According to the Alzheimer’s Association, it is estimated that more than 400,000 Pennsylvanians are currently living with Alzheimer’s Disease and related disorders (ADRD) and, nationwide, … Read More ›
Category: Advocacy
During this year’s state budget process, the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) was engaged on several issues on behalf of Pennsylvania physicians and patients that were … Read More ›
As required by the state constitution, the Pennsylvania legislature passed a state budget for the coming fiscal year on June 30 – only to have … Read More ›
The Senate recently confirmed PAMED member Rachel Levine, MD as the Pennsylvania physician general; Karen Murphy, PhD, as the state Secretary of Health; and Ted … Read More ›
Gov. Tom Corbett’s 2014-2015 budget proposal, issued on Feb. 4, 2014, supports improved access to care through additional funds for the state’s community health centers, … Read More ›
Pennsylvania insurers are now required to cover all screening mammograms, including 3D, at no out-of-pocket cost to consumers, according to a new policy announced by … Read More ›
On May 20, 2015, Karen Murphy, PhD, the state Secretary of Health, convened the second meeting of the ABC-MAP board, the group of cabinet-level officials … Read More ›
On June 30, 2014, a federal court judge dismissed a physician’s constitutional challenge to confidentiality requirements in a state law that expressly provides physicians with … Read More ›