Gov Hochul’s State of the State Address Click to Enlarge Colleagues: We appreciate Governor Hochul’s focus in this week’s State of the State message on protecting the ability of our patients to receive needed care, including efforts to protect subsidized health insurance coverage, ensure New
The Collective Physician Voice Can Shape History Click to Enlarge Colleagues: On Dec 17, New York State announced that a deal had been struck that would make it the 13th State to allow Medical Aid in Dying. New York is the first state in which the
Click to Enlarge Colleagues: This is not just another President's Corner—it’s a call for your immediate action. The Grieving Families Act (S4423/A6063), a bill that will wreak havoc on New York’s healthcare system, has LANDED on the Governor’s desk. If signed into law, it could
Click to Enlarge Colleagues: MSSNY acted quickly and brought forth a resolution last week to the American Medical Association to fight Anthem's attempt to throw non-participating physicians off medical staffs by penalizing these hospitals financially, leading to care fragmentation and an end run around the No Surprises Act,
Anthem’s Attempt to Force Physicians Into Network Participation Click to Enlarge Colleagues: Another week, another attempt by a health insurer to throw sand in the gears of health care delivery. A group of MSSNY physician members brought the latest challenge to our attention: Anthem’s attempt to coerce
MSSNY Fights for New York Physicians: Pushing Back Against Aetna’s Downcoding Policy Click to Enlarge Colleagues: MSSNY is pushing back against Aetna’s new downcoding policy, which automatically reduces the level of Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes on physician claims without reviewing the supporting documentation. This week,
Benefits of Membership Click to Enlarge Colleagues:Your MSSNY leadership has engaged in productive dialogue with CIGNA over their recent announcement of a downcoding policy. As a result, CIGNA has indicated that they will comply with New York State laws requiring physicians to be notified when they are
Whiplash Click to Enlarge Colleagues: As of October 17, we have now spent all of October under a government shutdown and MSSNY leadership and staff have been working tirelessly to understand its implications for your practice and your patients. As of Wednesday, we received word
Help Us Help You Click to Enlarge Colleagues: Cigna and Aetna both have announced and/or begun an exercise where they are systematically downcoding from a level 4 to 3 on all visits for a subset of physicians. Cigna announced that this will only apply to
The Unraveling of the CDC and the Rise of State-Based Public Health Directives Click to Enlarge Colleagues:The events of the past month threaten to undo a century of progress in public health.On August 8, a gunman fired more than 500 rounds into the Centers for Disease Control
