Month: May 2017

In a year in which legislators failed to pass legislation even on their priority issues, such as Direct Primary Care, Worker's Compensation Marijuana Regulation, the FSPS was able to boast some notable achievements. Defensively, we worked very hard to successfully prevent the passage of several anti-physician pieces of legislation. Optometrists did not receive the right to perform surgery (including blepharoplasty); ARNPs and PAs did not receive the right to practice independently; Pharmacists...

There are now only two weeks left in the 2017 Session, and lawyers and lobbyists are preparing for a frenetic stretch run. The House and Senate have significantly different budgetary priorities (e.g., the Senate wanting all state workers to receive a raise, while the House only provides raises for first responders) and significantly different approaches to health care. For instance, the House Health Services Committee advanced HB 7011 over our strenuous objections on Wednesday. This bill would...