2025 LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION
A few things should jump out at you from this past session: z Even for a fiscal session, this was a low volume of filed legislation. Many of the pundits who pontificate believe this to be a function of the number of special sessions that have been called in the last several years. It seems special sessions have become the norm and are readily called to focus on specific, high-profile issues. It does beg the question of if special sessions have given legislators the ability to solve constituent needs or keep campaign promises without waiting for a regular/fiscal session. z The range of issues covered in this fiscal session was crazy and unusual! I can’t think of an industry that wasn’t touched by something introduced this year. In fact, the main focus seemed to be on tort reform, auto insurance, workers compensation and boards rather than taxes, fees and
exemptions. It certainly did not classify as boring! We appreciate everyone who took action during the session. We encourage all members to make appointments with your legislators at their district offices. Now is the perfect time to reconnect with them and continue building relationships. The legislative keyword used on 112 instruments was a term of health or medicine. Some of the biggest debates of session focused on PBMs, public health, new causes of action in medicine and the LSBME…not taxes, fees or finances. Following is a focused table of some of the bigger instruments LSMS tracked in 2025: Keywords Tracked Abortion 3 Athletic Trainer 1 Behavioral Health 2 Prescription Drugs 1 Health 5 Health Care 12 Health Care/Facilities 2
Health Care/Providers Health Department
3 2 5 5 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 8 1
Health Services
Health/Acc Insurance Health/Anatomical Gifts
Health/Cancer Health/Children
Health/Emerg Med Service
Health/LDH
Health/Medical Treatment Health/School Clinics Office of Group Benefits
Health Insurance
Med Mal Medicaid
17
MCO
1 3 2 3 1 3 2 1 1 2
Mental Health SANE Nurses
Nutrition
Pharmaceuticals
Pharmacies Pharmacists
PTs PAs
Physicians
Public Health
10
Speech Path/Audiology
1 1
Substance Abuse Workers Comp
2 112
health. During April, the coalition hosted a bourbon and barbeque reception at the state Capitol, and in May held its annual White Coat Wednesday. The members of the 2025 Physician Coalition of Louisiana include: z Louisiana State Medical Society z Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians z LA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics z Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association z Louisiana Association of Eye Physicians and Surgeons z Tulane Physicians z Louisiana Orthopaedic Association z Louisiana Osteopathic Medical Association/ VCOM, and Medicine Louisiana z Radiological Society of Louisiana
Formed in 2019, the Physician Coalition of Louisiana is a partnership between the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians and the Louisiana State Medical Society serving as a unified voice for all physicians and physician medical associations in the State of Louisiana. Each year we solicit specialty medical associations in the state to join the coalition and strengthen our voice. For 2025, our partner groups consisted of more than 8,000 practicing physicians, residents in training, and medical students. The coalition educates patients, lawmakers and the public by providingup-to-date information about issues affecting the practice of medicine and patient
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