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Your home for health care advocacy updates straight from Colorado's Capitol Hill. |
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Working for you on prior authorization
The Colorado Medical Society recently signed onto an American Medical Association letter urging prior authorization reforms at the federal level. Read more here.
According to the AMA:
- 93 percent of physicians report care delays or disruptions associated with PA.
- 34 percent of physicians report that PA has led to a serious adverse event (e.g., hospitalization, permanent impairment, or even death) for a patient in their care
- 91 percent of physicians see PA as having a negative effect on their patients’ clinical outcomes.
We need your stories for advocacy on the state level! Have prior authorization delays harmed your patients? Respond to this email if you have a story to share or reach out directly to jennifer_armstrong@cms.org.
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CMS opposes HB23-1071 - Licensed Psychologist Prescriptive Authority
A bill to allow psychologists prescriptive authority for psychotropic medications passed the Colorado House today. CMS and House of Medicine partners oppose HB23-1071 - Licensed Psychologist Prescriptive Authority and we are working hard to stop it. As CMS President Patrick Pevoto, MD, MBA, said in testimony before the House Health and Insurance Committee last week, "There is a mental health crisis in Colorado, but lowering the standard of care to allow psychologists to prescribe powerful, dangerous drugs as proposed in HB23-1071 is not the way to fix the problem." These drugs can affect the whole body and cause serious interactions or complications if prescribed improperly. Stay tuned for further action alerts to get involved.
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Thanks to those who attended Metro Denver Legislative Night!
We had a great time at Metro Denver Legislative Night facilitating conversations between physicians and legislators. Speakers Alan Steinmann, MD, and Rachelle Klammer, MD, spoke about workforce issues and scope of practice issues and took questions from the audience. CMS President Patrick Pevoto, MD, MBA, also facilitated discussion on prior authorization hassles.
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Any individual 18 and older can contribute. Contribution limits apply. $50/year to the SDC; $625/election cycle to COMPAC. If you think you may have met the contribution limit already, contact chet_seward@cms.org.
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You hear about bills in the news; wonder where CMS stands on them?
The CMS Bill Tracker is your tool to stay up to date with health care legislation and CMS's positions on bills!
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New in transparency: CIVHC launches provider payment tool
The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) recently released the Provider Payment Tool, the first health care transparency tool of its kind in Colorado. Through Senate Bill 22-068, the tool shows how payments made to providers vary across the state, with the intention of increasing health care payment transparency. Read more about the new tool here.
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All Colorado Medical Society committee meetings and events are open to all CMS members. Find the latest list of events on the CMS events webpage, cms.org/events. Upcoming meetings are listed below. Email membership@cms.org for more information.
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Committee on Professional Education and Accreditation (virtual) - Thursday, Feb. 9, 4-5 p.m. Email debra_will@cms.org to register
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee (virtual) - Thursday, Feb. 9, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Register
- CMS office closed Monday, Feb. 20, in observance of Presidents' Day
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Committee on Physician Wellbeing (virtual) - Tuesday, Feb. 21, 6-7 p.m. Email kate_alfano@cms.org to register
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Council on Legislation (virtual) - Wednesday, Feb. 22, 6-8 p.m. Email jennifer_armstrong@cms.org to register
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CMS Virtual Grand Rounds webinar: The use of analytics in improving service (virtual) - Tuesday, Feb. 28, 6-7 p.m. Register
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2023 CMS Board of Directors meetings: March 10 in Denver/hybrid, June 16 in Denver/hybrid, Sept. 22-23 in Breckenridge (Annual Meeting; save the date!). More information
Registration is required for most meetings; non-members or those unable to be identified at the time of virtual meetings may be removed. Unsure if you are a CMS member? Email membership@cms.org.
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