About AfPA
Since 2006, the health care providers who make up the Alliance for Patient Access have prioritized patient-centered care. That’s why members from across specialty areas and throughout the country advocate for policies that:
Support clinical decision making. Better health outcomes occur when health care providers and patient—not insurers—make treatment decisions.
Limit abusive utilization management techniques, which cause unnecessary administrative burden, drive up costs, and delay sick people from accessing treatment.
Acknowledge each person’s individual health care needs.
AfPA members can participate in activities such as:
- Joining a working group
- Engaging in advocacy initiatives
- Contributing to educational policy papers and videos
- Sharing their perspective with policymakers about the benefits of patient-centered care.
- Every day, health policy decisions are made that impact patients and clinicians across the country. Have a say. Advocate for patient-centered care.
AfPA is organized as a non-profit 501(c)(4) corporation and headed by an independent board of directors. Its physician leadership is supported by policy advocacy management and public affairs consultants. In 2012, AfPA established the Institute for Patient Access (IfPA), a related 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. In keeping with its mission to promote a better understanding of the benefits of the physician-patient relationship in the provision of quality health care, IfPA sponsors policy research and educational programming.
