MedChi: The Maryland State Medical Society

Below, you will find links to sources of information on health system reform.

MedChi Pages on Health System Reform:

• Health Finance Committee Report: This report summarized the proposals that had been put before the 2009 General Assembly and contained recommendations for further action.
• Letter to Governor’s Health System Reform Council
• Letter to the Acting Insurance Commissioner of the MIA
• Talbot County Medical Society Presentation on Total Patient Revenue: TPR is the HSCRC's rural bundling project.

Comments to State Agencies Submitted by MedChi, in Conjunction With Several Physician Organizations:

• Comments to Lt. Gov. Brown and Secretary Colmers on Primary Care Physician Access Reimbursement Issues, Scope of Practice, Malpractice Reform, and Health Insurance Exchange.
• Comments to the Maryland Health Care Commission on CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield Patient Centered Medical Home Program
• Comments to the Maryland Health Care Commission on Proposed Regulations 10.25.16 Electronic Health Record Incentives
• Comments to the Maryland Health Care Commission on Patient Centered Medical Home Pilot:  Measurement and Payment Framework and Single Carrier PCMH Programs.

External Web Sites on Health System Reform:

• Health System Reform Council Website
• United States Government Site on Health System Reform
• Kaiser Family Foundation Site
• American Medical Association Resource Pages
  • What Health System Reform Means to Physicians and Patients
  • Answering Patients’ Questions: An AMA Guide
  • ACOs, CO-OPs and Other Options: A "How-To" Manual for Physicians Navigating a Post-Health Reform World