Current CAFP Advocacy
CAFP engages in a significant amount of advocacy work specifically in Colorado state regulations and with the Colorado State Legislature. The Colorado legislative session runs from January to May of each year. Regulatory advocacy happens year-round.
CAFP is working to mitigate the impacts of cuts to critical healthcare.
We are focused on supporting measures that protect Medicaid services and physician reimbursement, preserve loan forgiveness programs, and sustain ACA premium subsidies. As a part of that process, your Academy is documenting the real-world impact of funding reductions, mobilizing physicians, and advancing policy solutions that stabilize and strengthen primary care in Colorado.
Working productively within a challenging fiscal climate.
With a projected state budget deficit in FY 2026, we are engaging in long-term efforts to protect primary care investment and strengthen safety net programs. CAFP is exploring fiscal reforms and coalition strategies to ensure sustainable funding for Medicaid and underserved communities.
Ensure primary care physicians and their patients see adequate investment in order to promote whole person care.
We continue to push for stronger state oversight to ensure insurers meaningfully invest in primary care. Through the DOI Collaborative, we are advocating for payment innovation, multi-payer alignment, and alternative payment models (APMs) that sustain family medicine—while ensuring small and independent practices can participate.
CAFP is leading efforts to reauthorize the Colorado Medical Practice Act…
While protecting physician-led, team-based care, confidential peer review, and patient safety. We are opposing proposals that weaken physician leadership or lower professional standards.
Additional opportunities to engage in the legislative work of the CAFP include serving as Doctor of the Day, giving to the CAFP’s Political Committee, joining CAFP’s Advocacy Insiders group, joining the Legislative Committee, and joining the Board of Directors.
Are you passionate about a particular topic? Want to lend your voice to the work the CAFP is doing? Contact Isabel@coloradoafp.org.