By Amish J. Dave, MD, MPH, FACP – Incoming KCMS President, January 2026 It’s an honor to step into the role of KCMS President in January 2026. As we enter the holiday season and look ahead to a new year, I’ve been reflecting on what makes this community so special. I’m inspired by the compassion, [...]
By Mona P. Kathuria, D.O., FAAHPM “We’re going to have to make some changes in our health care staffing.” When I first heard this as a practicing physician and medical director, it made me pause. Was this conversation about health care or was this about a technology position? I naively thought as physicians, the medical [...]
Written by Danny Low, MD | President of KCMS Amid the dizzying array of (often disconcerting) changes to medicine – be it the corporatization of healthcare, proposed cuts to Medicaid, or inappropriate scope creep – at times it is difficult to feel optimistic about the future of medicine. It is in these moments that I [...]
As president of the KCMS from 2017-19, Dr. Teresa Girolami appealed to her colleagues: “Run for office. We need you at the table.” Years later, that call to action is more urgent than ever. This month, Dr. Girolami shares her reflections on attending AMPAC Candidate School—a program that trains physicians and other healthcare professionals to [...]
by John Vassall, MD As physicians we speak with one voice against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now depriving physicians and their patients of access to information, research and clinical trials; resources necessary for excellent medical care and for physicians and patients to make informed choices in disease management. We physicians are [...]
by Drs. Donald Ross and Mark Levy The economic burden of mental disorders rivals that of cardiovascular diseases and exceeds the costs of cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes. Mental health conditions cost the U.S. economy an estimated $47.6 billion annually in lost productivity due to unplanned absences, with total costs reaching $282 billion each [...]
by Amish Dave, MD, MPH – Vice President, KCMS Rheumatologist, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health How Physician Advocacy is Shaping Reform Initially intended by insurance companies and pharmacy benefit managers as a utilization management tool to reduce the inappropriate use of medications and procedures, prior authorization (PA) has morphed over the last two decades into a [...]
by Mark Levy, MD As a recent retiree and of a certain age, I have had an opportunity to view the practice of medicine from “the other side of the table”(or screen), both myself as a consumer and as an advocate for friends and family members. I have seen a system full of well-intentioned healthcare [...]
