Sep

2

2021

PRESS RELEASE: Colorado Healthcare Leaders Applaud Governor Polis’s Grant Program to Support COVID-19 Vaccination

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denver, CO – The Colorado Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP), representing over 2,700 practicing primary care physicians, residents, and medical students, applauds and supports the new Colorado

May

12

2021

CAFP’s Impact on the Proposed “Standardized Health Benefit Plan”

Updated May 26, 2021 The CAFP works hard to be a trusted voice at the advocacy table when discussing health policy in our state. Our efforts to improve House Bill

Mar

30

2021

A Joint Letter to Governor Polis About Extending the Mask Order

Dear Governor Polis, On behalf of the undersigned healthcare professionals and organizations, we urge you to maintain the existing Executive Order requiring masks in indoor public spaces. While there will

Jun

1

2020

Keep up the (virtual) fight for family medicine in Washington, D.C., with the AAFP

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve replaced our annual Family Medicine Advocacy Summit with our first-ever remote “Week of Action,” beginning Monday, June 1, to advocate for family medicine in

Why Colorado Needs a Statewide Stay-At-Home Order

Mar

25

2020

Why Colorado Needs a Statewide Stay-At-Home Order

The CAFP recently issued a formal letter to governor Polis, where we in part urged him to issue a statewide stay-at-home order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (we also

Mar

11

2020

CAFP Supports the Colorado Affordable Health Care Option

The Colorado legislature recently introduced House Bill 20-1349, a bill which will create a public insurance option for the state. As the legislature deliberates on this bill, CAFP supports its tenets, as it enhances primary care

Feb

25

2020

CAFP Supports Colorado Flavor Ban

The Colorado Academy of Family Physicians has joined fourteen other organizations to support HB20-1319, which is a bipartisan measure to end the sale of flavored tobacco products in Colorado. The

CAFP Won a Major Victory for Primary Care Investment, Advanced Increase in 2020

Jan

22

2020

CAFP Won a Major Victory for Primary Care Investment, Advanced Increase in 2020

As an early adopter of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model of care delivery, Colorado has been at the forefront of practice innovation. While primary care makes up more than

Oct

8

2019

Opioid Manufacturers Offer Financial Settlements to Avoid Court

By Riley Stanton, CAFP Communications and Marketing Intern The manufacturers of opioid painkillers aggressively marketed their products in the 1990s, exaggerating the benefits and downplaying the risks, while simultaneously lobbying

Sep

9

2019

Sneak Peek: CAFP’s Rural Road Trip

This summer, we took a road trip to visit members in rural northwest and southwest Colorado. We wanted to know more about concerns family physicians in more remote areas may

Advocacy

PRESS RELEASE: Colorado Healthcare Leaders Applaud Governor Polis’s Grant Program to Support COVID-19 Vaccination

CAFP’s Impact on the Proposed “Standardized Health Benefit Plan”

A Joint Letter to Governor Polis About Extending the Mask Order

Keep up the (virtual) fight for family medicine in Washington, D.C., with the AAFP

Why Colorado Needs a Statewide Stay-At-Home Order

CAFP Supports the Colorado Affordable Health Care Option

CAFP Supports Colorado Flavor Ban

CAFP Won a Major Victory for Primary Care Investment, Advanced Increase in 2020

Opioid Manufacturers Offer Financial Settlements to Avoid Court

Sneak Peek: CAFP’s Rural Road Trip

CAFP Board of Directors Meeting

CAFP Foundation Annual Summit