Important Issues

Physicians are their own best advocates, so MSDC brought a group - virtually and in-person - to the DC Council as part of the annual Council Visit Day.

Council Visit Day is an annual event where physicians meet Councilmembers and their staff to discuss issues important to the entire DC House of Medicine.

This year, attendees shared three items:

• Concerns about B25-571, which would create a new mandatory CME requirement
• Information about prior auth gold carding as a next step in DC's progressive prior auth reforms
• A draft resolution encouraging Congress to fix the Medicare payment system

Attendees held six in-person and one virtual meeting, including meeting members of the Committee on Health and Committee on Health Equity. Towards the end of the day attendees spent 30 minutes with Councilmember Charles Allen discussing a number of healthcare topics and were thanked for their service.

This is not the only opportunity for physician engagement in advocacy this year; those interested in meeting Councilmembers or speaking with their offices can:

• Ask MSDC to help you sign up to testify at a hearing
• Ask MSDC to arrange a meeting to discuss an issue on the MSDC agenda
• Join or renew their membership to see opportunities in Capital Medicine or dedicated emails

For more information contact the MSDC office.