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Your home for health care advocacy updates straight from Colorado's Capitol Hill. |
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SAVE THE DATE: CMS Virtual Town Hall - Legislative Update, April 21 |
Make plans to join the Colorado Medical Society staff and physician leaders, lobby team and invited guests for our next Virtual Town Hall -- April 21 at 6 p.m. Your participation is crucial to our policy and advocacy efforts, knowing how bills will affect your practice! Watch for more details coming soon. |
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CMS Board Votes to Oppose the Colorado Option |
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The CMS Board held a special meeting on April 1 to take a position on HB21-1232 Standardized Health Benefit Plan Colorado Option, ratifying the recommendations from the Council on Legislation and Committee on Value in Health Care to oppose the bill, which would mandate physician participation and implement a provider fee schedule.
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CMS has been at the stakeholder table on this issue, representing the interests of physicians like you and your patients, for three years. In order to inform their decision, the CMS Board used feedback from our members, along with: |
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The bill was scheduled for its first committee hearing this afternoon before the House Health & Insurance Committee, but has been postponed to later this week or next.
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Learn more with the
Your place to explore health care bills under consideration and positions voted on by the Council on Legislation (COL).
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CMS and the House of Medicine Successfully Kill Bill to Allow PA Independent Practice |
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Physicians, residents and medical students came out in force to testify against allowing PA Independent Practice during the hearing for HB21-1184 PA Collaboration and Reimbursement. The bill was heard by the House Health & Insurance Committee. The comments covered training differences between PAs and physicians, addressed the need for high-quality health care led by physicians in rural and underserved communities, and highlighted the value of PAs in their current role.
The committee voted 8-5 to kill HB21-1184. Thank you to the CMS members who testified:
Sami Diab, MD
Taj Kattapuram, MD
Michael Renecle, DO
Courtney Olson, Medical Student
If you are interested in learning more about legislative physician testimony, contact emily_bishop@cms.org.
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Legislature Thanks Physicians on National Doctor's Day |
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Representatives Matt Soper and Yadira Caraveo, MD read a tribute to Colorado's physicians in honor of National Doctor's Day on March 30, 2021. In attendance were many CMS past presidents and CMS CEO, Bryan Campbell. |
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From left: Deb Parsons, MD; Lee Morgan, MD; David Markenson, MD; Sen. Rhonda Fields; Dave Downs, MD; Rep. Matt Soper; Tamaan Osbourne-Roberts, MD; and CMS CEO Bryan Campbell. |
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Gov. Jared Polis to thank physicians during educational event on April 15
The Northern Colorado Medical Society will present the next event in their virtual education series -- The Health of LGBTQ Persons, with Dr. Carl G. Streed from Boston University School of Medicine -- on April 15, 12-1 p.m. NCMS is pleased to welcome Governor Jared Polis who will be joining the event live to welcome physician attendees and thank you for your service during the pandemic.
Physicians can expect to learn more about common terminology of LGBTQ persons, understand health known health disparities, learn more about legal and policy issues affecting the health of LGBTQ persons and adapt multi-level recommendations to improve the health of LGBTQ persons. To register, click here.
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Your contributions to COMPAC and the Small Donor Committee support pro-physician candidates |
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Thank you to our recent COMPAC and SDC donors!!
McArthur Hill, MD
Brad Case, MD, FACS
Korrey Klein, MD
David Hutchison, MD
Ellen Burkett, MD
William Self Jr., MD
Charles Hanson, MD
John Hedberg, MD, FACP
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Special thanks to the Partners In Medicine |
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Upcoming CMS Committee Meetings |
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All Colorado Medical Society committee meetings 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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Physician Wellbeing Committee Meeting - Thursday, April 8, 7-8 a.m. Email dianna_fetter@cms.org for connection information
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Council on Legislation Meeting - Wednesday, April 14, 6-8 p.m. Registration Link Coming Soon
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Physician Mindfulness Group Meeting - Thursday, April 15, 6-7 p.m. Register here
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Committee on Value in Health Care Meeting - Tuesday, April 27, 6-7:30 p.m. Register here
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Council on Legislation Meeting - Wednesday, April 28, 6-8 p.m. Registration Link Coming Soon
Registration is required; non-members or those unable to be identified at the time of the meeting will be removed from the meeting. Unsure if you are a CMS member? Email membership@cms.org.
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