News from April 2010 Business Meeting: History of Chapter: The DEACS was organized January 21, 1957, and was issued Charter #64 November 4, 1957. The Chapter was incorporated January 27, 2006 and is designated as a non-profit professional organization (501c3). A list of Past-Governors and Past-Presidents was given: Past Governors Lawrence Jones, MD 1957-61 Edmond Laird, MD 1962-64 Henry Wilson, MD 1965-67 Leslie Whitney, MD 1968-75 James Beebe, MD 1976-79 Howard Wilk, MD 1980-86 Mustafa Oz, MD 1987-92 Shah Morovati, MD 1992-97 Rafael Zaragoza, MD 1998-03 Amir Mansoory, MD 2004-09 Diana Dickson-Witmer, MD 2009-present Past Presidents Edward Laird, MD 1957-61 Frank Jones, MD 1962 John Pierson, MD 1963-64 Daniel Preston, MD 1965 C. Leith Munson, MD 1966-67 Pierre Leroy, MD 1968-75 Howard Wilk, MD 1976-84 Mustafa Oz, MD 1985-86 Raymond Noble, MD 1987-89 Shah Morovati, MD 1990-92 Robert Baker, MD 1993-94 Rafael Zaragoza, MD 1995-97 Diana Dickson-Witmer, MD 1998 Dennis Witmer, MD 1999 Otto Medimilla, MD 2000-02 Glen Tinkoff, MD 2003-04 Medhi Balakhani, MD 2005-06 Raafat Abdel-Misih, MD 2007-09 Emily Penman, MD 2009-present A big thank you is extended to Dr. Marshall Schwartz for speaking at the Business Meeting on Health Care Reform. Dr. Schwartz serves on the ACS Board of Regents and is a local pediatric surgeon. The ACS reiterates its commitment to reforms that will ensure that Americans have consistent access to care. In addition: •Extending health insurance coverage to more Americans and repealing the broken current Medicare payment formula known as the sustainable growth rate (SGR). •Opposition to a proposal to create an independent Medicare commission that would have policy-making authority over the program and, thereby, likely have a negative effect on patient access to quality, efficient health care. •Support for measures that promote well-designed and tested quality improvement initiatives, incorporate medical liability reform, address surgical workforce problems, and ensure appropriate Medicaid payment rates. •Opposition to controversial scope-of-practice proposals that could confuse patients about the significant variations in training, education, and expertise between qualified physicians and other health care providers.