For Immediate Release December 7, 2021 Congress Must Take Immediate Action to Prevent Medicare Physician Payment Cuts Statement Attributable to: Joseph R. Sellers, MD, FAAP, FACP President, Medical Society of the State of New York “With only a few weeks to go before an enormous 10% cut in Medicare physician payments goes into effect, it is
MSSNY Welcomes Mary Bassett, MD, MPH as NYS Department of Health Commissioner Statement Attributable to: Joseph R. Sellers, MD, FAAP, FACP President, Medical Society of the State of New York “MSSNY extends a warm welcome to Dr. Mary Bassett as she begins her tenure today as New York State’s Health Commissioner. Our member physicians look forward to
For Immediate Release October 1, 2021 Surprise Billing Legislation Interim Final Rule: MSSNY Calls for Prioritizing Patient Care Over Insurance Profits Statement Attributable to: Joseph R. Sellers, MD, FAAP, FACP President, Medical Society of the State of New York “While MSSNY is continuing to review the HHS interim final rule implementing aspects of the federal No
For Immediate Release New AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force Urges Action to Help Patients September 29, Westbury, NY— The Medical Society of the State of New York and the American Medical Association today released new recommendations as part of the AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force to help end the
For Immediate Release September 29, 2021 MSSNY Applauds Gov. Hochul’s Appointment of Mary Bassett, MD, MPH as NYS Department of Health Commissioner Statement Attributable to: Joseph R. Sellers, MD, FAAP, FACP President, Medical Society of the State of New York “MSSNY is thrilled to welcome Dr. Mary Bassett as New York State’s new Health
For Immediate Release September 28, 2021 AMA, MSSNY Strongly Support Governor Hochul’s Efforts to Require Health Care Workers to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Statement Attributable to: Joseph R. Sellers, MD, FAAP, FACP President, Medical Society of the State of New York Gerald E. Harmon, M.D. President, American Medical Association “The American Medical Association (AMA)
For Immediate Release June 15, 2021 New York State Reaches 70 Percent Adult COVID-19 Immunization Governor’s Vaccine Distribution and Implementation Task Force Member and NYS Medical Society Immediate Past President Reflects on Reaching Important Milestone and Calls for Continued Vaccination Efforts Statement from Bonnie Litvack, MD Immediate Past President, Medical Society of the State of New
