Advocacy Highlights

Physicians Across the Country Continue to Push Back Against Proposed Drastic Cuts to Medicaid and Failure to Address Medicare Click to Enlarge Following last week’s statement from MSSNY President Dr. David Jakubowicz, MD, telling Congress to Go Back to the Drawing Board to Ensure Patients Get

Urge Governor to Veto Latest Wrongful Death Bill and Preserve Patient Access to Healthcare Click to Enlarge Despite the fact that Governor Hochul has vetoed legislation three times that would greatly expand damages awardable in wrongful death actions and dramatically increase our already high liability insurance premiums, near-identical legislation (S4423/A6063) has once again passed the Senate and

Urge Governor to Veto Legislation to Expand Surgical Scope of Podiatrists Click to Enlarge Physicians are urged to contact Governor Hochul to request that she veto S.6693-B/A.4613-B, legislation which passed at the very end of the Session that threatens patient safety by significantly expanding the

Capital Update June 13, 2025 Click to Enlarge Governor Hochul Again Called on to Veto Disastrous Liability Expansion Bill After Passage Again by New York State Legislature Statement by MSSNY President Dr. David Jakubowicz, MD, Calling on Governor Hochul to Again Veto Wrongful Death Expansion

Capital Update: June 6, 2025 Click to Enlarge House of Representatives’ Reconciliation Package on Medicaid & Medicare Now Under Consideration in the SenateDisastrous Liability Expansion Bill Advancing Yet Again in New York State LegislaturePrior Authorization Reform Legislation on Floor of Assembly and Senate – Please Continue Efforts