Becker's Healthcare January 9, 2026
In a Jan. 9 survey, the American Medical Association identifies physicians’ core concerns regarding what is expected to be a “dynamic state legislative landscape” in 2026.
The survey includes responses from 64 medical societies in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
The top legislative issues identified in the survey include:
1. Scope of practice: Eighty-nine percent of respondents said scope of practice was a top legislative priority for them in 2026–the single most cited issue nationwide, according to the report.
Medical societies are looking ahead at legislation they said is being pushed by non-physicians seeking independent practice, prescriptive authority and the unsupervised diagnosis of patients.
2. Medicaid policy: Seventy-two percent of respondents said that Medicaid legislation and...
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