To Members of Congress, Gun violence is a public health emergency that has devastated too many families in America – and we urge our members of Congress to end years of inaction and implement common sense gun safety measures that can help save lives. As physicians, we commit our lives to helping others,…
Medical Professionals Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Roe v. Wade, Protect Abortion Access As physicians and health care professionals, we are gravely concerned that the U.S. Supreme Court appears prepared to end the constitutional right to an abortion. We urge the Supreme Court to to scrap their draft opinion, uphold the constitutional right to…
View a recording of the call here. DENVER, Colo. — Colorado physicians today called on the General Assembly to pass SB 175 to establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board. SB 175, which was approved by the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services in March, could help to bring costs down by as much…
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico physicians today applauded Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state legislators for expanding paid sick leave to hundreds of thousands of workers in the state who currently can’t take paid time off, including when they’re sick. Gov. Lujan Grisham signed paid sick leave legislation on Thursday, April 8th. “For…
View the recording here. LA CROSSE, Wis. — Wisconsin physicians today called on residents to continue practicing pandemic safety measures, including wearing a mask and getting vaccinated, to protect themselves during the pandemic after the state Supreme Court ruled to overturn Gov. Tony Evers’ emergency order requiring people to wear masks in public. Wisconsin’s statewide…
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia physicians today commended the General Assembly and Governor Ralph Northam for enacting paid sick leave for home health care workers. HB2137, which Governor Ralph Northam signed today, will guarantee up to five days of paid sick leave for 30,000 caregivers across the state. The signing comes as new COVID-19 variants are…
View the full call here. LANSING, Mich. — Michigan physicians today called on Republicans in the Legislature to immediately work with Governor Whitmer to fully utilize federal funding to vaccinate people, reopen schools safely and support struggling families — without stripping the powers she has used to help keep Michiganders safe during the COVID-19…
View a recording of the call here. PHOENIX, Ariz. — Arizona physicians today warned Gov. Doug Ducey and legislators that loosening COVID-19 protections now before enough people have been vaccinated will endanger health and safety, and threaten to prolong people’s suffering and economic pain. “Ending COVID-19 protections now before our work is done vaccinating…
LANSING, MI — Today President Joe Biden announced that his administration would be supplying Michigan with enough COVID-19 vaccines to set up a mass vaccination site, and Governor Whitmer followed up with the announcement that it would take place at Ford Field in Detroit. Gov. Whitmer also released announcements stating that Michiganders with disabilities will…
View the full press call here. ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia physicians today thanked Senator Raphael Warnock and Senator Jon Ossoff for voting in favor of the American Rescue Plan, which passed the U.S. Senate on Saturday. The relief package will provide tens of billions of dollars for COVID-19 testing, tracing, and vaccine distribution. It…