Legislative Issues

 Our goal is to broaden your understanding of the sometimes complex legislative
issues facing the local, state and national health care system.

Legal Issues     Ethical Issues

2010 Florida Legislative Session

The FMA's Division of Governmental Affairs serves as the major advocate for the medical profession before the Florida Legislature. Working with the county medical societies and specialty societies statewide, the FMA represents physicians in every medical specialty. Over the years, the FMA has been on the forefront of issues that affect the availability of high quality, affordable health care for all Floridians. The DCMS and FMA continue to push for legislative and regulatory solutions to the many challenges facing the health care system and will continue to fight vigorously against any measures that would decrease access to quality health care and harm the citizens of Florida.

FMA's 2010 Legislative Agenda

2010 Fact Sheets (All PDF files) - Summary of fact sheets

• Nurses should not be authorized to prescribe controlled substances
• Oppose the imposition of new restrictions on balance billing
• Increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates
• Support legislation for a pilot project for using the Medical Home Model for Medicaid patients
• Oppose legislation to allow Optometrists to prescribe oral drugs
  • FMA Video opposing optometrists scope of practice legislation

2010 Contact Information for Duval Delegation

2010 Contact Information for US Representatives and Senators for Northeast Florida

Guide to Effectively Communicate with your Legislator

Florida Legislature - Official website of the Florida Legislature with links to the Florida House of Representatives, Florida Senate,  Office of the Governor, and other key legislative information.

National Advocacy Efforts of the American Medical Association

Physicians need an advocate in the nation’s capital. As the leading voice for America's physicians in Washington, D.C., the AMA is aggressively involved in advocacy efforts that are related to the most vital issues in medicine today. Click here to review the AMA's National Health Care Policy Agenda and further explore some of the AMA’s top priorities, such as expanding coverage for the uninsured and reforming the Medicare physician payment system in a way that accurately reflects rising practice costs.