Become A Member
For over 225 years, NHCMA has represented the voice of New Haven County physicians and their patients. We offer not just a wealth of benefits, like networking events, discounts, action alerts and workshops, we also give you and your patients a way to get involved in the fight for the future of health care.
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Action Alerts
Don't be left behind! Find out the latest news, whether it's a policy change, a contract change, billing and coding news and alerts or anything else that affects the way you practice medicine.
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Calendar of Events
NHCMA's Event Calendar includes a variety of valuable seminars and events. Our goal is to offer our physician members and their staffs the knowledge and resources necessary to manage a successful practice.
Physician Locator
Looking for a doctor who supports quality patient care? Search our directory of NHCMA members for a physician in your community. You can search by speciality or geographic location.
Key Contact Program
An association can only be effective in the legislative and regulatory arena if its members are active, involved participants in the process. Even the most professionally run, well-funded, and fully supported government affairs program is doomed to fail if its membership does not fully understand how valuable their involvement is to the process. The fact is, many members believe that advocacy is something NHCMA does for them, rather than something that NHCMA does with them.
One of the best ways members can make their involvement count is by maintaining constant communication with legislators at the local level. To this end, NHCMA has created the Key Contact Program, which is an organized way of helping members become active, involved participants in their very own communities. Here's what you need to know:
THE GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF A KEY CONTACT
• Develop personal relationships of trust and respect with elected officials.
• Establish sound two-way communication with a legislator.
• Keep the legislator fully informed on NHCMA activities and priorities.
• Maintain good communication with the lawmaker's staff.
• Report to the appropriate NHCMA so that results can be passed on to NHCMA Board of Directors.
PROFILE OF A KEY CONTACT
• Lives or practices in the legislator's district.
• Maintains a personal relationship with the legislator.
• Enjoys frequent social contact.
• Is consulted by the legislator on health issues.