Update on Medicare Operations: Telehealth, Claims Processing, and Medicare Administrative Contractors Status During the Shutdown Click to Enlarge As of October 1, 2025, Medicare telehealth flexibilities granted during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency have expired, rolling coverage back to pre-pandemic rules. MSSNY urges New York physicians
Physician Advocacy in Action Click to Enlarge On September 18th, MSSNY physicians attended the annual birthday reception for Speaker Carl E. Heastie in Manhattan. Dr. Erick A. Eiting, a member of MSSNY and NYCMS, also participated in the event and engaged with numerous legislators throughout the
Finished Training in 2025? Welcome to MSSNY’s Young Physician Section Click to Enlarge Attention Residents: Have you finished your training in 2025? If so, please let us know so we can update your membership and welcome you to MSSNY's Young Physician Section. Please e-mail your updated information to
MSSNY’s Dr. Dan Choi Brings New York’s Voice to The Doctor’s Lounge Click to Enlarge When physicians speak candidly about the future of medicine, policy, and patient care, their insights shape the conversation far beyond the exam room. In a recent episode of The Doctor’s Lounge podcast,
Divorce and Physicians: Navigating the Personal and Financial Realities Click to Enlarge While physicians are less likely to divorce than the general population, about 21% of surgeons and 18% of non-surgeon physicians experience this life-changing event. Divorce can be especially complex for doctors, involving the valuation
For Medical Students: How Advocacy and Organized Medicine Make Your Residency Application Stand Out Click to Enlarge Editor’s Note: Submitted By Kylee Borger, MD, MSSNY Resident/Fellow Section Secretary/Treasurer, and Anna Heffron, MD, MSSNY Resident/Fellow Section Councilor. If you are a member and would like to contribute
MSSNY Investigates Automatic Downcoding: Share Your Experience to Strengthen Advocacy Click to Enlarge MSSNY is contacting physicians statewide to assess the impact of insurance companies' automatic downcoding, a growing concern that undermines fair reimbursement and burdens physician practices. As of October 1, Cigna and Aetna
Help Us Help You Click to Enlarge Colleagues: Cigna and Aetna both have announced and/or begun an exercise where they are systematically downcoding from a level 4 to 3 on all visits for a subset of physicians. Cigna announced that this will only apply to
