Below you will find the current legislative issues of importance to MedChi members. Go to the MedChi Legislative Center to sign up for up-to-the-minute e-mail alerts, find and contact your Maryland legislators, write a letter to the media, or find biographical information on your Maryland legislators.

2024 MedChi Legislative Issues

2024 MedChi Legislative and Regulatory Priorities	Oppose Weakening Maryland's Medical Liability Environment	Protect Patients and Physicians by Reforming Utilization Review Policies
Protecting Access to Physician Services and the Practice of Medicine	Protecting Maryland's Investment in Medicaid	Protecting Total Cost of Care

2023 MedChi Legislative Issues

• 2023 MedChi Legislative and Regulatory Priorities
• 2023 Key Legislative Issue - Maintain Medicaid E&M Codes at 100% Parity with Medicare
• 2023 Key Legislative Issue - Protect Access to Physician Services and the Practice of Medicine
• 2023 Key Legislative Issue - Protect Patients and Physicians By Reforming Utilization Review Policies
• 2023 Key Legislative Issue - Protect Patients and Physicians Through Passage of "Any Willing Practitioner" Legislation
  
  

2022 MedChi Legislative Issues

• 2022 MedChi Legislative and Regulatory Priorities
• Address Burdensome Prior Authorization Requirements
• Funding for the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Physicians and Physician Assistants (LARP)
• Protect Medicaid Access - Restore Parity with Medicare for E&M Code Payments

2021 MedChi Legislative Issues

• Protect Maryland Healthcare Heroes From Undue Litigation
• Protect Medicaid Access - Maintain E&M Code Payment - Talking Points
• Telehealth Reimbursement - Talking Points

• Protect Medicaid Access - Restore E&M Code Reimbursement to Medicare Parity Talking Points
• Oppose Weakening Maryland's Medical Liability Environment Talking Points
• Support Public Health - Immunization - Minor Consent (Access To Vaccines)
• Prohibit Sales of Flavored Electronic Smoking Devices That Have Non-Tobacco Aromas and Tastes

2019 MedChi Legislative Issues

• Oppose Weakening Maryland's Medical Liability Environment - Talking Points
• Protect Medicaid Access - Talking Points
• Support Changes to the Disciplinary Process for Physicians - Talking Points
  

2018 MedChi Legislative Issues

• Medicaid Funding - Talking Points
• Medical Malpractice Liability - Talking Points
• HOPE Act Implementation - Talking Points

For a running list of bills considered by the MedChi Council on Legislation, with positions taken by the council and the status of each, visit the Testimony, Positions, and Archives page. It is updated weekly during the legislative session and derived from the MedChi Council on Legislation meeting agendas.