FFFM | April 2026 Advocacy Rounds
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David Tully recaps the AAFP's advocacy efforts in April 2026, focusing on immigration and healthcare policy issues.
David Tully, AAFP vice president of government relations, recaps the AAFP's April 2026 advocacy efforts. AAFP led a coalition letter urging the Departments of Homeland Security and State to speed visa and immigration processing for international medical graduates, citing delays with J-1 waivers, H-1B extensions, and green cards that disrupt care in rural and underserved areas. AAFP warned the Department of Education that a proposed Workforce Pell rule could exclude physicians with graduate degrees from short-term training support, worsening workforce gaps. The organization backed legislation to eliminate Medicare's 20% coinsurance for chronic care management, joined a CMS convening on the new ACO LEAD model, and submitted regulatory comments opposing added administrative burden and HRSA's proposed 340B rebate model. Topics by Timestamp 00:00 April Advocacy Recap 00:34 Supporting IMG Visas 01:57 Workforce Pell Concerns 02:34 Chronic Care Management Bill 03:16 CMS ACO Lead Model 03:57 Regulatory Burden Pushback 05:01 GME IQ Data Tool 05:26 Primary Care Underinvestment 06:32 Get Involved and Wrap Up Additional Resources Hearing on "Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An…
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