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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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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New Podcast Episode on Maryland’s Healthcare Model
September 11, 2026This episode from the Maryland Now podcast explores the history of Maryland’s unique all-payer healthcare system. The episode features insights from healthcare leaders across the state, including Gene Ransom, CEO of MedChi. On this episode, host David Nitkin takes on healthcare – an industry so big and so personal that he almost didn’t tackle it,…
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Written Comment Request- Dupixent and Skyrizi
In accordance with COMAR 14.01.01.05B(4), the Prescription Drug Affordability Board requests public written comment for the cost review study process on: Dupixent (dupilumab) Drug Brand Name: Dupixent Active Moiety or Active Ingredient: dupilumab Application Number: BLA761055 NDC 11s in the Cost Review Study Process AND Skyrizi (risankizumab) Drug Brand Name: Skyrizi Active Moiety or Active…
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House of Delegates Orientation: Understanding the Process
August 27, 2026Thank you to everyone who joined us for our House of Delegates Orientation: Understanding the Process. The session provided an overview of how the House of Delegates works, the role of delegates, how resolutions are developed and considered, and how physicians can get involved in shaping policy through organized medicine. We were pleased to hear…
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One Physician Raised Their Hand. Now It’s the Law.
July 10, 2026At an MCMS legislative breakfast, a physician described a patient who had survived a sexual assault and then had to wait 72 hours for prior authorization on PrEP. The medication has a narrow treatment window, and the insurance company’s bureaucratic process caused potential clinical harm. A legislator was in the room, listening to this story.…
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