Join TAFP and your colleagues in the fight for family medicine and make your voice heard in the state capital and in the halls of Congress.

2008 Leadership and Legislative Conference |
Aug. 15-16 | Austin

Are you ready to make a difference for your patients and your practice in the upcoming general election and 81st Texas Legislative Session? Find out how you can be an advocate for family medicine. Register today for the 2008 Leadership and Legislative Conference in Austin, Aug. 15-16.

TAFPPAC announces first round of candidate endorsements with video release

See why these candidates are "good for medicine"

posted 1.21.08

Related Links:

• Read the press release about the endorsement videos sent around the state.
• Find more information on becoming a Key Contact or Physician of the Day, and join TAFPPAC on the TAFPPAC Web site.

Congress replaces 10.1% Medicare physician pay cut with 0.5% increase for six months

Physicians narrowly dodged the 10.1-percent cut to Medicare reimbursement previously scheduled for Jan. 1, 2008, but only for a few more months. Physician organizations call the measure a disappointing delay in addressing the flawed Medicare payment formula, leaving doctors and their patients in a state of uncertainty. Join TAFP’s ongoing advocacy effort using the tools below to make your voice heard in Washington. more …

posted 12.20.07

Related Links:

• Watch the new TAFP Academy in Action video: A Crisis in Medicare
• Visit AAFP’s Speak Out for more ways to advocate for Medicare reform.
• Read a letter TAFP sent to the Texas Congressional Delegation on Medicare physician payment.
• Read an in-depth report from the third-quarter TEXAS FAMILY PHYSICIAN magazine on Medicare cuts.
• Join the TAFP Political Action Committee and read more about TAFPPAC’s activities.

TAFP challenges health insurer for unconscionable rate increase

The plight of small-business employers hit home when TAFP got the news that United Healthcare will raise the 11-employee Academy’s health insurance premium by 23.5 percent in 2008. We’re challenging United to show us how they calculated the substancial rate increase at a time of record profits for their company. Read the letter to United Healthcare.

posted 12.21.07

The Texas Academy of Family Physicians Political Action Committee, the political voice of family medicine in Texas, speaks on behalf of more than 5,500 Texas family physicians and their patients. On our new Web site you can brush up on candidates and their stances on medical issues or join TAFPPAC in the fight to protect and strengthen family medicine.

TAFP continually identifies the evolving challenges facing family medicine. With these issues in mind, the Academy educates policymakers and the general public through its policy initiatives that include one-page issue briefs, full multi-page documents and coalition studies.

Want to know what’s going on deep in the heart of Texas? TAFP keeps its members up to date on all things legislative through our quarterly publication, TEXAS FAMILY PHYSICIAN. Here’s an archive of the TFP Legislative Update columns.

Connect directly with the American Academy of Family Physician’s Speak Out service. Users can easily access media guides, election results and issues and legislation, as well as communicate with local, state and federal officials.

The Texas Find Your Incumbent (FYI) system provides information about elected officials and the districts they represent. Information includes districts of the Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives, and Texas’ Congressional delegation.