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Category: Advocacy

Advocacy

Physician Leaders Share Ideas for Improving Credentialing Process in MA Program

Members of PAMED staff joined physician leaders at a meeting on Sept. 11 with Secretary of Human Services Ted Dallas. The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED), … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

PA Physicians Advocate in D.C. for SGR Repeal, Medical Education Funding

Ben Schlechter, MD, and Marilyn Heine, MD, were in Washington, D.C. this week to advocate for a permanent Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) fix, funding for … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

DHS Announces Efforts to Address Length of Credentialing Process for Medicaid Providers

On Sept. 30, 2015, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that, beginning in 2016, it will impose additional requirements on its Physical Health … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

PAMED Member Named State Physician General

Carrie DeLone, MD, physician adviser at Holy Spirit Hospital and member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, was recently confirmed as the state’s new physician general … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

Study Points to Need for E-Cigarette Law to Stop Wave of Poisonings

The number of calls to poison centers nationwide involving e-cigarette liquids containing nicotine soared from one a month in September 2010 to 215 in February … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

To Sell, or Not to Sell? Antitrust Laws Still in Question on Hospital/Physician Integration

Earlier this year, PAMED reported on a federal district court decision that highlighted an important legal consideration for hospitals looking to acquire medical practices and … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

Candid with the Gubernatorial Candidates (PA Physician – Fall 2014)

Don’t forget to vote on Nov. 4, 2014! Tom Corbett (Republican) Residence: Shaler, Allegheny County Occupation: Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania www.tomcorbettforgovernor.com Tom Wolf … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

Physician and Alliance Leaders Discuss Health Policy and Critical Health Care Issues with Sen. Casey

      On the evening of Feb. 24, 2016, Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) physician and Alliance leaders joined a conference call with U.S. Senator … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022

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