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Celebrating Family Medicine - How family medicine and IAFP work together for Illinois. 

IAFP partners with Dept. of Insurance to review health insurance denials and rescissions
IAFP members will review insurance company rescissions currently awaiting DOI action to determine if the insurance company was justified in their actions.  IAFP’s volunteer physicians will provide expert review to enhance the Department’s ability to serve Illinois consumers and provide consult as the Department implements the health insurance reforms of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Link to the press release from the State of Illinois website http://illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=2&RecNum=8562

IAFP reaction to Medicare patch click here.

Elmhurst Clinic is Illinois' first NCQA-recognized medical home. click here

IAFP 2010 Award nominations are now open – nominations due June 30 

• Nominate your choice for Family Physician of the Year    Click here

• Nominate a faculty member or volunteer for our Teacher of the Year Award   Click here

• View a list of past IAFP award winners Click here

Recent IAFP News

8/11/10 IAFP releases case study on Illinois Health Connect and Your Healthcare Plus medical home programs, showing improved outcomes and cost savings. Click here 

8/11/10 – PRESS RELEASE Case Statement Makes a Statement for the Medical Home  click here 

3/22/10 Family physicians reaction to House votes on health care reform

• To speak with an Illinois family physician, contact Ginnie Flynn at gflynn@iafp.com or call 630-427-8004.

• Read AAFP statement here:  http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/media/releases/2010b/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act.html 

1/8/2010 - IAFP member coordinates Skokie’s successful H1N1 vaccine public efforts IAFP member Catherine Counard, MD, MPH, is Director of Health for the Village of Skokie, and offers this recap of their H1N1 vaccination efforts Click here 

8/26/09 IAFP Members speak up in the AMA’s Virtual Town Hall: Family physicians help the AMA answer patient’s questions about the health care reform proposals in two YouTube videos:

Part 1:  http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/health-system-reform/virtual-town-hall-2009aug21.shtml
Part 2:  http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/health-system-reform/virtual-town-hall-2009aug25.shtml

8/2/09 IAFP President Javette Orgain, MD spoke at a press conference with US Sen. Dick Durbin calling for meaningful, fair health care reform to fix our health care crisis.  

• Read: her full statement here. 

• View: photos here

• Listen:  hear audio from the full press event here

7/14/09 Opinion-Editorial from IAFP President Javette C. Orgain, MD on federal health care reform   click here 

2/17/09  IAFP Supports HB71 to ban text messaging while driving Click here to read statement. 

1/8/09  Nominations are now open for 2009 IAFP Awards
Family Physician of the Year click here
Teachers of the Year click here  

12/6/08 Awards Dinner honors Family Physicians click below for press releases and photos.  

• Family Physician of the Year – William F. Hays, MD of Logan Primary Care in Herrin   Photo

• Family Medicine Full-time Teacher of the Year – Robert Ewart, MD of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield.  Photo

• Family Medicine Part-time Teacher of the Year – Michael Mendoza, MD, MPH of the University of Chicago – Pritzker School of Medicine.  Photo

• President’s Award (3) –Margaret A. Kirkegaard, MD, MPH - photo; Susan L. Nagele, MD- photo and Kelly Carroll, MD -photo

11/18/08 Javette C. Orgain, MD installed as IAFP's first African-American president  Read article and view pictures  Read Dr. Orgain's speach

7/15/08  Medicare veto override a success!!  Read statement 

7/12/08 IAFP joined US Senator Dick Durbin for press conference on Saturday, July 12 calling on President Bush to sign HR 6331, replacing the Medicare 10.6% cut with small positive updates through 2009.  Read release  Click here for photo

7/9/08 IAFP statement on Senate Medicare vote read press release 

6/27/08 IAFP Responds to Medicare Cuts - read press release and statement from IAFP President, Steve Knight, MD 

6/19/08 Family Physician of the Year opens doors at new office click here to read story and view pictures.  Our 2007 IAFP Family Physician of the Year James P. Valek, MD  has a grand opening of his new office.  Get a personal tour of the new office from daughter Becca Valek on You Tube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMFsZ839aTg.

11/16/07 Dr. Steve Knight comments on Medical Liability Caps Ruling.  Read more 

AUDIO- download audio statement from the IAFP president Steven D. Knight, MD of Harrisburg, IL click here 
AUDIO - download audio from IAFP second vice president David J. Hagan, MD of Gibson City, IL click here.  Dr Hagan describes how the uncertainty of the caps on non-economic damages is still affecting physicians in his community. 

Public Statements 

10/3/07 Read IAFPs Statement on Retail Health Clinics - click here for the press release.

3/7/07 Read IAFPs Statement on Illinois Covered - click here for the press release.  

1/22/07 Cutting Cook County Health Care won't add up for County patients - click here for editorial 

5/14/05 Steven Wilk, MD, Bolingbrook, IAFP past president and chair of the Foundation, wrote an Opinion-Editorial column on malpractice lawsuits  Click here to read editorial.

Tar Wars Program

Tar Wars - Tar Wars provides an opportunity for health care providers, school personnel, and community members to work in the community and in the classroom to fight youth tobacco use.