Capital Update: January 24, 2025 Click to Enlarge Governor Release Executive Budget: Some Positive Initiatives, But Many More Problematic MSSNY Continues to Urge New York Congressional to Support Fix to Medicare Cuts
Capital Update: Volume 35, No. 1, January 17, 2025 Click to Enlarge Statement of MSSNY President Dr. Jerome Cohen, MD, in reaction to Governor Hochul’s State of the State Message MSSNY Voices Both Optimism and Concern Over Governor’s State of the State Message Please Plan to
Physicians Outraged at Congress’s Inaction on Medicare: MSSNY Urges Congress to Fix Payment Cuts to Physicians Early in 2025 Click to Enlarge MSSNY is continuing to work closely with the American Medical Association (AMA) and other physician advocacy groups to urge Congress to stop the 2.8%
Physicians Outraged at Congress’s Inaction on Medicare: MSSNY Urges Congress to Fix Payment Cuts to Physicians Early in 2025 Click to Enlarge During the fall, MSSNY worked closely with the American Medical Association and other physician advocacy groups to urge Congress to stop the 2.8% Medicare
Join Us for MSSNY’s Lobby Day on March 11th, 2025 Click to Enlarge Please plan to put aside Tuesday, March 11th, 2025, for MSSNY’s annual Physician Advocacy Day. To register, click here: Physician Advocacy Registration. This year’s event will be held in person at Meeting Room
Governor Hochul Signs Bill Requiring Health Insurers to Cover Scalp Cooling Devices for Cancer Patients Click to Enlarge A.38-A/S.2603-A, which would require health insurers to cover scalp cooling devices to help preserve hair for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment, was signed into law by Governor
Join Us for MSSNY’s Lobby Day on March 11th, 2025 Click to Enlarge Please plan to put aside Tuesday, March 11th, 2025, for MSSNY’s annual Physician Advocacy Day. To register, click here: Physician Advocacy Registration This year’s event will be held in person at Meeting Room 6 in
New York Physicians Urge Gov Hochul to Veto Legislation that Would Expand Awards in Actions for Wrongful Death Click to Enlarge The following statement was sent to the press on Thursday: “The physicians of New York State are urging Governor Hochul to again veto legislation that would
Physicians Again Call on Governor Hochul to Veto Latest Wrongful Death Liability Expansion Bill Click to Enlarge Physicians are again urged to contact Governor Hochul to request she again veto the latest version of legislation (A.9232-B/S.8485-B) to significantly expand liability against physicians and hospitals in wrongful death lawsuits.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Reverses Policy to Strip Coverage of Anesthesia for New Yorkers Click to Enlarge MSSNY joined forces with the NYS Society of Anesthesiologists (NYSSA) over the last few weeks to oppose a new Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield policy to no
