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
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, […]
New York Physicians Again Grateful to Gov Hochul for Her Veto of Legislation that Would Have Expanded Awards in Actions for Wrongful Death
The physicians of New York State are once again sincerely grateful to Governor Hochul for her veto of legislation that would have greatly expanded the awards in actions for wrongful death. Governor Hochul has stood […]
New York Physicians Urge Gov Hochul to Again Veto Legislation that Would Expand Awards in Actions for Wrongful Death
The budget bill which just passed in the House of Representatives and headed to President Donald Trump's desk will have devastating effects for maintaining an affordable and sustainable health care system in New York. […]
Consequences and the Financial Burden of Healthcare Disparities and What Can Be Done
“Babies born just six subway stops apart in New York City face a nine-year difference in life expectancy.” This finding comes from a 2015 map developed by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University in association with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the [...]
Remembering Gerard “Gerry” Conway: Architect of Physician Advocacy in New York
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Gerard (“Gerry”) Conway who was the Chief Legislative Counsel for the Medical Society of the State of New York for decades until his retirement following the 2012 Legislative Session [...]
