Capital Update: February 20, 2026 Click to Enlarge Join Us for MSSNY’s Physician Advocacy Day in Albany on March 10Physicians Must Continue to Urge Legislature to Reject Budget Proposals that Will Harm Patient Access to Needed Care!! AG James Announces Reforms to Address Emblem’s Inadequate Provider Networks
Physician Advocacy Day is Your Opportunity to Help Protect Your Practice and Your Patients Click to Enlarge Key Issue: The Executive Budget includes proposals shifting malpractice costs to physicians, weakening IDR protections, expanding unsupervised PA practice, and eliminating county vetting in Workers’ Compensation. Why It
Don’t Blame Doctors for a System Insurers Designed Click to Enlarge Colleagues: The New York Health Plan Association’s recent op-ed that compared Medicaid billing and the IDR process to a plumber’s charges for a leaky faucet makes for a catchy headline. It also fundamentally misrepresents
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MSSNY CME Webinar Calendar Click to Enlarge We invite you to register for our remarkable upcoming CME webinars! Join us for an engaging experience filled with invaluable insights that you won't want to miss! Wednesday, February 25, 7:30-8:30 a.m.* When to Consider Opioid Therapy for
MSSNY President Warns Legislature About Disastrous Patient Consequences of Adverse Budget Proposals Click to Enlarge Listen Here
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
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
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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.
