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Legislative Kickoff Reception to Launch the 2025 Maryland General Assembly
MedChi will host a Legislative Kickoff Reception on Monday, January 13, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Acqua Al 2 Ristorante in Historic Downtown Annapolis. This annual event marks the start of the Maryland General Assembly session and provides a unique opportunity for physicians, members, medical society leaders, and policymakers to engage in meaningful dialogue about health policy and other key issues.
The reception fosters a relaxed, social environment in which attendees can strengthen professional relationships and renew connections. Members and lawmakers alike can discuss pressing matters impacting the healthcare landscape and cultivate long-term partnerships. This event offers a platform to engage legislators who directly address the policies that affect their organizations and communities.
By bringing together elected officials, candidates, and medical community leaders, the Legislative Kickoff Reception aims to create a collaborative space for policy discussions and shared solutions. Whether it’s discussing healthcare challenges or broader concerns, the evening promises to be an invaluable networking opportunity for all participants.
Join us at this casual yet impactful gathering to help shape Maryland's legislative priorities for the year ahead.
During the 2025 Session, MedChi will place particular emphasis on the importance of maintaining a reasonable medical professional liability environment to safeguard access to care for all Marylanders. MedChi will also focus on advocating for the improvement of Medicaid payment to address physician shortages and ensure equitable access to care for Maryland’s most vulnerable populations.
MedChi’s top priorities for the 2025 Session also include the following initiatives:
- Supporting reforms to hold health insurers accountable for improper decisions that delay or prevent the timely treatment of health care services
- Fighting initiatives that would weaken Maryland’s current medical liability environment, including repealing or increasing non-economic damages caps
- Advocating for policies to ensure that individuals have access to behavioral health treatment in the most appropriate setting
- Opposing measures to expand the scope of practice of non-physician healthcare practitioners beyond their education and training
- Protecting the interests of physicians and patients in the new Maryland AHEAD Model by ensuring greater and more equitable primary care participation and increasing access to the Episode Quality Improvement Program for all specialties
- Supporting policies that assist physicians in the operation of private practices and ensure that regulatory and disciplinary actions of the Board of Physicians are fair and just
- Promoting public health and safety initiatives that address health equity and social determinants of health
The complete 2025 Legislative Agenda can be found here. I look forward to seeing everyone at the Legislative Kickoff Reception.
Wishing everyone well,
Gene Ransom III
MedChi CEO
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