FTC Passes Rule to Prohibit Most Non-Compete Agreement – Questions Remain about Implementation This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to issue a far-reaching final rule that would prohibit “non-compete” provisions in employment contracts. The final FTC rule exempted from these protections executives earning more than $151,164 annually who are in “policymaking” positions. The FTC has estimated that […]
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Physician Advocates: Working Together for the Good of Our Patients and Profession Physicians, residents, medical students, and allies are encouraged to join MSSNYPAC on Friday, April 12th from 3:15– 5:15PM as we hear from NY State Legislators from Nassau County and experienced physician advocates. This event will take place at MSSNY’s annual House of Delegates, located […]
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MSSNY Physician Advocacy Day is On Tuesday! Please join MSSNY for our annual Physician Advocacy Day March 12, 2024, an educational program where physicians can hear from legislative leaders regarding key healthcare issues in New York State, and have the opportunity to pose questions to these leaders. At the program’s conclusion, physicians will join their […]
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MSSNY President Elect Testifies at Joint Legislative Budget Hearing MSSNY President Elect, Dr. Jerome Cohen testified this week at the Joint Legislative Budget Hearing. Watch Dr. Cohen’s testimony or view the whole hearing here. Dr. Cohen’s testimony comes in at 5:27.
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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 […]
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Join Us for MSSNY’s Lobby Day in Albany on March 12th, 2024! Physicians are urged to put aside Tuesday, March 12th, 2024, for MSSNY’s annual Physician Advocacy Day in Albany. To register, click here: Physician Advocacy Registration MSSNY’s lobby day will be held in person! It will take place at the Empire State Plaza (The […]
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MSSNY 2023 Legislative Highlights Prevention of Huge Liability Increases. After advocacy by MSSNY together with numerous allies, Governor Hochul twice vetoed legislation that would have driven up liability premiums by 40% through the expansion of the types of damages in wrongful death lawsuits. We thank physicians for their persistent phone calls, tweets, and e-mails urging […]
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State Senator Urges DFS to Admonish Insurers to Address and Prevent Specious Medical Record Requests
State Senator Urges DFS to Admonish Insurers to Address and Prevent Specious Medical Record Requests New York State Senate Insurance Committee Chair Neil Breslin has written to NY Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne Harris urging that DFS “resolve the many physician complaints that have been made regarding health plans regularly making unreasonable demands for medical records […]
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MSSNY Urges Legislature to Address “Burnout” Drivers and Reject Scope Expansion that Adversely Impacts Patient Care This week MSSNY President Dr. Paul Pipia was one of many healthcare association representatives that testified at a NYS Assembly hearing examining the state of New York’s workforce and efforts to address various health care professional worker shortages. Dr. […]
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DOH Proposes Regulation to Reduce Medical Staff Recertification Burdens The New York State Department of Health has proposed a regulation General Hospital Medical Staff Recertification.pdf (ny.gov) that would increase to 3 years from 2 years the time period for hospital medical staffs to recredential their staff physicians. The proposed regulations align with a recent change […]
