PULSE 2/6/2026: Join Us for MSSNY Physician Advocacy Day
Join Us for MSSNY Physician Advocacy Day Click to Enlarge MSSNY’s Physician Advocacy Day will take place on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Meeting Room 6 of the Empire State Plaza in Albany, from 7:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The timing is deliberate: both the Assembly and Senate will
PULSE 1/16/2026: Workers’ Compensation Proposed Fee Schedule
Workers' Compensation Proposed Fee Schedule Click to Enlarge For the first time in several years, the NYS Workers' Compensation Board has proposed updating the WC Fee Schedule, which can be found here. Of note, the Board is proposing to increase payments for E&M codes. However, there
NY Physicians Weigh in On Gov Hochul’s State of the State Address
We appreciate Governor Hochul’s focus in today’s State of the State message on protecting the ability of our patients to receive needed care, including efforts to protect subsidized health insurance coverage, ensure New York’s immunization coverage requirements are based on the recommendation of learned physician organizations, […]
Mandatory Pain Management CME Reaccredited and Available Free to MSSNY Members
Mandatory Pain Management CME Reaccredited and Available Free to MSSNY Members Click to Enlarge The mandatory Pain Management and Palliative Care courses have been reaccredited and are now available free to MSSNY members through the CME website. Importantly, these courses contain the same trusted content physicians are already familiar with, but have been reissued
New SCPA Signature for RHIO Participants Required by March 31, 2026
New SCPA Signature for RHIO Participants Required by March 31, 2026 Click to Enlarge New York State recently approved the Statewide Common Participation Agreement (SCPA), a new, common legal framework for all health care entities that participate in the Statewide Health Information Network (SHIN-NY). It establishes
New NYSDOH Rules Strengthen Physician and Community Input in Hospital Closure Decisions
New NYSDOH Rules Strengthen Physician and Community Input in Hospital Closure Decisions Click to Enlarge At its 2021 House of Delegates, MSSNY adopted policy (150.959) urging that there be meaningful local physician and patient input into proposals to close, downsize or re-purpose hospitals that could adversely
Assembly & Senate Pass Legislation to Protect Healthcare Workers in Emergency Settings
Assembly & Senate Pass Legislation to Protect Healthcare Workers in Emergency Settings Click to Enlarge Governor Hochul has signed into law legislation (A.203-B, Cruz/S.5294-B, Sepulveda) supported by MSSNY and the New York American College of Emergency Physicians to require hospitals to develop a violence prevention
NY Physicians Praise Gov Hochul for Signing Medical Aid in Dying Legislation with Significant Negotiated Changes
Governor Hochul is to be praised for signing into law the Medical Aid in Dying legislation, which encompasses significant negotiated changes. These include placing further restrictions and requirements around the circumstances for when this extraordinary measure can be requested by a patient […]
Thank You for Your Advocacy: Governor Again Vetoes Destructive Liability Expansion Bill
For the fourth year in a row, Governor Hochul has vetoed the Grieving Families Act. MSSNY is deeply appreciative of the Governor’s action. The trial lawyers’ group exerted tremendous political pressure to push the GFA, […]
