Exercise Your Voice!
Physician engagement is essential to the success of a pro-medicine legislature. Join us in fighting for legislation that helps physicians practice medicine without interference from over regulation and protects patients with decisions made by doctors not politicians. View our 2025-26 Advocacy Report.
Lawmakers want and need to hear from professionals in the field of medicine!
Advocacy Alert
Oppose HB 4399 – Independent Practice of NPs
Lawmakers are advancing HB 4399 — a bill that removes physicians from care teams and allows nurse practitioners to practice without a doctor’s supervision. Supporters claim it will fix access issues and lower costs. But in states that passed similar laws, care hasn’t gotten faster or cheaper — it’s just gotten more fragmented.
Instead of investing in real solutions, HB 4399 doubles down on shortcuts that weaken oversight and put Michigan patients at risk. When physicians are removed from care teams, patients are more likely to face delays, repeat visits, and higher out-of-pocket costs — especially when care gets complex.
Michigan’s health care system is already stretched too thin. This bill will only make things worse. Michigan patients deserve real solutions — not policies that make it harder to see a doctor.
We are fighting hard, but we cannot stop this alone. Your voice matters!
Contact your legislator today to send a pre-written email and demand they vote NO on HB 4399.
Click here for Talking Points on the Physician-Led Care Teams
Tell Your Representative to Vote YES on HB 5313!
Michigan physicians are subject to some of the highest CME requirements in the country. HB 5313 represents a thoughtful and necessary update to Michigan’s health licensing system, modernizing an outdated regulatory structure while preserving rigorous professional expectations and accountability. At a time when Michigan faces ongoing challenges with physician recruitment and retention, reducing excessive administrative demands is an important step toward maintaining access to timely, high-quality care for patients across our state.
If you are spending too much time and money meeting excessive CME requirements, now is the time to act. Contact your legislators and urge them to support HB 5313 to strengthen Michigan’s physician workforce and allow them to devote more time to patient care while maintaining strong oversight and public trust.
Oppose HB 5522 and Protect Michigan’s Effective PA Practice Model
Lawmakers in Lansing are advancing HB 5522 — a bill that would allow physician assistants (PAs) to practice independently, without a written practice agreement with a physician.
Supporters argue this will improve access to care. But Michigan’s current PA written agreement model is already working. It provides flexibility for physician-led teams while ensuring appropriate oversight, collaborative decision-making and clear accountability. It allows PAs to practice to the full extent of their training—while maintaining the physician involvement that protects patients when care becomes complex.
Removing structured physician collaboration does not create more doctors, nor does it meaningfully expand specialty access in rural or underserved areas. Michigan patients deserve coordinated, physician-led care supported by skilled PAs—not policies that remove safeguards that are already working.
Contact your legislators today to send a pre-written email and urge them to vote NO on HB 5522.
When we work together we can accomplish great things!
The MCMS would like to thank our members who helped us to defeat the effort to repeal Michigan’s longstanding liability reforms (including caps on non-economic damages) and averted an estimated 30% increase in liability premiums.
Tri-County Legislative Committee
We need your voice! We are looking for MCMS members who want to directly interact with legislators and represent Macomb County on the Tri-County Legislative Committee. The committee meets quarterly with legislators from Southeast Michigan to discuss issues and legislation impacting physician practices and their patients. These meetings provide an open forum for physicians to engage directly with legislators who often come seeking physician input and education on healthcare related legislation. This committee works in conjunction with the Oakland and Wayne County Medical Societies as well as the Michigan State Medical Society.
Anyone interested in joining the committee please contact Heidi Leach.
Learn More About MDPAC
The Michigan Doctors’ Political Action Committee (MDPAC) is a bipartisan political action committee made up of physicians, their families, residents, medical students and others interested in making a positive contribution to the medical profession through the political process. Established by the Michigan State Medical Society, MDPAC supports pro-medicine candidates running for the State legislature, Michigan Supreme Court and other statewide positions. Join now!