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Jack L. Berry, MD In the end, it’s all about people’s lives. How to make them live better, how to make them live longer, and sometimes it’s about how to save them even though in doing so one can’t make their lives better. It had been the toughest night of my medical career when I…

Kim Warner, MD, CMS President This will be my last President’s letter as my term ends in September. It has truly been an honor to serve my fellow physicians over the past year, which has gone entirely too quickly. I recall just a few short months ago during my inauguration speech I talked about the…

Scott Humphreys, MD Historically, medicine and business were purposefully separated. The physician fulfilled their obligation to ethics and their community, and a fair reimbursement was expected. Advertising was not necessary – everyone knew where to find their local doctor or hospital. Much of medicine was supportive rather than curative and patients, for the most part,…

This year’s meeting offers outstanding educational sessions, thought-provoking discussions, and valuable networking with fellow physicians. It’s also a chance to step away from the daily grind, recharge in the stunning Colorado mountains, and spend meaningful time with colleagues – friends, family, and your loved ones – before the busy fall season kicks into gear. All…

Report from the June 2025 AMA Annual Meeting Rachelle Klammer, MD  Your elected delegation of Colorado physicians traveled to Chicago in June to represent you at the American Medical Association House of Delegates meeting and conduct other business on your behalf. We are grateful to these volunteer physician leaders for their time and dedication to…

Cecilia Comerford-Ames,CMS Communications and Marketing Manager Every year, the Colorado Medical Society Foundation (CMSF) proudly awards scholarships to promising future physicians. CMSF offers two distinguished scholarships: the Rural Track Scholarship and the Gilchrist Student Leadership Scholarship. The Rural Track Scholarship financially supports students in good academic standing who are completing their first or second year…

Gerald Zarlengo, MD, Chairman & CEO Copic Insurance Company Since the early years of Copic, we have recognized not only the importance of, but the need for legislative advocacy in medicine and health care delivery. It has become progressively harder to navigate the legislative process and the surrounding politics. These challenges elevate the need to…

Amisha Singh DDS, EdDl Although all health care fields share a common goal of improving patient health, individual disciplines such as medicine, dentistry, and behavioral health have traditionally developed in isolation due to differences in education, licensing, reimbursement models, physical infrastructure, and more.  As health care professionals, we naturally strive to cultivate our individual professional…

Bobby Mukkamala, MD President, American Medical Association Thanks to the persistent and highly effective advocacy work of the Colorado Medical Society (CMS), its partner specialty societies, and a CMS-led coalition of patient stakeholders, Colorado has enacted a prior authorization reform law that takes effect Jan. 1, 2026 that will rein in health plans’ use of…