Tag: legislate

  • Medical Association Announces 2019 State and Federal Agendas

    Medical Association Announces 2019 State and Federal Agendas

    The Medical Association Board of Censors has met and approved the Association’s 2019 State and Federal Agendas. These agendas were developed with guidance from the House of Delegates and input from individual physicians. As the Alabama Legislature and U.S. Congress begin their work for 2019, additional items affecting physicians, medical practices and patients may be…

  • Three Simple Steps for Increasing Medicine’s Influence

    Three Simple Steps for Increasing Medicine’s Influence

    From the outside looking in, the political process likely seems as inviting as a shark tank, as navigable as a corn maze, as predictable as the Kentucky Derby. Intimidating, confusing and frustrating are often used by citizens to describe advocacy-related interactions with government and frankly, this isn’t surprising given most citizens’ level of understanding of…