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Recent Testimony and Comment Letters
State
June 10, 2026 - Video of David Ceraolo, testifying before the Ohio Senate Health Committee on SB 230 -
Authorize Pharmacists to Test, Treat Certain Health Conditions
June 10, 2026 - Opponent Testimony SB 230 -
Authorize Pharmacists to Test, Treat Certain Health Conditions
June 10, 2026 - Opponent Testimony HB 347 - Share the Health and Empower With Informed Notices (SHE WINS) Act
June 5, 2026 - Comment Letter on Proposed Rule Package for Certified Mental Health Assistants (CMHAs)
March 24, 2026 - Opponent Testimony HB 561 -
Enact the C.H.O.I.C.E. Act
March 24, 2026 - Video of Olivia Safady, MD, testifying before the Ohio House Health Committee against HB 561: Enact the C.H.O.I.C.E. Act
March 24, 2026 - Proponent Testimony - House Resolution148 - To urge Ohioans to Safely Store and Secure Firearms
March 24, 2026 - Video of David Ceraolo, testifying before the Ohio House Public Safety Committee on House Resolution148 - To urge Ohioans to Safely Store and Secure Firearms
against HB 561: Enact the C.H.O.I.C.E. Act
March 23, 2026 - Letter to Chairman Wilson - SB 207-
Prohibit Certain Health Insurance Cost-Sharing Practices
March 23, 2026 -
Coalition Letter-
HB 561 -
Enact the C.H.O.I.C.E. Act
March 16, 2026 - HB 508 Opposition to APRN Independent Practice Sign on Letter - House of Medicine
March 4, 2026 - Biomarker Testing Sign-on Letter
January 28, 2026 - Comment Letter on Kratom Comment NEO Opioid Consortium
November 19, 2025 - Opponent Testimony HB 172: Prohibit Mental Health Service to Minors Without Parental Consent
November 19, 2025 - Opponent Testimony HB 353: given by Weston Brooks: Change Title Used by Physician Assistants to Physician Associate
November 19, 2025 - Opponent Testimony HB 353: given by Pete Jordanides: Change Title Used by Physician Assistants to Physician Associate
November 19, 2025 - Opponent Testimony HB 353: given by Peter Moore: Change Title Used by Physician Assistants to Physician Associate
November 19, 2025 - Video of Peter Moore, testifying before the Ohio House Health Committee against HB 353: Change Title Used by Physician Assistants to Physician Associate
November 19, 2025 - Opponent Testimony HB 353: given by Mehraeel Saleh: Change Title Used by Physician Assistants to Physician Associate
November 19, 2025 - Video of Mehraeel Saleh, testifying before the Ohio House Health Committee against HB 353: Change Title Used by Physician Assistants to Physician Associate
November 19, 2025 - Proponent Testimony HB 437: Enact the Healthy Cardiac Monitoring Act
November 18, 2025 -
Opponent Testimony HB 508: Laws Governing the Practice of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
November 18, 2025 - Video of Dr. Kristin Englund, testifying before the Ohio House Medicaid Committee against HB 508: Laws Governing the Practice of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
October 28, 2025 -
Proponent Testimony
HB 220: Prior Authorization
October 22, 2025 - Opponent Testimony
S
B 36:
Optometrist Scope of Practice
October 8, 2025 - Opponent Testimony
HB 324:
Enact the Patient Protection Act
October 7, 2025 - Proponent Testimony HB 219: Establish Network Adequacy Standards for Health Insurers
May 7, 2025 - Opponent Testimony HB 12:
Enact the Jeff, Dave, and Angie Patient Right to Try Act
May 7, 2025 - Video of Ben Fesko testifying before the Ohio Health Committee against HB 12: Enact the Jeff, Dave, and Angie Patient Right to Try Act
April 9, 2025 - Proponent Testimony HB 8:
Require Health Plan and Medicaid Coverage of Biomarker Testing
January 16, 2025 - Comment Letter on Medicaid Worker Requirements
December 10, 2024 - Opponent Testimony HB 319: Anti-Vaccination
December 10, 2024 -
Coalition Letter - H
B 319 Anti-Vaccination
June 25, 2024 - Proponent Testimony HB 536:
Make Capital Appropriations and Reappropriations
June 12, 2024 - Opponent Testimony HB 73: Enact Dave and Angie Patient and Health Provider Protection Act
June 12, 2024 - Video of Dr. Marie Schaefer testifying before the Ohio Health Committee against HB 73: Enact Dave and Angie Patient and Health Provider Protection Act
June 12, 2024 - Opponent Testimony SB 129:
Revise the Law Governing the Practice of Optometry
June 4, 2024 - C
oalition Support Letter -
HB 452 HOM
May 15, 2024 - Coalition
Biomarker Testing Sign On Letter
HB 24: Biomarker Testing Legislation
April 2, 2024 - Opponent Testimony HB 236:
Never Alone Act
April 2, 2024 -
Opponent Testimony SB 81:
Authorize Certain Nurses to Sign Hospital Patient Documents
January 19, 2024 - Physician Organization Comments: Gender Transition Care
December 15, 2023 - Coalition Letter Veto Request HB 68:
Enact Ohio Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act
December 6, 2023 - Proponent Testimony HB 47: Regards AEDs in Schools
December 5, 2023 - Coalition Opposition Letter HB 68:
Enact Ohio Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act
October 11, 2023 - Proponent Testimony HB 177: Regards Certain Health Insurance Cost-Sharing Practices
October 5, 2023 - Comment Letter on Office-Based Opioid Treatment Rules
August 7, 2023 - Comment Letter to OSMB Impaired Practitioners
June 29, 2023 - Coalition Veto Request Letter to Governor DeWine on State Budget
June 29, 2023 - AMCNO Letter to Governor DeWine on State Budget
June 27, 2023 - Proponent Testimony HB 169: Regards tanning by minors; physician titles
June 25, 2023 - Anti-preemption Advertorial - Protect Ohio Kids from Big Tobacco
June 22, 2023 - Letter to Conference Committee on HB 33: State Operating Budget
June 21, 2023 - Letter of Opposition HB 68:
Enact Ohio Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act
March 29, 2023 - Proponent Testimony HB 24:
Require Health Plan and Medicaid Coverage of Biomarker Testing
March 29, 2023 - Video of Negin Khosravi
testifying
on behalf of the AMCNO in support of HB 24, Biomarker Testing, before the Ohio House Insurance Committee
March 6, 2023 -
Coalition Support Letter of Gold Card Prior Authorization Legislation
December 23, 2022 - OSMB Comment Letter: Telehealth - Controlled Substances
November 15, 2022 - Coalition Letter: HB 135
:
Co-Pay Accumulators
June 1, 2022 - Opponent Testimony HB 454: Transgender Care for Minors
May 31, 2022 - Proponent Testimony HB 608: Require Health Plan and Medicaid Coverage of Biomarker Testing
May 27, 2022 - OSMB Comment Letter: Telehealth Rule 4731-37-01
May 26th, 2022 - Opponent Testimony HB 598: Enact Human Life Protection Act
May 19, 2022 - Discharge Rule Comments HB 172: Ohio Fireworks Safety Coalition
March 22, 2022 - Coalition Letter of Support HB 608: Ohio Biomarker Testing
March 1, 2022 - Comments from the AMCNO Rule 4731-11-04: Proposed Rule for Weight Loss Drugs
November 1, 2021 - Veto Request HB 172
:
Ohio Fireworks Safety Coalition
October 26, 2021 - Coalition Letter HB 172
:
Ohio Fireworks Safety Coalition
September 29, 2021- Proponent Testimony HB 122: Telehealth
August 20, 2021 - Letter of Opposition HB 248: Vaccinations
June 15, 2021 - Opponent Testimony HB 248: Vaccinations
June 15, 2021 - Video of
AMCNO, President Dr. Kristin Englund, testifying before the Ohio House Health Committee against HB 248: Vaccinations
June 14, 2021 - Letter of Opposition HB 248: Vaccinations
May 18, 2021 - Proponent Testimony HB 159: Tanning Beds
March 3, 2021 - Proponent Testimony HB 122: Telehealth
February 3, 2021 - Proponent Testimony SB 6: Interstate Licensure Medical Compact
Federal
February 13, 2026 - Statement of Support for AAP v Kennedy
December 4, 2025 - ACIP Sign-on Letter
September 19, 2025 - Coalition Letter to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
September, 11, 2025 - AMCNO Comments on 2025 CMS Physician Fee Schedule
May 13, 2025 - Ohio Medicaid Matters Coalition Cosponsor Letter to Ohio Congressional Delegation to reaffirm the critical role Medicaid plays in the lives of millions of Ohioans — and to emphasize the urgent need to preserve and protect this foundational program
February 21, 2025 - Letter of Support: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (H.R. 842) / Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (S. 339)
September 9, 2024 - Comment Letter to CMS: 2025 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies
September 7, 2023 - Comment Letter to CMS: 2023 Medicare Physician Payment Schedule and Quality Payment Program Rule
July 7, 2023 - Coalition Cosponsor Letter to Senator Brown on the Patients Before Middlemen Act
July 7, 2023 - Coalition Cosponsor Letter to Senator Vance on the Patients Before Middlemen Act
June 22, 2023 - Letter of Support; Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (H.R. 2407) / Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (S. 2085)
March 13, 2023 - Comment Letter to CMS: Prior Authorization Recommendation
2022 - Characteristics of a Rational Medicare Payment System Document Presented by the AMA
September, 2022 - First Annual Report on Progress Towards Implementation of the American Pandemic Preparedness Plan
August 15, 2022 - Why we must reform the Medicare physician payment system?
July 7, 2022 - AMA’s CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Summary
June 16, 2022 - AMCNO Letter to Secretary Becerra
April 12, 2022 - Pharmacy Benefit Managers Sign-On letter
September 7, 2021 - Comment Letter to CMS; CY 2022 Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)
April 29, 2021 - AMCNO HIPAA Letter
December 17, 2020 - Letter of Opposition: “No Surprises Act”
Local
March 20, 2023 - Cleveland City Council Public Comment
March 24, 2026 - Video of Olivia Safady, MD, testifying before the Ohio House Health Committee against HB 561: Enact the C.H.O.I.C.E. Act
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