Advocacy
Together with MCMS and other component societies, MedChi (the Maryland State Medical Society) leads successful advocacy efforts addressing important professional, practice and patient care issues in Maryland and nationwide.
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Fall Meeting Highlights Physician Advocacy and Leadership
October 23, 2026MCMS held its Fall General Membership Meeting on October 21, featuring the second annual Stephen J. Rockower, M.D. Advocacy Leadership Lecture. MCMS President Dr. Alan Gonzalez Cota presided over the meeting, warmly welcoming former presidents, new members, and special guests. The cocktail hour offered physicians a welcome opportunity to catch up with colleagues, make new…
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Montgomery County Physicians at MedChi’s Fall House of Delegates
October 16, 2026MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society, held its Fall House of Delegates meeting on Saturday, October 10, bringing together physicians from across the state to debate and pass new policy. Two presentations framed the day’s discussion of where Maryland health care is headed: The Shift to Value-Based Care, Why EQIP Matters, and The Future of…
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Why Dr. Rockower Believes Every Physician Is in Politics
October 16, 2026Stephen J. Rockower, M.D., FAAOS169th President of MedChi I have been involved with the medical society since the 1980s. As a young doc, newly in practice, our county medical society was looking for authors for their quarterly magazine. It didn’t have to be medical, so I wrote nerdy, computer related things and office management pieces.…
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What Medicaid Changes Mean for Your Patients
September 12, 2026The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” was signed on July 4, 2025, and its Medicaid provisions are now rolling out on a tight timeline. The first major cutoff takes effect October 1, three weeks away. A second wave follows January 1, 2027. Statewide, up to 175,000 Marylanders are projected to lose coverage. At last week’s…
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