Capital Update May 30, 2025 Click to Enlarge Prior Authorization Reform Legislation Advances in Both Houses – Please Continue Efforts to Urge PassageSenate Again Passes Disastrous Liability Expansion Bill - Please Urge Your Assembly Members to OpposePhysician Due Process Bill AdvancesHouse of Representatives’ Reconciliation Package on Medicaid
Capital Update May 16, 2025 Click to Enlarge State Budget-Approved Medicaid Reimbursement Increase Will Be Allocated for E&M Services MSSNY Continue to Fight for Due Process Protection of Physicians from Arbitrary Non-Renewals by Insurers
Please Urge Your Legislators to Oppose Latest Wrongful Death Liability Expansion Legislation Click to Enlarge Despite the fact that Governor Hochul has vetoed legislation three times in the last three years that would greatly expand damages awardable in wrongful death actions and dramatically increase physicians’ already staggeringly high liability insurance premiums, near-identical legislation (S4423/A6063)
House of Representatives’ Energy & Commerce Committee Releases Reconciliation Package on Medicaid & Medicare Click to Enlarge This week U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy & Commerce Committee released its much-anticipated spending proposals including for the Medicaid and Medicare programs. The bill was introduced using the reconciliation process,
Capital Update May 9, 2025 Click to Enlarge State Budget Passes with Numerous Problematic Items Removed from the Final Version Please Help Us Advocate for Prior Authorization Reforms by Completing our Survey. MSSNY Continues Advocacy Efforts to Preserve Medicaid Coverage for Millions of New Yorkers MSSNY
MSSNY Fights for Legislation to Provide Physicians Due Process when a Health Insurer Does Not Renew Their Contract Click to Enlarge This week the New York State Senate passed legislation supported by MSSNY (S.1911-A, Rivera), which would amend the Public Health Law to provide physicians with due
Capital Update May 2, 2025 Click to Enlarge State Budget Negotiations Continue Despite Agreement on Some Key Issues MSSNY Continues Advocacy Efforts to Preserve Medicaid Coverage for Millions of New Yorkers MSSNY Continues Push to Reverse Medicare Cuts to Physicians
Please Help us Advocate for Prior Authorization Reforms by Completing our Survey. Click to Enlarge MSSNY is advocating for multiple pieces of legislation (such as A.2352, McDonald/S.7470, Hoylman and A.3789, Weprin/S.7297, Hoylman) to reduce excessive prior authorization hassles imposed by health insurers on physicians seeking to
Physicians Urged to Take Action to Help Preserve Affordable Student Loan Repayment Options and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Click to Enlarge On April 3, the U.S Department of Education announced it was initiating the federal rulemaking process to propose major changes to regulations governing various federal student
Health Dept Regulation Would Expand Opportunities for IMGs in Public Hospitals Click to Enlarge A regulation Limited Permit Allowances.pdf proposed this week by the New York State Department of Health would permit International Medical Graduate physicians (IMGs) with NYSED-granted limited permits the opportunity to practice in
