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Advocacy Resources

TAFP’s advocacy resources exist to guide members, policymakers and the general public through issues important to family medicine.

Issue Briefs TAFP Issue Brief: Physician Workforce and Loan Repayment — Support H.B. 2154 Issue Brief: Improved Rates = Improved Medicaid Access Issue Brief: Support Senate Bills 346 and 347 by Senator Jane Nelson TAFP Issue Brief: Physician Workforce and Loan Repayment Code Blue: Support House Bill 3145 Primary Care Coalition Addendum: Fair Contracting TMA Bill Summary: CHIP Reform, HB 109 Primary Care Coalition Issue Brief: Fair Contracting Primary Care Coalition Issue Brief: Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education Primary Care Coalition Issue Brief: Medicaid and CHIP Texas Public Health Coalition: Our Future Is in Jeopardy

TAFP signs position papers to improve the health of all Texans as a member of the Texas Public Health Coalition.

Policy Docs The Primary Solution: Mending Texas’ Fractured Health Care System

TAFP and its partners in the Primary Care Coalition have researched the causes of the health care crisis facing Texas and have developed recommendations to lay the foundation for an efficient, high-quality health care delivery system.

FRACTURED: The State of Health Care in Texas

TAFP and its partners in the Primary Care Coalition released a report calling for reforms in the state's health care system.

FADING AWAY: Access to Primary Care

TAFP and its partners in the Primary Care Coalition released this report before the 79th Legislature calling for reforms in the state's health
care system.

Lobbying tools Backup materials from the 2008 Leadership & Legislative Conference

At the 2008 Leadership & Legislative Conference, TAFP members honed their skills by learning effective ways to interact with the media, policymakers and other advocacy organizations.

Video projects Academy in Action

Check out Academy in Action, a series of four videos on federal and state issues that affect family doctors. The videos—A Crisis in Medicare; Will There Be Enough Family Physicians?; The Patient-centered Medical Home; Doctor’s Orders: A Survival Guide for Family Physicians—last about five minutes each.

TAFPPAC endorsement videos

For the 2008 election season, TAFPPAC partnered with TEXPAC to produce a series of videos about candidates we support.

The Primary Solution

TAFP and its partners in the Primary Care Coalition released a report containing recommendations for an efficient, high-quality health care system.

Download a .pdf version
of the report