State Advocacy Letters

The MMS advances its advocacy agenda via the executive and legislative branches of Massachusetts state government through legislation, regulation and policymaking.

• Letter to Secretary Sudders urging greater physician practice involvement in vaccine distribution March 19, 2021

  The Honorable Marylou Sudders Secretary Health and Human Services Executive Office of Health and Human Services One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Dear Secretary Sudders: The recent announcement regarding the expected increase in vaccine supply and the expansion of the...

• Letter to Governor Baker regarding S.2984, An Act promoting a resilient health care system that puts patients first December 29, 2020

  The Honorable Charlie Baker Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts State House Boston MA 02133 Dear Governor Baker, The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) appreciates the legislature’s attention to the health care needs of the residents of the Commonwealth and its passage of...

• Letter to State Legislative Leadership Encouraging Passage of Roe Act October 20, 2020

  (This letter was also sent to Massachusetts Senate President Karen E. Spilka.) The Honorable Robert A. DeLeo Speaker, House of Representatives State House, Room 356 Boston, MA 02133 Dear Mr. Speaker: On behalf of the Massachusetts Medical Society, we write to underscore the...

• Letter to Healthcare Conferees Regarding H.4916, An Act to Promote Resilience in our Health Care System, and S.2796, Putting Patients First August 24, 2020

  Dear Conferee: Thank you for your leadership and for your participation in the conference committee. On behalf of the Massachusetts Medical Society, representing over 25,000 member physicians, residents, and medical students, I write to provide comments and constructive feedback...

• Letter to Conference Committee Members Tasked with Reconciling H.4860 and S.2820 Addressing Police Reform and Racial Justice July 29, 2020

  Dear Conferee: The Massachusetts Medical Society commends your leadership in taking action to promote racial justice and protect Black and Brown communities in the Commonwealth through structural police reforms achieved in House bill 4860 and Senate bill 2820. As physicians, we are...