In this episode, AAFP Government Relations Vice President David Tully talks with three Academy members who have testified before Congress in recent months: AAFP President Steven Furr, Jennifer Gholson and Bob Rauner. We'll talk about their time in “the hot seat,” what it means for the Academy’s advocacy to have earned such high visibility on Capitol Hill — and about how family physicians can educate lawmakers about primary care even without traveling to D.C. 

Topics

• 00:00 Welcome to Fighting for Family Medicine for a conversation about the AAFP’s increasing prominence among the experts and stakeholders called to testify before Congress.
• 0:22 Introduction
• 2:15 Welcome, Drs. Furr, Gholson and Rauner
• 2:31 What is it like to be in the chamber, and what goes on behind the scenes?
• 4:33 Dr. Gholson talks about her noncompete testimony and the impact it seemed to make.
• 5:37 Did you walk away from your testimony feeling understood?
• 6:44 The importance of lawmakers’ staff and engaging with them
• 9:44 What can family physicians do right now in their home states?
• 11:23 Dr. Rauner traces the roots of his advocacy, focusing on primary care spend.
• 13:25 How did each of you prepare to testify?
• 16:45 Conclusion

Resources 

• AAFP President Steven Furr, M.D., FAAFP: testimony on administrative simplification and testimony on primary care payment 
• Jennifer Gholson, M.D.: testimony on noncompete agreements
• Bob Rauner, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP: testimony on primary care investment
• AAFP News: Congressional Testimony Shows Need for Primary Care Investment
• AAFP News: AAFP President Delivers Senate Testimony on Medicare Payment
• In the Trenches: Is This the Year We Reform Prior Authorization?
• For AAFP members: active Speak Out campaigns and grassroots advocacy resources

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