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Michigan Delegation Rallies Support for MSMS Resolutions at AMA
The Aloha Spirit was ever present at the 2017 American Medical Association (AMA) Interim Meeting held November 11-14, 2017. Your Michigan Delegation, led by Chair James D. Grant, MD, MBA, successfully advocated for consideration of nine resolutions that were initially directives from the 2017 MSMS House of Delegates (HOD). All nine resolutions received favorable consideration with seven being adopted as introduced or as amended and two being referred with report back at an upcoming AMA meeting.
Similar to the MSMS HOD process, Michigan's Delegation to the AMA must submit and testify on Michigan's resolutions before respective committees in order to garner support and address any opposition.
"I commend the members of the Michigan Delegation for their preparation and advocacy in support of these resolutions" Doctor Grant said. "I am proud of their efforts and resulting outcomes."
Michigan's resolutions dealt with a variety of topics impacting care delivery, education and training. Highlights include:
- Removing financial barriers for living organ donation by encouraging paid leave for organ donation;
- Encouraging strategic collaboration with the US Department of Health and Human Services to advocate and advance policies of importance to physicians and patients and to promote physician leadership and input;
- Ensuring that any future regulations pertaining to the repair or refurbishment of medical tools, devices, and instruments are based on objective scientific data;
- Revising the Preadmission Screening and Resident Review requirement for nursing facility placement to provide more consistent enactment among states and to allow more reasonable and cost-effective approaches to this mandatory screening process; and
- Expanding awareness about the influence of sex and gender on clinical medicine and the work being done in this area.
To view the top stories from the AMA's Interim Meeting including action on policies related to Medicaid, prescription drug costs, and electronic prescribing barriers, visit https://wire.ama-assn.org/ama-news/house-delegates.