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The Colorado Medical Society will works diligently during the legislative session on important issues pertinent to the practice of medicine and health care reform in Colorado. "Heard on the Hill" provides you with reports on recent and upcoming health care legislation.
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| Updated weekly during the legislative session, the Digest provides a brief summary of all bills being followed by the CMS Council on Legislation. |
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| This link will connect you with the Colorado General Assembly website which has contact information for all Colorado State Senators and Representatives, their committee assignments, staff and much more. When you arrive at the site, simply click on the Pink Book link located on the left hand column of the page and a drop down menu will direct you where to locate all of the categories of available information on members of the Colorado State General Assembly. | |||||||||
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| For Resources on Physician Designation Programs, click HERE |
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| Fair & Transparent Contracting Act (SB 79) Q & A and Checklist |
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COMPAC The Colorado Medical Political Action Committee | |
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2006 State and Congressional COMPAC Endorsements | |
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Link to the Colorado General Assembly Home Page | |
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Link to the BME The Colorado Medical Board Home Page | |
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Link to U.S. Congressional Directory | |
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Download the BME Process | |
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How a Bill becomes a Law Road Map | |
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How to Write Legislators | |
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Is the Medicare fix on the horizon? | |
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Senate Bill 198 information | |
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Colorado's Economic Recovery Plan |
Legislative review and reform is one of the most important functions of organized medicine. It is critical that both CMS member and non-member physicians communicate their ideas about the legislative issues that are important to medicine on both the state and federal level. CMS encourages you to voice those concerns. Please send e-mail comments to the CMS Division of Public Affairs.
What other features would you like to see in the "Heard on the Hill" section? Click HERE to let us know. Make sure to include "Heard on the Hill Feedback" in the subject box of the e-mail message.
Support HR 3961- the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009. Click HERE
As the debate over national health reform heats up this summer, learn how HR 3200, the bill currently before the US House of Representatives, meshes with CMS’ principles for health reform and its pros and cons from medicine’s perspective. We also have links to the Energy & Commerce Committee’s Web site (for a summary of the bill and all amendments), House GOP and Democrat Web sites (for their takes on the bill), “Frequently Asked Questions” from AMA and more.
Click here for CMS' Postion paper on HR3200
“Frequently Asked Questions,” AMA -
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/399/hsr-hr3200-faqs.pdf
AMA Health Systems Reform Web page -
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/advocacy/health-system-reform.shtml
Analysis of the bill from “Politifact” -
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2009/jul/30/e-mail-analysis-health-bill-needs-check-/
House Republican Web page -
http://healthcare.gopleader.gov/
Democratic Web page -
http://www.majorityleader.gov/members/health_care.cfm
For complete bill text, summary and text of all amendments, go to -
http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1722:hr-3200-americas-affordable-health-choices-act-of-2009-markup-day-5&catid=141:full-committee&Itemid=85