Michigan's Premiere Gathering of Family Medicine
Mark your calendar for August 6-9, 2020, to join colleagues at the Detroit Marriott Troy for the Michigan Family Medicine Conference & Expo—network, earn CME, and have fun in the "D". Registration will open in March.
Advocate for Your Specialty & Your Patients
Michigan Academy of Family Physicians and Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family Physicians are hosting the 2020 Michigan Family Medicine Advocacy Day on February 25, in downtown Lansing. This annual, free member event provides an opportunity for family physicians, family medicine residents, and medical students to talk with state legislators about legislative and policy issues impacting the specialty, as well as care access and delivery, in Michigan. REGISTER
Combating Michigan’s Opioid Epidemic
To combat the opioid epidemic, the state of Michigan is taking action through new state laws that emerged out of the Governor’s task force recommendations, and regulatory reforms through the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Click here for the most up-to-date information Family Physicians need to know.
Having a Family Doctor is Good for YOUR Health
Family Physicians are doctors who practice the specialty of Family Medicine. They provide preventive, comprehensive, coordinated, chronic and ongoing care. They also go beyond medical care to connect patients with local resources and services that can positively impact health. Click here to download a handout that explains more about how having a Family Physician is good for YOUR health.
Strengthen the Family Medicine Voice in Lansing
Michigan Family Physicians' voluntary contributions to FMPAC help amplify the Family Medicine voice in downtown Lansing and strenghten MAFP's efforts to impact health policy and the overall practice environment for Family Physicians in Michigan. LEARN MORE & CONTRIBUTE TODAY 
Advancing
Family Medicine
Michigan Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) is the state’s largest specialty physician association. With more than 4,200 members, MAFP is dedicated to assisting Family Physicians and their practices as they work to ensure high-quality, cost-effective healthcare for patients of all ages.
News & Announcements
Future of MIDOCS Uncertain Amidst Ongoing State Budget Talks
Funding for MIDOCS and rural hospitals in the state's Fiscal Year 2019-2020 budget hang in the balance, as negotiations between Governor Gretchen Whitmer and legislative leadership are put in hold for the hunting and Thanksgiving break. Central to the debate is the Governor's constitutional authority to shift money from one program to another using the State Administrative Board. MAFP continues to advocate for restoration of funding for the MIDOCS program and rural hospitals.
Proposed Legislation Governing Emotional Support Animals Receives House, Senate Panel Hearings
Legislation has been introduced in the Michigan House and Senate that would require certain criteria be met prior to a physician recommending an emotional support animal for a patient. With a shortage of behavioral health professionals in the state, MAFP members have shared they are receiving an increase in the number of patient requests for the recommendations of an emotional support animal. MAFP opposes these bills as written, because of the potential burdens they could place on family physicians.
Contact Your State Lawmakers to Urge Support for Prior Authorization Reform Legislation
Please contact your state lawmakers to urge them to support Senate Bill 612, a new bill recently introduced in the Michigan Senate that calls for adding transparency, fairness, and clinical validity requirements to the prior authorization and step therapy process. The goal is to ensure patients receive timely coverage decisions and the care, treatment, and medications they need, when they need them, as determined medically-necessary by their physician.
Physicians and Patients Advocate for Prior Authorization Reform on Health Can't Wait Action Day
Health Can't Wait Action Day in downtown Lansing on October 30 provided a forum for patients, physicians, and other healthcare professionals to share real-life examples of how the current inefficient prior authorization process is adversely impacting health outcomes, and to advocate for reform. According to a 2018 American Medical Association survey, 91% of physician respondents reported care delays associated with prior authorization, 75% said it can lead to treatment abandonment, and 28% acknowledged that prior authorization has led to serious adverse event for a patient in their care.
Upcoming Events
Dec
7
2019 KSA Study Group: Well Child Care
December 7, 2019
Okemos, MI
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Feb
25
2020 MI Family Medicine Advocacy Day
February 25, 2020
Lansing, MI
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May
1
Beyond Clinical & Curriculum: 2020 FM Resident Conference
May 1, 2020
Okemos, MI
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Aug
6
2020 Michigan Family Medicine Conference & Expo
August 6 - 9, 2020
Troy, MI
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For MAFP Members
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