Important Issues

With the conclusion of the 24th DC Council session, MSDC has created a legislative scorecard showing the success of its advocacy agenda these past two years. Similar to the past Council sessions, MSDC saw progress on a wide number of issues.

You can read our scorecard here.

MSDC establishes its advocacy priorities through its Advocacy Committee and Board of Directors. Learn more about how MSDC determines whether a bill receives a "support" or "priority support" ranking here.

The scorecard does not include other advocacy victories outside of legislation that MSDC saw this year. Other areas of success include:

• Being appointed to the Mayor's Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce
• Working with DC Health to establish a temporary medical license process
• Pushing DC Health to negotiate with Maryland and Virginia on regional reciprocity
• Testifying on issues like certificate of need changes and marijuana testing in pregnant patients.
• Testifying at numerous oversight and budget hearings to discuss issues like physician health, support for independent practices, and increased funding from DC government agencies.

The 2023-2024 Council period will be even busier than before, so make your voice heard! Use this link to let us know the issues of interest to you and how you want to get involved.