PULSE 2/13/2026: MSSNY President Warns Legislature About Disastrous Patient Consequences of Adverse Budget Proposals
MSSNY President Warns Legislature About Disastrous Patient Consequences of Adverse Budget Proposals Click to Enlarge Listen Here
PULSE 2/13/2026: Insurance Barriers Create Challenges for Practices, Patient Care
Insurance Barriers Create Challenges for Practices, Patient Care Click to Enlarge Independent physician practices face challenges in large part because of barriers imposed by the insurance industry, write Dr. Thomas Lee, executive vice president at the Medical Society of the State of New
PULSE 2/13/2026: Member Spotlight: Dr. Albert S. Hartel, Caring for Western New York’s Allergy and Asthma Patients Since 2006
Member Spotlight: Dr. Albert S. Hartel, Caring for Western New York’s Allergy and Asthma Patients Since 2006 Click to Enlarge For many New York physicians, juggling administrative demands, staffing shortages, and increasingly complex patient needs can make it difficult to provide the personalized care that inspired them
PULSE 2/13/2026: Protect Your Practice, Renew Now
Protect Your Practice, Renew Now Click to Enlarge Your MSSNY membership defends reimbursement, fights prior authorization delays, and pushes back on policies that threaten your practice and patients. Stay protected, informed, and represented in Albany. Renew today.
PULSE 2/13/2026: Federal Vaccine Recommendation Changes: What New York Physicians Need to Know About Insurance Coverage Impacts
Federal Vaccine Recommendation Changes: What New York Physicians Need to Know About Insurance Coverage Impacts Click to Enlarge Key Update: Federal vaccine recommendations have changed for seven vaccines, affecting insurance coverage requirements. Why It Matters: Coverage requirements may expand, remain unchanged, or be
PULSE 2/13/2026: Capital Update: February 13, 2026
Capital Update: February 13, 2026 Click to Enlarge MSSNY President - Legislature Must Reject Budget Proposals that Will Harm Patient Access to Needed Care!! Join Us for the Medical Society of the State of New York’s Physician Advocacy Day on March 10, 2026 In February &
PULSE 2/13/2026: Physician Advocacy Day 2026: Your Voice at the Moment It Matters Most
Physician Advocacy Day 2026: Your Voice at the Moment It Matters Most Click to Enlarge Key Point: Executive Budget proposals could increase your malpractice costs, destroy fair IDR standards, weaken physician supervision requirements, and eliminate county vetting in workers’ compensation.Why It Matters: These changes directly affect practice
PULSE 2/13/2026: Presidents Corner
Legislature Must Reject Budget Proposals that Will Harm Patient Access to Needed Care Click to Enlarge Colleagues: I delivered testimony this week to a joint Senate-Assembly hearing panel examining the Healthcare and Medicaid proposals in the 2026-27 Executive Budget. While my testimony highlighted some positive
