Advocacy Update

This week, the Cannabis Policy Coalition for Public Health and Social Justice held its first press conference to present the coalition's list of partners, a diverse and passionate group of public health advocates (NHMS, NAMI, NHPHA, ACLU, New Futures, Waypoint, etc.) and identified the core... Continue Reading

This is a living document and will continue to be updated over the coming weeks as more bills are signed and vetoed by the Governor. The New Hampshire Medical Society (NHMS) has tracked and been active on 143 individual pieces of legislation during the 2023 legislative session of the New... Continue Reading

The 2023 AMA House of Delegates (HoD) addressed numerous issues that impact the practice of medicine, health care financing, and the public’s health. While there was much debate about the important issues facing our profession, there was great unity in our approach to them. Here are some... Continue Reading

In February 2023 the NH American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed an amicus (“friend-of-the-court”) brief in a case before the New Hampshire State Supreme Court (# 2022-0537), supporting the Manchester School District in a suit filed by a student’s mother against the District... Continue Reading

In early April, a sole federal district judge in Amarillo, Texas, issued a ruling to overturn the FDA approval of Mifepristone. As a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist in New Hampshire and a council member of the New Hampshire Medical Society, this ruling sent shockwaves throughout our medical... Continue Reading

The Council of the New Hampshire Medical Society has introduced a resolution to the AMA focusing on harmful policies of Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) that affect patients who enroll on clinical trials, policies covering the entire gamut of all clinical medicine. In the past months New... Continue Reading

In early March, Governor Sununu unveiled his version of the budget (known as House Bill 2). While there’s a lot in there – I’m going to focus on the pieces related to the licensing boards. The House Finance Committee has tasked the House Executive Departments and Administration... Continue Reading