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Policy Pulse newsletter: Jan. 11, 2023
2023 Colorado General Assembly convenes

The 2023 Colorado General Assembly convened on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, and once again the Colorado Medical Society has your back as legislators consider bills that will affect your practice and patients.

CMS's top priorities in 2023 are:
  • reducing administrative burden,
  • opposing inappropriate and dangerous expansions of scope of practice, and
  • opposing threats to Colorado's stable tort environment.

Of course we are also watching carefully for other unanticipated challenges as they arise. You can join us as an advocate for the profession by connecting with your state legislators, sharing a story for us to use when writing testimony or letting us know you are interested in testifying, and donating to COMPAC and the Small Donor Committee. Reply to this email if you are interested in getting involved, and we will guide you through options based on your available time and interests.
Register today for Metro Denver Legislative Night: Jan. 25, 5-6:30 p.m.

All CMS members, especially those in the metro Denver area, are invited to Metro Denver Legislative Night. Meet and mingle with dozens of legislators, enjoy drinks and heavy hors d'oeuvres, and find out how you can help advocate for your profession. There is no cost to attend, but please register by Jan. 18. This event is sponsored by Colorado Medical Society, Denver Medical Society, ADEMS, Aurora-Adams County Medical Society, and Foothills Medical Society. Register here.
We need your stories!

Have prior authorization delays harmed your patients? CMS is gathering stories to use for our advocacy in 2023. Respond to this email if you have a story to share or reach out directly to jennifer_armstrong@cms.org.
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.
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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Upcoming CMS Meetings
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.

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (virtual) - Thursday, Jan. 12, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Register
  • CMS office closed - Monday, Jan. 16 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Committee on Physician Wellbeing (virtual) - Tuesday, Jan. 17, 6-7 p.m. Register
  • Council on Legislation (virtual) - Wednesday, Jan. 18, 6-8 p.m. Email chet_seward@cms.org to register
  • Committee on Value in Health Care (virtual) - Monday, Jan. 23, 6-7 p.m. Email jennifer_armstrong@cms.org to register
  • Metro Denver Legislative Night (in person) - Wednesday, Jan. 25, 5-6:30 p.m. History Colorado Center, Denver. Register
  • Next CMS Board of Directors meeting (hybrid) - Friday, March 10, 1-5 p.m. Register

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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