EVENTS
LEADERS MEET FACE TO FACE at GLMS
Legislative Reception
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n January 17 th , GLMS hosted physicians, legislators
and metro council members at Rabbit Hole Distillery
for the 2019 Legislative Reception. This event was a
unique opportunity for Louisville leaders in health care
to speak face to face with lawmakers in a casual setting.
Among this year’s guests were Attorney General Andy Beshear,
State Representatives Attica Scott, Charles Booker, Kim Moser,
Maria Sorolis and Nima Kulkarni, Senator Gerald Neal, KMA
President Dr. Bruce Scott, GLMS President Dr. Wayne Tuckson
and dozens of others.
Chair of the GLMS Policy and Advocacy Team, Dr. Rishi Kumar
spoke briefly to those in attendance saying, “I believe that everyone
in this room feels strongly about getting things right in this state. We
have to do better. We at GLMS believe there are several bills which
have been introduced in this year’s session that address Kentucky’s
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health issues.”
The priorities which GLMS and KMA are advocating for this year
include: prior authorization, out-of-network billing, tobacco-free
schools and tort reform. There is currently physician-backed leg-
islation related to each of these important issues in the Kentucky
Congress. To find and contact your legislator, visit www.lrc.ky.gov.
The 2019 Legislative Reception was presented in partnership
with the GLMS Foundation.
GLMS continued its advocacy mission in Frankfort at the 2019
KMA Physicians’ Day at the Capitol event on February 21. If you’re
interested in joining the GLMS Policy and Advocacy Team email
list, contact [email protected]. Thank you to everyone who
was able to attend.