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Category: Advocacy

Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

State Seeks Best Practices in Creating Controlled Substances Database

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 ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

State ‘Right to Know’ Rules Need Clarified Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals

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 ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

Advisory Committee Urges State to Adopt Controlled Substances Database

Pennsylvania urgently needs to pass a bill to enhance and improve the state’s prescription drug monitoring program, according to a June 30 letter from a … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

Federal Bill Seeks to Continue Enhanced Medicaid Payments Beyond 2014, Assure Access to Care

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), certain Medicaid primary care specialties are eligible for enhanced reimbursement to be paid at Medicare rates for 2013 and 2014. A … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

Eight PA Congressmen Urge Federal Government to Delay MU Stage 3

On Sept. 28, 2015, 116 members of Congress, including eight from Pennsylvania, signed onto a bipartisan U.S. House of Representatives letter urging the Director of … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, Grassroots Action Center

TweetChat with PAMED during President Obama’s State of the Union Address

PAMED President Scott Shapiro, MD, (@sshapiromd) will host a TweetChat on Jan. 12, starting at 9 p.m. for a live discussion with physicians about their thoughts … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

PAMED Meets with Highmark, Pushes Insurer to Reconsider Decision on Physician Reimbursement Cuts

The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) held its second meeting with Highmark senior staff on March 8, 2016, and asked the insurance giant to reverse the … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

Bipartisan Group Urges Lower Readmission Penalties for Safety Net Hospitals

A bipartisan group of 34 U.S. Representatives, including six from Pennsylvania, sent a letter in June 2014 to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner and HHS Secretary … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022

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