NY Physicians Stress Final State Budget Must Reject Proposals that Impede Access to Care
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Colleagues:
On Friday, I released the following statement to the press:
“As the Legislature and Governor finalize the 2026–27 State Budget, it is imperative that they take decisive action to preserve patient access to skilled primary and specialty physician care in communities and hospitals across New York State.
“This includes protecting access to a fair Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process and ensuring continued full funding of the Excess Medical Malpractice Insurance Program. Both are essential to retaining physicians in New York and ensuring that patients continue to have access to care in hospital emergency departments and communities throughout the state. Several budget proposals currently under consideration would severely undermine these critical programs and must be rejected in the final Budget….
All the best,
Mark J. Adams, MD, MBA, FACR
MSSNY President
