Communications
Through our articles, resources and multiple communications CMS offers ongoing educational services to its members and their practices.
Advocacy
CMS members often identify advocacy as an important aspect of their CMS membership. Our challenge has been promoting statewide physician involvement, a key piece of CMS advocacy strategy. The following are just a few of the advocacy opportunities available to CMS members.
During the legislative session (January to May each year):
- Contact your local legislator and/or the CMS government relations team regarding legislation that directly affects your practice or patients.
- Testify in committee.
- Host and/or participate in legislative conversations, town halls and receptions.
- Cultivate relationships with local legislators. Let them know you are a resources for health care-related questions.
- Participate in the Council on Legislation (COL). COL bylaws allow only two voting members from any society or specialty group; however, all members are welcome to attend meetings in person or by phone.
- Participate in CMS workgroups and task forces.
- Answer CMS surveys.
During elections (each summer through the first week of November):
- Participate in/donate to COMPAC, CMS's bipartisan political action committee.
- Donate to the Small Donor Committee, which gives money only to lawmakers who vote 100 percent with CMS on liability issues.
- Participate in candidate interviews held jointly by CMS and your local medical society.
- Cultivate relationships with candidates. Let them know you are a resource for health care-related questions.
- Learn if CMS has endorsed a candidate in your district by reading Colorado Medicine, ASAP e-newsletters or contacting the government relations team.
- Most important, vote!
Thank you for your involvement!
Monday, January 01, 2018
Legislative preview
Issues to watch in the 2018 Colorado General Assembly
Monday, January 01, 2018
AMA working for you
AMA making gains on health care reform, practice viability, wellness, medical education and more
Saturday, July 01, 2017
Protect patients first
CMS joins national groups to urge Congress to “protect patients first” in federal health care reform debate
Saturday, July 01, 2017
Federal health care reform
CMS leaders meet with Sen. Cory Gardner to urge thoughtful health care reform
Saturday, July 01, 2017
Increasing oversight
Brief: SB17-198, non-domestic insurance industry mergers
Saturday, July 01, 2017
Legislative report
Colorado physicians achieve outstanding victories in 2017 General Assembly
Saturday, July 01, 2017
Cover: Progress notes: Managed care reforms of the 2017 General Assembly
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
2017 Colorado General Assembly closes today; see our checklist for the session
Monday, May 01, 2017
Health plan mergers
Landmark ruling upheld, protecting U.S. patients and physicians
Friday, April 28, 2017
Medicine claims another victory in insurance mega-mergers
Landmark ruling upheld, protects U.S. patients and physicians
Monday, March 20, 2017
Legislative update
CMS advocates for health plan reform
Monday, March 20, 2017
Executive office update: A “marriage of convenience” from the beginning
Monday, March 20, 2017
Cover: Mega mergers blocked
Courts weigh in favor of protecting consumers and providers