Dr. Hugh M. Taylor
Dear Colleagues,
Does the New Year inspire you to make resolutions? As we embark on 2025, I have spent some time looking back at what MMS has accomplished in the past year and also how we can do more in the coming year. I have full confidence that we will address and meet whatever challenges are coming our way in the next twelve months.
There has been no shortage of challenges in recent months. The Massachusetts legislature continued to work on some major pieces of legislation long after the end of its formal session on July 31. Our Medical Society’s tireless advocacy team helped to shape important new laws aimed at improving oversight of health care entities and improving the affordability of prescription medicines for our patients.
Another high-priority issue has been improving maternal health outcomes in our state. Thanks again to the effective advocacy of our MMS staff, as well as many of our fellow members, Governor Maura Healey signed a bill that will improve access to full-spectrum maternal health services and establish a maternal health task force. For more on these advocacy wins, please see our Massachusetts: Pioneering Progress in Maternal Health Policy. All these bills will help us move towards our goal of improved patient care and outcomes; we owe a huge thank you to our hard-working advocacy team for their part in these successes.
I also want to thank all who made their voices heard by contributing to the healthy, thoughtful, and vigorous debate at our 2024 Interim Meeting in December. Our House of Delegates considered many resolutions proposed by individual members as well as by committees and passed significant new policies that will guide our work. The enthusiasm and passion our members demonstrate at House of Delegates meetings make the MMS one of the most impactful, influential, and respected health care organizations in the country. I speak for the entirety of MMS leadership in expressing our enormous pride and gratitude for what we have accomplished together.
If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions, I sincerely welcome hearing from you. Please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards,
Hugh M. Taylor, MD
president@mms.org
