Private Sector Advocacy
Representing family physicians' interests to health insurance companies, medical specialty societies, and employers.
Our calling? Protecting your interests.
Count on us to:
- Challenge cumbersome administrative practices by health plans.
- Press for fairer payments to family physicians.
- Promote health plan adherence to CPT coding standards and conventions.
Spotlight
- Are you contracted with UnitedHealthcare? Has your fee schedule changed to a fixed or frozen resource-based relative value unit? Read AAFP News Now article highlighting the request from AAFP and other medical specialty societies to United to change its course.
- Do you have concerns about the accuracy of the UnitedHealth Premium designation data? If so, request a "reconsideration" of your UHC designation. Read AAFP News Now article.
- Are payers' performance assessment programs fair? How should I respond to them? For answers to these and other questions, read the AAFP Members Guide to Physician Assessment Programs (8-page Members Only PDF; About PDFs).
Here's what we're working on:
Make Your Voice Heard
Here's how you can get involved:
- Write to your health plan. AAFP's template letters to payers make it easy. (Members Only)
- We want to hear about your experiences. Submit a health plan grievance or view grievances submitted by other members. (Members Only)
- Subscribe to our e-mail discussion list and hear what others are saying. (Members Only)
- Speak out on legislative issues.
- Join AAFP's grassroots advocacy efforts.
Private Sector Advocacy
