Advocacy Highlights

PULSE 1/17/2025: Capital Update: Volume 35, No. 1, January 17, 2025

Capital Update: Volume 35, No. 1, January 17, 2025 Click to Enlarge Statement of MSSNY President Dr. Jerome Cohen, MD, in reaction to Governor Hochul’s State of the State Message MSSNY Voices Both Optimism and Concern Over Governor’s State of the

PULSE 1/17/2025: Physicians Outraged at Congress’s Inaction on Medicare: MSSNY Urges Congress to Fix Payment Cuts to Physicians Early in 2025

Physicians Outraged at Congress’s Inaction on Medicare: MSSNY Urges Congress to Fix Payment Cuts to Physicians Early in 2025 Click to Enlarge MSSNY is continuing to work closely with the American Medical Association (AMA) and other physician advocacy groups to urge

January 16th, 2025|Categories: Advocacy Highlights, All Categories, Pulse 1/17/2025|Tags: , , |

PULSE 1/3/2025: Physicians Outraged at Congress’s Inaction on Medicare: MSSNY Urges Congress to Fix Payment Cuts to Physicians Early in 2025

Physicians Outraged at Congress’s Inaction on Medicare: MSSNY Urges Congress to Fix Payment Cuts to Physicians Early in 2025 Click to Enlarge During the fall, MSSNY worked closely with the American Medical Association and other physician advocacy groups to urge Congress

January 3rd, 2025|Categories: Advocacy Highlights, All Categories, Pulse 1/3/2025|Tags: , , |

PULSE 12/20/2024: Join Us for MSSNY’s Lobby Day on March 11th, 2025

Join Us for MSSNY’s Lobby Day on March 11th, 2025 Click to Enlarge Please plan to put aside Tuesday, March 11th, 2025, for MSSNY’s annual Physician Advocacy Day. To register, click here: Physician Advocacy Registration. This year’s event will be held

December 20th, 2024|Categories: Advocacy Highlights, All Categories, Pulse 12/20/2024|Tags: , , |

PULSE 12/20/2024: Governor Hochul Signs Bill Requiring Health Insurers to Cover Scalp Cooling Devices for Cancer Patients

Governor Hochul Signs Bill Requiring Health Insurers to Cover Scalp Cooling Devices for Cancer Patients Click to Enlarge A.38-A/S.2603-A, which would require health insurers to cover scalp cooling devices to help preserve hair for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment, was

December 20th, 2024|Categories: Advocacy Highlights, All Categories, Pulse 12/20/2024|Tags: , , |

PULSE 12/13/2024: Join Us for MSSNY’s Lobby Day on March 11th, 2025

Join Us for MSSNY’s Lobby Day on March 11th, 2025 Click to Enlarge Please plan to put aside Tuesday, March 11th, 2025, for MSSNY’s annual Physician Advocacy Day. To register, click here: Physician Advocacy Registration This year’s event will be held in person

December 13th, 2024|Categories: Advocacy Highlights, All Categories, Pulse 12/13/2024|Tags: , , |

PULSE 12/13/2024: New York Physicians Urge Gov Hochul to Veto Legislation that Would Expand Awards in Actions for Wrongful Death

New York Physicians Urge Gov Hochul to Veto Legislation that Would Expand Awards in Actions for Wrongful Death Click to Enlarge The following statement was sent to the press on Thursday: “The physicians of New York State are urging Governor Hochul to

December 13th, 2024|Categories: Advocacy Highlights, All Categories, Pulse 12/13/2024|Tags: , , |

PULSE 12/6/2024: Physicians Again Call on Governor Hochul to Veto Latest Wrongful Death Liability Expansion Bill

Physicians Again Call on Governor Hochul to Veto Latest Wrongful Death Liability Expansion Bill Click to Enlarge Physicians are again urged to contact Governor Hochul to request she again veto the latest version of legislation (A.9232-B/S.8485-B) to significantly expand liability against physicians and

December 5th, 2024|Categories: Advocacy Highlights, All Categories, Pulse 12/6/2024|Tags: , , |

PULSE 12/6/2024: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Reverses Policy to Strip Coverage of Anesthesia for New Yorkers

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Reverses Policy to Strip Coverage of Anesthesia for New Yorkers Click to Enlarge MSSNY joined forces with the NYS Society of Anesthesiologists (NYSSA) over the last few weeks to oppose a new Anthem Blue Cross

December 5th, 2024|Categories: Advocacy Highlights, All Categories, Pulse 12/6/2024|Tags: , , |

PULSE 11/15/2024: Attorney General James Sues UnitedHealth and Amedisys to Stop Merger

Attorney General James Sues UnitedHealth and Amedisys to Stop Merger Click to Enlarge New York’s Attorney General Letitia James has joined three state attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in a lawsuit against two of the country’s

November 14th, 2024|Categories: Advocacy Highlights, All Categories, Pulse 11/15/2024|Tags: , , |
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