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.
Call for Nominations
Each year, MAFP honors outstanding MAFP members who exemplify the mission, vision, and values of the Academy. Awards are presented during the annual summer Michigan Family Medicine Conference & Expo. Nominate your choice by March 1 for the "Archie" Award of Excellence, Michigan Family Physician of the Year, Michigan Family Medicine Educator of the Year, Michigan Family Medicine Resident of the Year, Michigan Family Medicine Volunteer Leadership Award, and NEW this year, Outstanding Medical Student in Michigan.
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
Thank You 2019 Family Medicine Foundation of Michigan Donors
Thanks in part to grants and contributions from organizations and the individual donors listed below, Family Medicine Foundation of Michigan expended $151,000 in 2019 to further its work of advancing family medicine in Michigan.
MIDOCS Funding Restored in Final State Budget Deal
Last week’s tentative fiscal year 2019-2020 state budget agreement between legislative leaders and Governor Gretchen Whitmer was finalized this week. Included in the supplemental appropriations bill approved overwhelmingly by the Legislature on December 10 is the reappropriation of $573.5 million in funding that was line-item vetoed by the Governor in late September. Of particular importance to MAFP and family physicians is restored funding for critical access hospitals, rural hospitals, and the MIDOCS program.
MAFP Testifies on Emotional Support Animal Legislation
MAFP Legislative Liaison Matt Black testified before the Michigan House Judiciary Committee on December 10 in opposition to legislation that, if passed, would establish new regulations for prescribing emotional support animals and punishments for failing to adhere to the regulations. As currently written, the bill includes a broad definition of healthcare providers who may prescribe emotional support animals; requires that a healthcare provider deliver a notarized statement, when requested, to the landlord of a patient for whom an emotional support animal is prescribed; and makes violating the bill a misdemeanor punishable by jail, fine, and/or community service.
BCBSM Announces New ‘Blueprint for Affordability’
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan announced on December 11 that it has reached new 5-year value-based, performance-based, risk-based payment contracts with seven hospital systems and physician groups in southeast Michigan. Beginning January 1, ‘Blueprint for Affordability’ participants must meet agreed-upon annual cost targets or pay penalties. The goal is to contain healthcare costs and improve quality of care.
Upcoming Events
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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May
21
2020 Michigan Family Medicine Research Day
May 21, 2020
Howell, 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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