Commentary: Changes Must Be Made to Grieving Families Act Before Reconsideration
In a letter to the editor of the Albany (NY) Times Union (2/12), MSSNY member Jacob Moalem, MD, FACS, President of the New York Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, and Anthony Vine, MD, FACS, Vice President of the Chapter, wrote, “By vetoing the most recent iteration of the Grieving Families Act – a well-intended but fundamentally flawed proposal – Gov. Kathy Hochul showed herself as a true leader who is focused on protecting our communities and our health care system.” Moving forward, they wrote, “our physician community stands ready to collaborate with policymakers to develop a more balanced approach that promotes justice without jeopardizing the stability of our health care system.” They concluded, “We thank Hochul for vetoing this detrimental legislation and safeguarding access to care.”
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