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MMS Key Issues
The MMS supports you and your patients in state and federal
legislatures through diligent advocacy work on crucial policy issues,
including professional liability and universal access to care.
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Health Care Reform
Congress and the Obama administration are developing plans to address
cost, access and quality issues in the U.S. system. Massachusetts,
meanwhile, continues to implement Chapter 58, the landmark 2006 law
designed to provide coverage to 95% of all state residents.
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Payment Reform
A special commission is meeting to recommend fundamental changes in
how the Massachusetts health care system pays physicians, hospitals, and
other health care providers.
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Medicaid
The health insurer for one sixth of Massachusetts residents is also a
fundamental pillar of the state’s health reform law. MMS advocacy
focuses on efforts improve the efficacy and efficiency of the state
Medicaid program.
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Professional Liability
Massachusetts has one of the nation’s most difficult
professional liability environments, particularly for such high-risk
specialties as neurosurgery and obstetrics/gynecology.
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Tiering and Pay for Performance
MMS is working vigorously to protect patients and physicians from the
excesses and shortcomings of programs that rank physicians on various
cost and quality yardsticks.
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Medicare
The MMS is working to ensure that Medicare reforms protect
patients’ access to care, improve quality, and preserve the
viability of the physician practice environment.
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