Resolutions for Policy
You Can Lead Positive Change -- But Act Soon!When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved payment for end-of-life counseling as part of its 2016 Medicare physician fee schedule, it represented the fruition of a DuPage physician's dream. The whole movement to secure reimbursement for important advance planning discussions started as one of your colleague's resolutions to the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS). Now you have the same sort of opportunity to influence the health care future of our state and nation.
You can help shape policy through a resolution to be considered by ISMS' policy-making body, the House of Delegates (HOD). But you need to share your ideas soon; our DCMS deadline for resolutions to be considered in 2017 is Monday, January 16.
Formulating health policy is a collaborative, deliberative process. Promote your vision and the rationale behind it, then let our collective work craft the resolution that will advance it.
The Resolution Guide explains in detail how to write a successful resolution. The important first step is to decide exactly what you want ISMS to do - what action you want taken. Once you can articulate that, your DCMS colleagues and staff can help you craft the idea into a resolution. Focus your energies on content - the action you wish to achieve - and leave the formatting to us.
Resolutions to ISMS can be sponsored by DCMS or by individual delegates. All resolutions that are submitted by the January 16 deadline will be reviewed and considered by the Board of Directors for DCMS sponsorship. If DCMS declines to sponsor the resolution, a member can still have a delegate submit the resolution as an individual.
Don't miss this important opportunity to voice your opinion in a constructive way and shape the development of health policy.