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Final Action by 2022 HOD on Resolutions from Washtenaw County Medical Society Members
WCMS physicians proposed 7 resolutions to the House focused on public health, legislation and advocating for the general good. Any WCMS member can propose a resolution and those proposed by WCMS members can also be submit- ted with support from the WCMS Executive Council. Five of Washtenaw’s 2022 resolutions were adopted (including
a 2021 resolution being passed on second reading) and one was referred to the MSMS Board of Directors for further review and action.
RESOLUTION TITLE: Amending Michigan’s No Fault Auto Insurance Law (Again)
RESOLUTION AUTHOR: Richard Burney, MD, for the Washtenaw County Delegation
RESOLVED: That MSMS redouble its current advocacy efforts in support of legislation to reestablish adequate reimbursement for care of catastrophically injured persons as intended by Michigan’s original No Fault legislation.
RESOLUTION TITLE: Medicare-for-All RESOLUTION AUTHOR: James Mitchiner, MD, for the
Washtenaw County Delegation
RESOLVED: That MSMS create a Health Care Reform Task Force charged with thoughtful and evidence-based deliberations on Medicare-for-All, as well as alternatives, with at least three periodic meetings throughout the year, leading to recommendations on MSMS taking a definitive position (pro or con) on Medicare-for-All. This Task Force shall report its recommendations to the 2023 MSMS House of Delegates.
2022 HOD Final Action: Approved
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