NYSAFP Urges Lawmakers to Support Primary Care and Healthcare Workforce Investments and Opposes Independent Practice for Physician Assistants in State Budget
February 12, 2026
The New York State Academy of Family Physicians (NYSAFP), representing nearly 6,000 family physicians, residents, and medical students across New York, issued testimony this week before the Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Health/Medicaid outlining key priorities for the SFY 2026โ27 State Budget.



