PULSE 12/19/2025: Presidents Corner
The Collective Physician Voice Can Shape History Click to Enlarge Colleagues: On Dec 17, New York State announced that a deal had been struck that would make it the 13th State to allow Medical Aid in Dying. New York is the
PULSE 11/21/2025: Presidents Corner
Click to Enlarge Colleagues: This is not just another President's Corner—it’s a call for your immediate action. The Grieving Families Act (S4423/A6063), a bill that will wreak havoc on New York’s healthcare system, has LANDED on the Governor’s desk. If
PULSE 11/21/2025: Presidents Corner
Click to Enlarge Colleagues: MSSNY acted quickly and brought forth a resolution last week to the American Medical Association to fight Anthem's attempt to throw non-participating physicians off medical staffs by penalizing these hospitals financially, leading to care fragmentation and an end run
PULSE 11/7/2025: Presidents Corner
Anthem’s Attempt to Force Physicians Into Network Participation Click to Enlarge Colleagues: Another week, another attempt by a health insurer to throw sand in the gears of health care delivery. A group of MSSNY physician members brought the latest challenge to our
PULSE 10/24/2025: Presidents Corner
MSSNY Fights for New York Physicians: Pushing Back Against Aetna’s Downcoding Policy Click to Enlarge Colleagues: MSSNY is pushing back against Aetna’s new downcoding policy, which automatically reduces the level of Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes on physician claims without reviewing
PULSE 10/24/2025: Presidents Corner
Benefits of Membership Click to Enlarge Colleagues:Your MSSNY leadership has engaged in productive dialogue with CIGNA over their recent announcement of a downcoding policy. As a result, CIGNA has indicated that they will comply with New York State laws requiring physicians to
PULSE 10/17/2025: Presidents Corner
Whiplash Click to Enlarge Colleagues: As of October 17, we have now spent all of October under a government shutdown and MSSNY leadership and staff have been working tirelessly to understand its implications for your practice and your patients. As
PULSE 10/3/2025: Presidents Corner
Help Us Help You Click to Enlarge Colleagues: Cigna and Aetna both have announced and/or begun an exercise where they are systematically downcoding from a level 4 to 3 on all visits for a subset of physicians. Cigna announced that
PULSE 9/5/2025: Presidents Corner
The Unraveling of the CDC and the Rise of State-Based Public Health Directives Click to Enlarge Colleagues:The events of the past month threaten to undo a century of progress in public health.On August 8, a gunman fired more than 500 rounds into
PULSE 8/8/2025: Presidents Corner
A Brief Update Click to Enlarge Colleagues: I hope you have had a wonderful summer so far. Your medical society leadership and staff have been hard at work on your behalf, and I wish to give you a brief summary.
