Email Florida House HHS Committee to Stop MOC by voting yes on HB 723. 

(test all Florida House HHS committee members = CAREFUL during testing phase please!)

Please paste in the following letter to the Body to send to the House.

Email Florida Senate to ask for a REPAIR of SB 1354 for REAL MOC Control.  

(test all Florida House HHS committee members = CAREFUL during testing phase please!)

Please paste in the following letter to the Body to send to the Senate

Dear Representative,

I am a practicing physician in Florida. I am writing to urge you to vote in favor of Florida House Bill 723. This bill provides reasonable control to the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) programs that are causing patients to lose their doctors in Florida. The bill would prohibit mandatory MOC for doctors to practice in hospitals, participate in insurance plans and to receive their medical license.

Currently, the American Board of Medical Specialties and its various member boards (the “ABMS”) have inordinate control over the regulation of doctors throughout our state which, in turn, has resulted in a useless and costly program called Maintenance of Certification (the “MOC Program”). This private program in addition and unrelated to the state’s licensing, requires doctors to prepare and pay for time consuming continuous testing. There is no evidence that this MOC requirement provides any improvement in medical care for our patients. In 2014, the American Board of Internal Medicine, the largest ABMS member board, had $26.9M in revenue from its MOC program. The MOC requirement is time consuming and costly while providing no patient benefit.

I see hundreds patients on a regular basis as do my colleagues. Our patients’ care is our upmost priority which includes keeping up to date in the areas of medicine in which we practice. This additional MOC requirement only serves to take time away from our numerous patients and increase the cost of medical care in our state.

At a time when our country is increasingly concerned about unnecessary over regulation and the cost of medical care, to permit this time worn private monopoly to continue to “govern” the practice of medicine in our state is simply unjustified.
Thank you for your careful consideration.

Respectfully,

Dear Senator,

I am a practicing physician in Florida. I am writing to urge you to repair damage done to Florida SB 1354 in the Senate Banking and Insurance committee. The original bill provided reasonable control to the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) programs that are causing patients to lose their doctors in Florida. The original bill would prohibit mandatory MOC for doctors to practice in hospitals, participate in insurance plans and to receive their medical license. Unfortunately, it was substituted with language that does not address the true problem in the state and merely expands government control of MOC in ways that will make matters worse. We ask you to vote to substitute the entire current version of SB 1354 with the original bill language.

Currently, the American Board of Medical Specialties and its various member boards (the “ABMS”) have inordinate control over the regulation of doctors throughout our state which, in turn, has resulted in a useless and costly program called Maintenance of Certification (the “MOC Program”). This private program in addition and unrelated to the state’s licensing, requires doctors to prepare and pay for time consuming continuous testing. There is no evidence that this MOC requirement provides any improvement in medical care for our patients. In 2014, the American Board of Internal Medicine, the largest ABMS member board, had $26.9M in revenue from its MOC program. The MOC requirement is time consuming and costly while providing no patient benefit.

I see hundreds patients on a regular basis as do my colleagues. Our patients’ care is our upmost priority which includes keeping up to date in the areas of medicine in which we practice. This additional MOC requirement only serves to take time away from our numerous patients and increase the cost of medical care in our state.

At a time when our country is increasingly concerned about unnecessary over regulation and the cost of medical care, to permit this time worn private monopoly to continue to “govern” the practice of medicine in our state is simply unjustified.
Thank you for your careful consideration.

Respectfully,

HOUSE

1. Paste these emails in the “to” line of an email.

Travis.Cummings@myfloridahouse.gov; David.Santiago@myfloridahouse.gov; Bobby.DuBose@myfloridahouse.gov; Thad.Altman@myfloridahouse.gov; Daisy.Baez@myfloridahouse.gov; Lori.Berman@myfloridahouse.gov; Jason.Brodeur@myfloridahouse.gov; Michael.Grant@myfloridahouse.gov; Roy.Hardemon@myfloridahouse.gov;  dmckalip@neuro3.net;  Gayle.Harrell@myfloridahouse.gov; MaryLynn.Magar@myfloridahouse.gov; Ralph.Massullo@myfloridahouse.gov; Alex.miller@myfloridahouse.gov; Cary.Pigman@myfloridahouse.gov; Paul.Renner@myfloridahouse.gov; David.Silvers@myfloridahouse.gov; frank.white@myfloridahouse.gov; Pat.Williams@myfloridahouse.gov

2.     Place Subject – “   Vote Yes on HB 723 (MOC)  ”.

3.     Compose an email explaining why –OR- Paste this into an email body (supplement with your own details if you can).

“

Dear Representative,

I am a practicing physician in Florida. I am writing to urge you to vote in favor of Florida House Bill 723. This bill provides reasonable control to the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) programs that are causing patients to lose their doctors in Florida. The bill would prohibit mandatory MOC for doctors to practice in hospitals, participate in insurance plans and to receive their medical license.

Currently, the American Board of Medical Specialties and its various member boards (the “ABMS”) have inordinate control over the regulation of doctors throughout our state which, in turn, has resulted in a useless and costly program called Maintenance of Certification (the “MOC Program”). This private program in addition and unrelated to the state’s licensing, requires doctors to prepare and pay for time consuming continuous testing. There is no evidence that this MOC requirement provides any improvement in medical care for our patients. In 2014, the American Board of Internal Medicine, the largest ABMS member board, had $26.9M in revenue from its MOC program. The MOC requirement is time consuming and costly while providing no patient benefit.

I see hundreds patients on a regular basis as do my colleagues. Our patients’ care is our upmost priority which includes keeping up to date in the areas of medicine in which we practice. This additional MOC requirement only serves to take time away from our numerous patients and increase the cost of medical care in our state.

At a time when our country is increasingly concerned about unnecessary over regulation and the cost of medical care, to permit this time worn private monopoly to continue to “govern” the practice of medicine in our state is simply unjustified.
Thank you for your careful consideration.

Respectfully,

Senate

1. Paste these emails in the “to” line of an email.

Flores.Anitere@flsenate.gov; Thurston.Perry@flsenate.gov; Mayfield.Debbie@flsenate.gov; Steube.Greg@flsenate.gov; dmckalip@neuro3.net; Bracy.Randolph@flsenate.gov; Braynon.Oscar@flsenate.gov; Farmer.Gary@flsenate.gov; Gainer.George@flsenate.gov; Garcia.Rene@flsenate.gov

2.     Place Subject – “   REPAIR MOC Bill (SB 1354)  ”.

3.     Compose an email explaining why –OR- Paste this into an email body (supplement with your own details if you can).

“

Dear Senator,

I am a practicing physician in Florida. I am writing to urge you to repair damage done to Florida SB 1354 in the Senate Banking and Insurance committee. The original bill provided reasonable control to the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) programs that are causing patients to lose their doctors in Florida. The original bill would prohibit mandatory MOC for doctors to practice in hospitals, participate in insurance plans and to receive their medical license. Unfortunately, it was substituted with language that does not address the true problem in the state and merely expands government control of MOC in ways that will make matters worse. We ask you to vote to substitute the entire current version of SB 1354 with the original bill language.

Currently, the American Board of Medical Specialties and its various member boards (the “ABMS”) have inordinate control over the regulation of doctors throughout our state which, in turn, has resulted in a useless and costly program called Maintenance of Certification (the “MOC Program”). This private program in addition and unrelated to the state’s licensing, requires doctors to prepare and pay for time consuming continuous testing. There is no evidence that this MOC requirement provides any improvement in medical care for our patients. In 2014, the American Board of Internal Medicine, the largest ABMS member board, had $26.9M in revenue from its MOC program. The MOC requirement is time consuming and costly while providing no patient benefit.

I see hundreds patients on a regular basis as do my colleagues. Our patients’ care is our upmost priority which includes keeping up to date in the areas of medicine in which we practice. This additional MOC requirement only serves to take time away from our numerous patients and increase the cost of medical care in our state.

At a time when our country is increasingly concerned about unnecessary over regulation and the cost of medical care, to permit this time worn private monopoly to continue to “govern” the practice of medicine in our state is simply unjustified.
Thank you for your careful consideration.

Respectfully,

”