changes, and legislative updates for Ohio’s family physicians.
To access the OAFP Bill Tracker, visit the OAFP Public Policy webpage and click on the Bill Tracker icon.
Read on for this week’s updates and contact Advocacy Coordinator Kaela Springhetti with questions or for ways to get involved.
OAFP Bill Tracker Updated
The OAFP online Bill Tracker keeps members updated on healthcare legislation in Ohio. Visit the OAFP Public Policy webpage and click on the “Bill Tracker” icon to see bill numbers; sponsors; descriptions; and current status within the House/Senate. You can also see if/when the legislation was reviewed by the OAFP Public Policy Workgroup and the OAFP’s official position on each bill.
AAFP Speak Out Opportunities
Source: The American Academy of Family Physicians
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Speak Out tool enables you to directly contact your state officials, members of Congress, or the Office of the President on the issues that matter most to primary care.
- Speak Out: Urge Congress to Support the Newly Reintroduced Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act
- Speak Out: Tell Your Lawmakers to Support Pro-Primary Care Reforms in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
- Speak Out: Support H-1B Physicians
- Speak Out: Urge Congress to Protect PSLF for Family Physicians
- Speak Out: Tell Congress to Extend ACA Tax Credits
- Speak Out: Oppose ECAPS Act and Protect Physician-Led Primary Care
- Speak Out: Secure Long-Term Funding for THCGME, CHCs, and NHSC
- Speak Out: Make Telehealth Flexibilities Permanent
- Speak Out: Strengthen Funding for Primary Care Priorities
- Speak Out: Defend Vaccine Science and Public Health
- Speak Out: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Reauthorization Act
- Speak Out: Tell Congress to Support Direct Primary Care.
Learn more about advocating for family medicine.