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  • Legislative Update - 3/28/2011

    March 28, 2011

    The stalemate between Indiana House of Representatives Democrats and Indiana House of Representatives Republicans continues to disrupt the movement and passage of legislation in Indiana. As of today, March 28th, the Indiana House failed to have a quorum, although there are talks between the two sides and it was just announced the House Dems will return at 5...

  • Legislative Update - 2/24/2011

    February 24, 2011

    With Indiana making national news, the IAFP is sure you are aware how contentious negotiations have been this year in the Indiana House of Representatives. While the union and education related legislation have been the hot topics in the news, the health bills introduced have also been controversial. When the Indiana House of Representatives Democrats...

  • Legislative Update - 1/6/2011

    January 6, 2011

    The Indiana General Assembly has reconvened for what is set to be an exciting and challenging year. Yesterday both the House and Senate held brief sessions to introduce bills and announce the first committee hearings. Though the focus of the long session is the writing of the two year budget, there are hundreds of other pieces of legislation to...

  • 2011 Legislative Preview - 10/29/2010

    October 29, 2010

    If you thought the fall political ads were tough, wait until Indiana’s 2011 General Assembly session starts in January. Indiana’s legislators will be drafting the state budget for the next two years, and it will not be an easy task. Legislators and experts have been heard quoting that the state will have to shave off up to $1.3 billion dollars in...

  • The IAFP Needs You!

    October 29, 2010

    The Indiana Academy of Family Physicians and the Indiana State Medical Association will once again sponsor the Physician of the Day program at the 2011 General Assembly. Your assistance is needed! In the current fast-changing health care climate, it is most important that family medicine make an impression on our legislators. This important...

  • Health Care Reform

    October 12, 2010

    Health Care Reform resources at the AAFP Questions and answers about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are available on a new web page from the AAFP. Find out how the new legislation will affect PCPs, the practice of medicine, physician payment, family physicians as small business owners, academic family medicine, and patients. Click...

  • Legislators Turn Out for Meeting on Family Physician Workforce Crisis

    June 14, 2010

    The IAFP headquarters is thrilled to announce that the American Academy of Family Physicians selected the Indiana Chapter for the 2010 Leadership in State Government Advocacy Award. The purpose of the Leadership in State Government Advocacy Award is to recognize outstanding Chapter contributions to further family medicine through legislative...

  • The 2010 Indiana General Assembly Sine Die

    June 4, 2010

    Around 1 a.m. Saturday, March 13th, the Indiana General Assembly finished the 2010 short session. It was not until late Friday that both the House and Senate came to an agreement on two major bills that had held session for the last eight days, SB 23 Unemployment Insurance and HB 1367 Education. The IAFP is excited to report that we had a major...