DCMS wants to keep you
in the know. We do that by actively monitoring the legislative affairs
affecting health system reform. You can also visit our SGR
specific page for more information.
The Dallas County Medical Society
is closely monitoring the progress of health system reform and tracking
the actions taken by Congress. Legislation will continue to change
as amendments are offered and policy makers seek compromises. DCMS
has taken a stand and specified the key issues for successful reform.
DCMS members believe passionately that reform is needed, but only
reform that will ensure accessible, high-quality care for patients.
TMA has launched the “Me
and My Doctor: We Know Best” campaign to help you keep your
patients informed. To complement the new website (www.MeAndMyDoctor.com),
TMA has created posters to hang in your office and a social media
push. For information on these new elements of the patient focused
campaign, visit TMA’s “Fix
What’s Wrong; Keep What’s Good – Social Media”
webpage.
Below is a list of resources, updates and
news links in one central, organized webpage. DCMS members may receive
updates periodically via email, contact Bryan White or Tracy Casto
to join the list.
Bryan
White – Director of Practice Advocacy and Economics Tracy Casto – Director
of Public Affairs and Advocacy
DCMS Member speaks out about reform
and doctor-patient visits Watch DCMS member, Adam Miner, MD, speak about the overhaul
of the health care system and what it could mean for doctor-patient
visits.
A handy
road map for the final weeks of health system reform
Disputes
Threaten '09 Passage of Health Bill Action on health system reform waits
on Congressional Budget Office analysis . . . read
more.
Health System
Reform Takes Next Step
Saturday night (Nov. 21), the Senate voted 60 to 39 to formally
begin the Senate's healthcare debate, a debate that most estimate
will stretch until Christmas.
Most of the suspense leading up to the vote
dissipated earlier in the day, when the last two undeclared Democrats,
Louisiana's Mary Landrieu and Arkansas' Blanche Lincoln, announced
they'd join all their colleagues, plus the Senate's two Independents
to move the bill forward.
But getting the bill to the floor for debate
and getting it passed are two different mountains. Several of the
60 members who voted to allow the bill to move to the floor have
announced that they won't vote for it again if the public option
remains. Among them is Blanche Lincoln, who provided that pivotal
60th vote.
