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Governor’s 2025-26 May Revision Proposes Major Cuts to Healthcare and Undermines Medi-Cal Expansion Commitments

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

On May 14, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom released the revised 2025-26 state budget to address a projected $12 billion deficit , a sharp contrast to the modest surplus anticipated in January. To fill that gap, California has chosen to use state-only funds to provide certain Medi-Cal benefits to undocumented Californians.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Hearings and Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Last week, the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) was actively engaged in multiple discussions on health care policy, including Medical Assistance rate reimbursement, coverage for the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model and broader reforms to patient-centered care.

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New Report: U.S. Primary Care System Crumbling Amid Historic Disinvestment and Surge in Chronic Diseases

The Physicians Foundation

Scorecard with National and State Level Data Reveals Workforce Shortages, Low Primary Care Reimbursement, and Reduced Patient Access to Vital Services February 18, 2025 – As the nation faces a widespread surge in chronic diseases, the third Primary Care Scorecard highlights how systemic disinvestment in U.S. Key findings include: 1.

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- ADVOCACY News

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Topics on the AAFP agenda included: Improving Access to Primary Care for High Deductible Health Plans Enrollees - high deductible plans discourage patients from accessing primary to deal with problems such as diabetes and hypertension and delay care, leading to worsening health outcomes.

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For family medicine workforce, HHS reorganization plan receives a failing grade

Common Sense Family Doctor

Match Day on March 21, 2025 unfolded similarly to the National Resident Matching Program in previous years. Out of a typical graduating class of 200 students, our largest family-medicine bound group was 15 (7.5%) and the smallest was 6 (3%). How can we train more family physicians?