KCMS Sponsoring Three Resolutions to MSMA House of Delegates

The Kansas City Medical Society is sponsoring or co-sponsoring three resolutions for presentation to the Missouri State Medical Association House of Delegates April 3-5. Click on the links to see the full text of each resolution.

Surprise Medical Billing —Calls on MSMA to work to eliminate credentialing of exclusively hospital based health care providers at in-network hospitals, and promote reimbursement of their services at fair market-value.
MoHealth Net Network Advocacy —Calls on MSMA to work for state requirements that any hospital system that accepts Medicaid payment for inpatient services also credential all its employed outpatient physicians.
Affordable Insulin (co-sponsored with medical students statewide)—Calls on MSMA and AMA to work for legislation capping out-of-pocket costs for insulin.

Your comments on these resolutions are welcome. Please send to Emily Whalen, director of membership and events, ewhalen@kcmedicine.org.

Would you like to represent your medical society at the MSMA House of Delegates? A few slots are still open. Contact ewhalen@kcmedicine.org to sign up. Learn more about the MSMA House of Delegates.

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Letter from the President 2025

January 6, 2025

I consider it a sincere honor to serve as president of the Kansas City Medical Society this year. As we look forward to this new year, we celebrate our previous accomplishments and look for new ways to meet the challenges of our ever-changing healthcare environment. As we recognize our recent successes, I want to take the opportunity to thank Dr. Greg Unruh, our immediate past president, for his excellent leadership, and I look forward to his continued partnership, providing much-needed wisdom and experience to our board of directors as well as a leadership council. I am also deeply appreciative of Micah Flint, our executive director, now in his third year with the Society. As a board, we are prioritizing key areas where we believe the Society can make a difference for physicians and the communities we serve. With this in mind, we will continue our focus on wellness, advocacy, and expand our opportunities for in person social and educational gatherings. Our journal connects us in a variety of valuable ways, and we will continue its publication and expand its distribution. Under the directorship of Karole Bradford, the Society’s Foundation continues to do invaluable work. We celebrate those accomplishments and the charitable care they provide to our community’s vulnerable population. We are grateful for our individual members and corporate sponsors and welcome your suggestions of how the Society can best serve physicians and our community. Please mark your calendar for the Society’s upcoming events and consider inviting physician colleagues to join you as we gather to learn and support one another.