Progress in State Budget This Week; Ongoing Physician Advocacy Essential
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The legislative leaders’ announcement this week of a resolution to one of the thorny policy issues holding up the State Budget advances the possibility that a final Budget could be adopted by the end of next week or early the week after. However, as long as negotiations remain “open”, physicians must continue to advocate to their legislators in opposition to the following problematic healthcare proposals from the Executive Budget.
Oppose Eliminating Access to Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR)
Please continue to send letters and tweets to your legislators to oppose this measure here: Retain Physicians’ Right to IDR
Oppose Imposition of Huge New Liability Costs
Please continue to send letters to and tweets to your legislators urging them to oppose this measure: Reject Physician Cost-Share
Oppose Removing Important County Medical Society Review Role
Please continue to send letters to and tweets to your legislators urging them to oppose this measure here: Preserve Role of County Medical Societies
Oppose Eliminating Physician Supervision
Please continue to send letters and tweets to your legislators urging them to oppose this measure here: Preserve Team-based Healthcare.
Oppose Eliminating Psychiatrist Certification for Involuntary Commitment
Please continue to send letters to and tweets to your legislators urging them to oppose this measure here. Oppose Section 3 of Part EE of HMH Budget bill (A3007/S3007)
