March 11, 2026
For Immediate Release
MSSNY Praises Assembly and Senate for One-House Budget Proposals Preserving Access to Care
Statement attributable to:
David Jakubowicz, MD
President, Medical Society of the State of New York
“Physicians across New York State thank the leadership of the New York State Assembly and Senate for advancing respective one-House Budget proposals that help to protect patient access to community-based and hospital-based skilled physician care.
“Protecting physician rights to access a fair IDR dispute resolution process and ensuring a fully funded Excess Medical Malpractice Insurance program are absolutely essential to keeping physicians in New York State and available in our hospital emergency departments to provide immediate care for our patients. If these protections are not maintained, it would chase countless physicians out of our state and exacerbate our already challenging healthcare shortages.
“We also appreciate efforts to include measures in the one-house Budget proposals, advanced by the Governor, that begin to address aberrant and abusive health insurer practices, including excessive and burdensome prior authorization requirements that routinely interfere with our patients being able to receive the timely care they need and deserve.
“We appreciate the Legislature’s recognition of the challenges facing physicians seeking to deliver timely necessary care to our patients and look forward to working with them as they negotiate a final Budget agreement with the Governor.”
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Founded in 1807, the Medical Society of the State of New York is the state’s principal non-profit professional organization for physicians, residents, and medical students of all specialties. Its mission is to represent the interests of patients and physicians to assure quality healthcare services for all.
Media Contact:
Roseann Raia | Manager, Communications
Medical Society of the State of New York
865 Merrick Avenue
Westbury, NY 11590
516.488.6100 x302 | [email protected]
Julie Vecchione
Vice President, Communications
Medical Society of the State of New York
865 Merrick Avenue
Westbury, NY 11590
516.488.6100 x340 | [email protected]
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