Lawmaking: how to be heard in Lansing and Washington.

In one way or another, government regulation affects your medical practice. Whether it is the fee schedule you receive from Medicare or a mandatory hospital stay for a new mother, decisions in Lansing and Washington, D.C. are making an impact in health care. As physicians, we are a highly valuable source of information, and therefore need to contribute our expertise to the political processes that will shape public policy for the future. Physicians must realize that without advocacy, all of our knowledge will remain untapped by our lawmakers.