L C M E D S O C .O R G
THE EXPERIENCES
of a ph ysi ci an a dvocate I N T H E P O L I T I C A L WO R L D BY LARRY L. LIGHT EDITORIAL OPINION
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ull disclosure, I know Mark Lopatin, MD, the author of Rheum for Improvement, pretty well and, in fact, have known him for many years. We’ve played golf together, and on that basis alone I consider him a friend. But beyond our friendship on the links, as a Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) professional lobbyist I worked with Dr. Lopatin and numerous other physicians on the numerous and meaningful advocacy issues covered in his book. MOC, scope of practice, tort reform, prior authorization, etc.….all of them and more. As a PAMED lobbyist what I did not have, and as a physician he did, was the benefit of thousands of physician encounters. This book is about those physician encounters, the related advocacy issues and his engagement as a health care and patient advocate. Continued on page 12
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