Executive Budget a “Mixed Bag” for Patient Access to Care Governor Hochul released her Executive Budget on Tuesday, which I referred to as a “mixed bag” for patient access to care in my subsequent press statement: The Executive Budget is a mixed bag for patient care access. It importantly sets forth several positive provisions to
3 Ways to Improve Patients’ Financial Literacy Medical debt, an increasingly prevalent burden, has seeped into nearly 1-in-5 U.S. households, revealing a stark reality: the struggle with overdue medical bills is not confined to the fringes but is a middle-class predicament affecting approximately 17 million people. This alarming statistic underscores a deeper issue in our
Billing for Patient Messages to Clinicians Is Increasing During the pandemic, healthcare systems swiftly transitioned to virtual care, facilitated by relaxed Medicare regulations promoting telehealth use. This change, however, led to a significant increase in electronic messages sent to providers, burdening clinicians with additional, often uncompensated, after-hours work to manage the influx. When healthcare organizations
International Medical Graduate Section Meeting Monday, January 29 – 7:00 PM This meeting will be held virtually via ZOOM. Please contact [email protected] for the ZOOM link for this meeting.
Women Physicians Leadership Academy Join MSSNY and MESF for the March 2024 Women Physicians Leadership Academy, a series of virtual leadership webinars for physicians, residents, and med students. This academy will be held over a series of Saturdays in March (March 2, 9, 16) from 7:45-11:15 am. The Fall sessions (October 21, 28, and November
Join us for MSSNY Physician Advocacy Day on March 12 Please join MSSNY for our annual Physician Advocacy Day, an educational program where physicians can hear from legislative leaders regarding key healthcare issues in New York State and pose individual questions to these leaders. At the conclusion of the program, physicians will join colleagues to
MSSNY President Included In City & State’s 2024 Health Care Power 100 City & State NY published its 2024 Healthcare Power 100 this week, a list of “the most important public officials, health care leaders and other individuals who are seeking out solutions to” healthcare challenges. The 2024 ranking highlights key legislative wins, labor victories,
Executive Budget 2024 – Tell Your Legislators that Expanded Access to Care Should Mean Access to Physician Care Listen to MSSNY’s January 19 podcast as MSSNY’s Senior Vice President & Chief Legislative Counsel Moe Auster discusses Governor Hochul’s 2024 Executive Budget. Listen here.
NYRx E&O Update Flovent® and Advair® products continue to be included in the NYRx Brand Less Than Generic Program (BLTG). Due to recent changes announced by the manufacturer including the discontinuation of Flovent® and the decreased production of Advair®, effective December 21, 2023, the NYRx Medicaid Pharmacy Program will allow for the generics to these
Healthy Aging Webinar The New York County Medical cordially invites you to a comprehensive CME Webinar titled "Healthy Aging: What Is the Process and How Can We Help Aging Patients?". This enlightening session, scheduled for January 30, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., offers 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and is free for
