PULSE 5/8/2026: Capital Update May 8,2026
Capital Update May 8, 2026 Click to Enlarge The State Legislature and the Governor are closing in on a final agreement on the State Budget, and Budget bills may begin to be considered next week. In this regard, it is
PULSE 5/1/2026: Capital Update May 1,2026
Capital Update May 1, 2026 Click to Enlarge Negotiations on the top-line issues holding up consideration of the State Budget have accelerated over the past week, pointing towards announcement of a Budget deal soon. In this regard, physicians must continue to advocate to their
PULSE 5/1/2026: Advocacy in Action
Advocacy in Action Click to Enlarge From left to right are Dr. Natalka D. Stachiw, MSCE Vice President; Senator April N. M. Baskin; Dr. Stacey A. Watt, MSCE Past President and MSSNY Councilor, Ms. Audrey Watt, and Dr. Michael D. Merrill, MSCE President‑Elect.
PULSE 5/1/2026: New York Appellate Court Finds Lower Court Wrongly Permitted Expert Testimony Without Adequate Scientific Foundation; MSSNY & AMA Had Supported Case with Amicus
New York Appellate Court Finds Lower Court Wrongly Permitted Expert Testimony Without Adequate Scientific Foundation; MSSNY & AMA Had Supported Case with Amicus Click to Enlarge The New York Appellate Division, 2d Department, ruled this week that a lower court
PULSE 4/24/2026: Capital Update April 24, 2026
Capital Update April 24, 2026 Click to Enlarge Physicians must continue to advocate to their legislators on the several pressing State Budget health care policy issues under negotiation that will exacerbate the significant challenges facing physician care delivery across the State if
PULSE 4/17/2026: Capital Update April 17, 2026
Capital Update April 17, 2026 Click to Enlarge With the State Legislature having passed multiple State Budget extenders until April 20, negotiations are beginning to intensify towards the Senate, Assembly and Governor arriving at an agreement for a State Budget
PULSE 4/10/2026: Capital Update: April 10, 2026
Capital Update: April 10, 2026 Click to Enlarge State Budget Discussions Head to Overtime - Please Urge Your Legislators to Protect Patient Access to Community-Based Physician Care and Treatment MSSNY Supports Legislation to Ensure Coverage for Interhospital Transport for Hospitalized Postpartum
PULSE 4/10/2026: Physician Advocacy Helps Advance Diabetes Screening Equity in New York
Advocacy in Action: Physicians Connecting with State Leaders Click to Enlarge Dr. Daniel Young, past president of the Broome County Medical Society and former member of MSSNY’s Board of Trustees, met with key state leaders to strengthen communication between physicians
PULSE 3/20/2026: Capital Update: March 20, 2026
Capital Update: March 20, 2026 Click to Enlarge Please Continue to Urge Your Legislators to Reject Problematic State Budget Proposals and Preserve Access to Skilled Physician CareAssembly and Senate Budget Proposals Include Some Positive Healthcare Provisions Statement from MSSNY President Dr. David Jakubowicz Regarding
PULSE 3/20/2026: Physician Advocacy Helps Advance Diabetes Screening Equity in New York
Physician Advocacy Helps Advance Diabetes Screening Equity in New York Click to Enlarge A recently passed New York State Senate bill aims to improve early detection of diabetes among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities by aligning insurance coverage
