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Category: Advocacy

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
Advocacy

Sen. Casey to Hold Roundtables on Identity Theft

Earlier this year, the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) learned that several Pennsylvania physicians were the victims of an identity theft tax return scam where their … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

Physician Training Should Be Overhauled, IOM Report Says

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has called for a major overhaul of the graduate medical education (GME) system in a report released July 30. The … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, Grassroots Action Center

Got Names? Reach Out to Legislators You Know Personally

Are you friends with a state legislator or a member of Congress from Pennsylvania? Are you willing to reach out and request that he or … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, Grassroots Action Center

Links to Government Agencies

Links to PA Agencies Links to Federal Agencies Board of Medicine Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Board of Osteopathic Medicine Agency for Healthcare … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, Grassroots Action Center

Physicians Urge Legislators to Strengthen Team-Based Care

PAMED President  Bruce MacLeod, MD, speaks at Physician Leadership Day, as Gov Tom Corbett and physicians look on. View more photos in the album on PAMED’s Facebook … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022

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