aims to reform prior authorization and improve healthcare access. The Colorado Academy of Family Physicians worked closely with partners, including the Colorado Medical Society, to develop this bill, sponsored by Representatives Shannon Bird and Lisa Frizell, and Senators Dylan Roberts and Barbara…

Health Insurance Coverage and Financing

Health Insurance Coverage and Financing

CAFP has partnered with AAFP ELI to survey FM physicians and trainees in Colorado to gain a better understanding of their opinions on health insurance coverage and financing. Your voice on health insurance coverage and financing is critical and we thank you for participating. Please consider participating in a short survey about health insurance coverage…

Press Release: Colorado Family Physicians to Partner with CMS in a Multi-State Initiative to Strengthen Primary Care

Press Release: Colorado Family Physicians to Partner with CMS in a Multi-State Initiative to Strengthen Primary Care

Press Release: July 7, 2023 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will be partnering with Colorado to pilot a new primary care model to enhance access to and quality of primary care services. Making Care Primary is an investment model aimed at improving care management and care coordination, equipping primary…

CU Family Medicine Interest Group recognized with AAFP’s Program of Excellence Award

CU Family Medicine Interest Group recognized with AAFP’s Program of Excellence Award

AAFP is recognizing CU’s Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) with this year’s Program of Excellence Award. For more than 10 years, the AAFP Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) Network has recognized FMIGs with the Program of Excellence Award for their efforts to encourage student interest in family medicine and family medicine programming. CAFP is pleased to highlight…

The Family Medicine Advocacy Summit from St. Joe’s Resident Dr. Marisa Wickerath

The Family Medicine Advocacy Summit from St. Joe’s Resident Dr. Marisa Wickerath

Dr. Marisa Wickerath, this year’s recipient of the CAFP Foundation FMAS Scholarship shares about her experience in D.C. this spring: “Thanks to a generous CAFP scholarship, I recently had the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. for the AAFP Family Medicine Advocacy Summit. While I was initially tired from an overnight call shift, as soon as the…

Family Planning Program Speak Out

Family Planning Program Speak Out

Tell your Representative to support additional funding for the Family Planning Program as they consider the budget this week with this Speak Out. Bipartisan support for family planning has made Colorado a leader in reproductive health. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)’s Family Planning Program provides comprehensive reproductive care to Coloradans at…

Take advantage of early bird pricing – register for the CAFP Foundation Annual Summit today!

Take advantage of early bird pricing – register for the CAFP Foundation Annual Summit today!

The agenda is LIVE for the CAFP Foundation Annual Summit. Join us May 4-7, 2023 at Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, CO for a weekend of CME sessions, networking, and social events all targeted to family physicians, residents, and medical students. Make sure to register before February 24th to lock in early bird pricing. Register…

A Doctor’s Day in the Life at the Capitol – by CAFP President-elect Dr. Cleveland Piggott

A Doctor’s Day in the Life at the Capitol – by CAFP President-elect Dr. Cleveland Piggott

It’s 9AM under the golden dome and the marble halls echo as lawmakers, staffers, lobbyists, and members of the public start their day. One person is there for a very unique reason. Volunteering as Doctor of the Day, CAFP President-elect Dr. Cleveland Piggott took a few moments to share what a day in the life…

New Resource Available: In-depth Primers on CAFP’s Legislative Priorities

New Resource Available: In-depth Primers on CAFP’s Legislative Priorities

Our members play a big part in determining our advocacy priorities each year. The CAFP is at the Colorado Capitol advocating for you and your patients Jan-May. Our work also extends to the federal government through the AAFP and beyond lawmaking through partnerships with agencies, stakeholders, and industry partners. But what exactly do we mean when…