Robert Bennett is the Federal Regulatory Manager for the American Academy of Family Physicians and has been with AAFP for seven years. He is responsible for forming AAFP responses to federal government agencies such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Food and Drug Administration, the Government Accountability Office, and others. Prior to joining the AAFP, Bennett worked for the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) as a federal and legislative lobbyist focusing on Medicare payments.  Before joining MGMA, he worked for CMS Office of the Administrator and CMS Office of Communications, largely as a liaison to physician and other medical organizations.