Join the FSR Political Committee Capitol Club!
Getting pro-medicine candidates elected to the Florida Legislature
DONATE TO THE FSR PC
Member Benefits
- Private lunch with the FSR PC Legislator of the Year at the FSR Annual Meeting (1 seat per $1,000 donation).
- Recognition on the FSR website and during official FSR PC events.
- Opportunity to attend local political fundraisers to present FSR PC checks.
Why Join?
Your donation helps establish a solid political foundation for the FSR PC, allowing rheumatologists to have a seat at the table as health care reforms are discussed in Tallahassee.
If shaping the political debate and ensuring lawmakers understand the real-world challenges your practice faces in delivering patient care is important to you, then the FSR PC is your vehicle to make that impact.
Recent Accomplishments
- Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Reform: Requires 100% rebate pass-through to patients; bans steering to PBM-owned pharmacies and step therapy for insurer changes.
- $30 Million GME Funding: Expands physician workforce training opportunities in Florida.
- Biomarker Testing Coverage: Ensures rheumatologists can more precisely diagnose and treat patients.
- Medical Liability Protections: Preserves safeguards for physicians from frivolous lawsuits.
- Continued Advocacy: Ongoing efforts to eliminate co-pay accumulator programs, step therapy, and administrative burdens.
FSR Advocacy Matters
The FSR advocacy program provides opportunities for the rheumatology community to educate the public and policymakers on issues impacting chronically ill patients and medical practices.
- 2025 WIN: Defended Medical Liability Protections - expanded survivor classes for wrongful death cases.
- 2024 WIN: Coverage of Biomarker Testing - helps physicians select the right treatments for patients.
- 2023 WIN: PBM Reform - ensures patients can afford prescribed medications.
FSR State Legislative Priorities
- Ban “White Bagging”
- Step Therapy Reform
- Non-Medical Switching Protections
- Ban Accumulator Adjustment Programs
- Payment Certainty for Insurance Claims
- Limiting AI in Healthcare Decisions
- Regulate Healthcare Practitioner Titles
Donate Today!
DONATE TO THE FSR PC
The FSR Political Committee is a voluntary, non-partisan group of FSR rheumatologists dedicated to protecting you, your practice, and your patients by supporting physician-friendly candidates in the Florida Legislature and executive offices.
Recent FSR PC Donation Recipients:
- Rep. Ralph Massullo, MD (R-23)
- Rep. Kimberly Berfield (R-58)
- Rep. Erika Booth (R-35)
- Sen. Debbie Mayfield (R-32)
- Rep. Michelle Salzman (R-1)
- Rep. Karen Gonzalez Pittman (R-65)
- Rep. Dean Black (R-15)
- Sen. Colleen Burton (R-12)
2025 Capitol Club Members ($1,000+)
- Manish Relan, MD – Arthritis & Rheumatology Care Center
- Kenneth Stark, MD – Lake Rheumatology
- Priya Reddy, MD – Southwest Florida Rheumatology
- Vikas Majithia, MD – Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
- Pam Freeman, MD – Rheumatology Associates of Central Florida
- Robert W. Levin, MD – Bay Area Rheumatology
- Rodney Daniel, MD – Bay Area Rheumatology
- Sari Edelman, DO – Bay Area Rheumatology
- Christopher Le, DO – Bay Area Rheumatology
- Michael Schweitz, MD
- Natalie Faith, MD – Florida Medical Clinic
- Vipul Joshi, MD – Bay Area Arthritis and Osteoporosis
- Vedashree Panthulu, MD – Sunshine Rheumatology
- Catherine Kowal, MD
- Marc J. Hirsh, MD – The Hirsh Center
- Meredith Hirsh – The Hirsh Center
- Meera Oza, MD – Arthritis & Osteoporosis Treatment Center Jacksonville
- Olga Kromo, MD – Rheumwell
- Brian Kirby, MD – West Florida Medical Center Clinic
- Howard Busch, MD – Family Arthritis Center
- Guillermo Valenzuela, MD
- Shawn Baca, MD
- Michael Weitz, MD
- Catherine Garcia, MD
- Andrew Ripps - Bendcare
- George Munoz, MD - AARA
- Nimesh Dayal, MD - Arthritis Center of Orlando
- Yvonne Sherrer, MD - CRIA
- Walker Freeman - BioResearch Partner
- Philippe Saxe, MD -Arthritis Associates of South Florida
(Last updated 10/30/2025)
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