NYRx Diabetic Supply Program Update: LifeScan Products to Be Removed in 2025 Click to Enlarge Starting January 1, 2025, LifeScan diabetic supplies, including OneTouch meters, test strips, and lancets, are no longer to be included on the NYRx Preferred Diabetic Supply List. This change requires New
Key Health Care Provisions Removed from Funding Bill Click to Enlarge The stopgap funding bill passed by Congress failed to avert the scheduled 2.83% cut to Medicare physician reimbursement, which is now set to take effect on January 1, 2025. Health care associations, including the Medical
NY Physicians Outraged at Congress' Inaction on Medicare Click to Enlarge "It was bad enough that the original end of the year Congressional package didn't fully stop the steep Medicare cuts that our nation's dedicated physicians will face in 2025," MSSNY President Dr. Jerome Cohen says. "Now, due
MSSNY Cited in Coverage of Wrongful Death Veto Click to Enlarge In reporting on Gov. Kathy Hochul's veto of the Grieving Families Act, which would have increased plaintiff's awards in malpractice cases, Newsday highlighted the Medical Society of the State of New York, writing: MSSNY "an
MSSNY President Praises Veto of Grieving Families Act Click to Enlarge Medical Society of the State of New York President Dr. Jerome Cohen applauds Gov. Kathy Hochul's veto of the Grieving Families Act, saying it would have had "significant unintended consequences" for the "already struggling health care
NY Physicians Again Grateful to Gov. Hochul for Veto of Legislation that Would Have Expanded Awards in Wrongful Death Actions Click to Enlarge "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
Physicians Outraged at Congress’s Inaction on Medicare: MSSNY Urges Congress to Fix Payment Cuts to Physicians Early in 2025 Click to Enlarge During the fall, MSSNY worked closely with the American Medical Association and other physician advocacy groups to urge Congress to stop the 2.8% Medicare
Abstract Reviewers Needed Click to Enlarge MSSNY will once again hold a Residents/Fellows and Medical Students’ Poster Symposium during the 2025 MSSNY House of Delegates. We are seeking volunteers to serve as reviewers of abstracts for the symposium. January 6, 2025, is the deadline for submission
