One Physician Raised Their Hand. Now It’s the Law.
At 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. That conversation became a bill to ensure that PrEP is authorized in a timely fashion to protect survivors of sexual assault. And that bill became Maryland law.
This is what the resolution process is for, and it starts with you noticing something wrong in your own practice. MedChi's House of Delegates meets each fall to set the policy agenda for Maryland physicians, and the resolutions members submit become the positions MedChi carries into Annapolis. Prior authorization abuse, scope creep, reimbursement failures, administrative burden: if it is making your practice worse, it belongs in a resolution.
Right now, as MCMS prepares for the 2026 Fall House of Delegates, we're gathering feedback from physicians about the challenges affecting your practice, your patients, and the healthcare system. We want to hear from you directly.
Are you experiencing any of the following?
- Insurance or prior authorization barriers
- Reimbursement challenges
- Administrative burdens
- Workforce shortages
- Public health concerns
- Access-to-care issues
- Other obstacles affecting your ability to care for patients
Please send an email to Farhana Arastu at farastu@montgomerymedicine.org with your thoughts and ideas for the upcoming House of Delegates.