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Congressional Representatives Provide Differing Views on Health Care Reform

By jarvantes@aafp.org

If the Supreme Court rules that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, Congress will work on retaining certain provisions in the law that enjoy bipartisan support. That was one of the main messages delivered by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., in the keynote address at this year's Family Medicine Congressional Conference May 14-15 in Washington. McMorris Rodgers told the nearly 200 family physicians at the conference that Congress is trying to anticipate how the Supreme Court might rule on the Affordable Care Act. "Should the Supreme Court rule that any part of the health care (law) is unconstitutional, we (Congress) are prepared to move forward immediately to try and prevent some of the chaos in the marketplace," said McMorris Rodgers.

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:10:00 CDT

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FM Advocacy Day & Legislative Reception

KAFP Family Medicine & Surgery Advocacy Day

January 18, 2012 | KMS Bldg., Topeka, Kansas

Attention all physicians, residents

and medical students:

Please join us in preparing for the upcoming legislative session.
Come be energized and informed about Kansas issues!

Location for 2012
KMS Building (Map)
623 SW 10th
Topeka, KS 66612

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Family Medicine & Surgery Advocacy Day

January 18, 2012

KMS Building • 623 SW 10^th, Topeka, KS 66612

8:15 – 8:30 a.m. 8:30 – 11:00	Breakfast –coffee, juice, yogurt, rolls KAFP Board Meeting
11:00 –11:30	Family Medicine & Surgery Advocacy Day Registration Opens
11:30 – 11:35	Welcome, Deb Clements, MD, KAFP President; James Hamilton, Jr., MD , Kansas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons President
11:35 – 12:30	The Kansas Board of Healing Arts and YOU, Kathleen Selzler Lippert, Ks BOHA Executive Director
12:30 – 1:15 p.m.	Lunch (provided) Advocacy in Action: Issues in Kansas; Jerry Slaughter, KMS Executive Director; and Dodie Wellshear, KAFP Lobbyist
1:15 – 2:45	House Health Committee hearing - Room 784 Docking State Office Building/ Senate Public Health & Welfare Committee - Room 546-S Capitol Building / OR self-guided tour
3:00 – 3:30	The State of Health in the State of Kansas, Robert Moser, MD, KDHE Secretary
3:30 – 3:45	Break
3:45 – 4:15	Kansas Health Information Exchange: Connecting with KHIN, Laura McCrary Executive Director
4:15 – 5:15	Kansas Policy Makers’ Perspectives: a variety of prominent legislators will join us to share their perspectives on health related issues in Kansas. They include Sen. Vicki Schmidt (confirmed); Sen. Steve Morris (invited); Rep. Jim Ward (confirmed); and Rep. Marc Rhoades (confirmed)
5:15 – 5:20	Reflections on the day: What does it mean for KAFP? Deb Clements, MD, & Wakon Fowler, MD, Chair Governmental Advocacy Committee
5:30 – 7:30	Legislative Reception, KMS Building

Attention all physicians, residents

and medical students:

Please join us in preparing for the upcoming legislative session. Come be energized and informed about Kansas issues!

CONFERENCE EVALUATIONPlease complete the following short survey, so that we can better serve YOU at the next Family Medicine & Surgery Advocacy Day! ADVOCACY DAY EVALUATION Thank you.

Please join us in preparing for the upcoming legislative session.
Come be energized and informed about Kansas issues!

CONFERENCE EVALUATIONPlease complete the following short survey, so that we can better serve YOU at the next Family Medicine & Surgery Advocacy Day!

ADVOCACY DAY EVALUATION

Thank you.