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Hello! OSMA sends this monthly newsletter to all medical staff offices to distribute internally. Our goal is to best connect everyone on staff with Ohio's relevant information that impacts your profession—regardless of title, specialty or location. If you have questions or ideas that you think can improve the content or distribution of this communication, please email OSMA.
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Medicare Physician Payment Reform Bill Introduced
Your action is needed to help pass bill HR 10073 to eliminate the proposed Medicare cut and include an actual payment increase to support physicians. HR 10073 would eliminate the proposed 2.8% payment cut and provide a 1.8% payment update in 2025, an actual payment increase equal to one half the Medicare Economic Index (MEI), helping to stabilize physician practices and protecting patients’ access to care. Please contact your member of congress now and tell them to support HR 10073—expressing the importance of getting this legislation passed.
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Legislative “Lame Duck” Preview
OSMA is prepared to be all hands on deck
From now until the end of the year, there will be a whirlwind of activity at the Statehouse, as any bills not passed through both chambers by the end of this year must start all over again at the beginning of the legislative process in January. OSMA’s Advocacy team is prepared to be all hands on deck through the last day of session in December. Lame duck can be an unpredictable time, but we do have a general idea of what issues may be in focus, and where our priorities will be in the coming weeks.Read Summary on Major Issues >
OSMA Joins Court Brief to Protect Children from Flavored Tobacco
OSMA recently signed on to an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief in a case concerning the State of Ohio’s authority to prohibit municipalities from banning flavored tobacco products. The case, titled Columbus, et al. v. Ohio, et al., 10th Dist. Case No. 24AP333, stems from a 2022 law passed by the Ohio Legislature (over the Governor’s veto) which prohibits Ohio cities from banning the sale of these flavored tobacco products. R.C. 9.681. In May of this year, a Franklin County Judge found the statute unconstitutional based on the “Home Rule”, a provision in Ohio’s Constitution guaranteeing certain authority of law-making to political subdivisions of the state (municipalities, townships, counties). That decision has been appealed.
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Remember Your Organized Medical Staff
Section Virtual Meeting:
Join the OMSS virtual meeting on Dec. 16 at 6pm to discuss potential policy proposals to bring to the 2025 Annual Meeting.
Please RSVP to Attend >
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AMA House of Delegates Recognizes Contributions of Two OSMA Leaders
Last week at the American Medical Association (AMA) Interim meeting of the House of Delegates (HOD), two OSMA Past-Presidents and members of the Ohio Delegation to the AMA—William Sternfeld, M.D. and Anthony Armstrong, M.D.—were recognized in front of the HOD for their service to Ohio and the AMA. Both Dr. Sternfeld and Dr. Armstrong will be leaving the delegation after years of volunteer service on both the delegation and in numerous leadership roles at the OSMA including serving as president. We thank Dr. Sternfeld and Dr. Armstrong for their dedication and service to the profession!
 
Dr. William Sternfeld Dr. Anthony Armstrong
OSMA Member since 1978 OSMA Member since 1998
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Thank You for working collectively
to best support our profession,
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Elizabeth
Muennich, MD
OSMA President
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Chair, OMSS
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