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PULSE 4/18/2025: NYRx Program Updates Aim to Strengthen Support for Foster Care Youth
NYRx Program Updates Aim to Strengthen Support for Foster Care Youth Click to Enlarge The latest NYRx Education & Outreach Foster Care Agency Newsletter outlines key updates for healthcare providers working with vulnerable populations, including foster care youth. Among the most notable developments are new
PULSE 4/18/2025: Progress in State Budget This Week; Ongoing Physician Advocacy Essential
Progress in State Budget This Week; Ongoing Physician Advocacy Essential Click to Enlarge The legislative leaders’ announcement this week of a resolution to one of the thorny policy issues holding up the State Budget advances the possibility that a final Budget could be adopted by the
PULSE 4/18/2025: MSSNY Joins with Patient and Provider Groups to Reduce Health Insurer Audit Abuse
MSSNY Joins with Patient and Provider Groups to Reduce Health Insurer Audit Abuse Click to Enlarge MSSNY has joined with several other provider and patient advocacy groups in support of legislation (A.3365, Lavine/S.5209, Scarcella-Spanton) to substantially reduce the time frame for health insurance plans to recoup
PULSE 4/18/2025: Help Us Advocate for Prior Authorization Reform Legislation: Take Our Survey
Help Us Advocate for Prior Authorization Reform Legislation: Take Our Survey Click to Enlarge Excessive prior authorization demands from health insurers impose overwhelming burdens that can cause unnecessary delays for patients in obtaining needed treatment and medications. Delay in authorization of prescriptions, tests or procedures can cause
PULSE 4/18/2025: Pat Clancy Receives Excellence in Emergency Preparedness and Disaster/Terrorism Response Award
Pat Clancy Receives Excellence in Emergency Preparedness and Disaster/Terrorism Response Award Click to Enlarge Congratulations to Pat Clancy who received MSSNY’s David B. L. Meza, III, MD Award for Excellence in Emergency Preparedness and Disaster/Terrorism Response following the 2025 MSSNY House of Delegates meeting. Ms. Clancy
PULSE 4/18/2025: Study: Portal Messaging Copays May Limit Access for Older Adults
Study: Portal Messaging Copays May Limit Access for Older Adults Click to Enlarge A recent JAMA Network Open study found that while 81% of adults aged 50 to 80 use digital health technologies like patient portals and telehealth, many are charged fees for messaging their physicians.
PULSE 4/18/2025: Physician Pay Stalls—Are You Getting What You’re Worth?
Physician Pay Stalls—Are You Getting What You're Worth? Click to Enlarge The average physician salary rose only 3.6% this year, far below inflation and pre-pandemic trends, according to Medscape’s 2024 Physician Compensation Report. Nearly half of physicians said their pay has remained stagnant, while gender and
