New York Times: Advocates Hope N.Y. Joins States with Legal Aid in Dying After about 10 years of trying, advocates for medical aid in dying legislation -- again being considered by state lawmakers -- are hoping to join the 10 other states and the District of Columbia where such aid for terminally ill patients is
Are You Getting Insurance Claims Denials for Care You Provided While on Call for a Local ER? Are you getting insurance claims denials for care you provided while on call for a local hospital ER because you don’t have a Medicaid number? MSSNY has heard from some physicians about this practice but we need additional
Registration Now Open: Public Health! What is it Good For? Join a group of public health experts on June 12th at 7:30am for the next Medical Matters webinar, Public Health! What is it Good For? This webinar will be a panel discussion with Dr. William Valenti, Dr. Arthur Cooper and Tom Henery, Preparedness Training Manager
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Digital RFAI Availity Training Now Available Anthem has partnered with Availity to offer self-paced training for administrators on updating Medical Attachment registration and enhancing claims processing speed through Digital RFAI. Care providers can now receive faster notifications for additional document requests via Availity Essentials. Administrators can access on-demand training, while associates have an enhanced session using the Attachments
Statement by MSSNY President Dr. Jerome Cohen Urging Caution on Proposed CDPHP-Excellus “Affiliation” “We urge great caution by the various regulatory authorities charged with review of the proposed takeover of CDPHP by Lifetime, already the parent company of Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield and Univera. Both CDPHP and Excellus have long maintained generally collaborative relationships
Despite Previous Vetoes, Revised Wrongful Death Liability Expansion Legislation Again Moving Through Legislature Physicians must again contact their legislators Reducing Medical Liability Costs (p2a.co) to oppose legislation (A.9232-B/S.8485-B) that would significantly expand liability against physicians and hospitals in wrongful death lawsuits. The bill has advanced to the floor of the Senate and the Assembly Rules Committee, where
MSSNY President: Lobbying Can Take a Variety of Forms More physicians are advocating for their profession on issues including reimbursement, prior authorization, cybersafety and physician shortages. Medical Society of the State of New York President Dr. Jerome Cohen is among those advocates, saying "It's one thing to fight directly with insurance companies; it's another for
Bill to Expand Wrongful Death Statute Opposed by MSSNY The Medical Society of the State of New York and several other specialty societies oppose legislation before state lawmakers that would expand the state's wrongful death statute and make it easier for people to file such claims over issues including emotional damages. "Our concerns with this
All Politics is Local Colleagues: During my first month as your MSSNY President, I have interviewed with the NY Times, NPR Radio, and Crain’s Business Review. But it is the interview I did last week with Medscape that inspired this week’s Pulse message. Question: How can local physicians make their political voices heard? Most of
