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MSMS Launches Your Care is At Our Core Advocacy Campaign
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 11, 2024
Contact: Kate Dorsey
Phone: 313-525-0645
Email: kdorsey@msms.org
MSMS Launches Your Care is At Our Core Advocacy Campaign
EAST LANSING – The Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) is proud to launch the Your Care is At Our Core Campaign in partnership with the American Medical Association (AMA) to strengthen the bond between patients and their physicians, the foundation of health care.
Over the past few years, physicians have faced growing challenges ignited by battles over the COVID-19 pandemic, science and evidence-based care, and the prevalence of mis- and disinformation. These factors have distracted from what matters most – the connection between America’s physicians and their patients.
“Physicians are drawn to medicine to heal and to change lives for the better,” said AMA President Bruce A. Scott, M.D. “Too often these days administrative burdens, red tape, and obstacles like prior authorization eat into our time with patients and create barriers in the patient-physician relationship. Building and maintaining this relationship is critical for establishing trust and achieving positive health outcomes in our communities, and we must make that our focal point.”
The data speaks for themselves – 89% of patients agree that the doctor-patient relationship is central to health care, and 79% of patients agree that red tape bureaucracy makes it harder for physicians to provide the best care to patients.
Unfortunately, decisions made by third parties like insurance companies, pharmacy benefit managers, hospitals, and others in health care are dramatically limiting the time physicians can spend with their patients – and the treatments physicians can provide to heal and bring comfort to their patients. Health care can be an especially vulnerable space for patients, and establishing a meaningful patient-physician relationship is necessary to build trust and provide the most effective care and treatment.
“The heart of medicine should always be the connection between physicians and their patients,” said Mark C. Komorowski, MD, president of MSMS. “Speaking on behalf of my colleagues, I can tell you that we all entered this field to heal, not to navigate never-ending bureaucracy and red tape. That’s why I’m so excited about the “Your Care is At Our Core” campaign, which is about bringing the focus back to where it belongs—on the health, trust and care of the patients we serve.”
Physicians are fighting alongside their patients for less bureaucracy and more time. We will continue to amplify these efforts through the Your Care is At Our Core campaign.
About the Michigan State Medical Society
The Michigan State Medical Society is the statewide professional association operating as the voice of all physicians in Michigan and is affiliated with the American Medical Association. Physician policies on various issues involving public health, health care delivery and medical ethics are set at the annual MSMS House of Delegates meeting.
About the American Medical Association
The American Medical Association is the physicians’ powerful ally in patient care. As the only medical association that convenes 190+ state and specialty medical societies and other critical stakeholders, the AMA represents physicians with a unified voice to all key players in health care. The AMA leverages its strength by removing the obstacles that interfere with patient care, leading the charge to prevent chronic disease and confront public health crises and, driving the future of medicine to tackle the biggest challenges in health care.