U.S. Sen. Robert Casey, from Pennsylvania, has introduced legislation that would increase the number of residency slots by 15,000 nationwide by 2019 — a 58 … Read More ›
Category: Advocacy
The need to secure co-sponsors for bipartisan legislation that would advance the practice of telemedicine was among the advocacy priorities advanced by the American Medical … Read More ›
According to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC), the number of medical malpractice cases filed in Pennsylvania declined last year to the lowest it … Read More ›
According to the Association of American Medical College’s Medical Student Education: Costs, Debt, and Loan Repayment Fact Sheet, medical student debt has skyrocketed to an … Read More ›
Many Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) members have told us how important state advocacy is to them —on behalf of physicians, their profession, and their patients. … Read More ›
After months of campaigning, the primary election was held on Tuesday, May 19 and featured an abundance of candidates at the top of the ballot … Read More ›
Prior to adjourning for the holidays, Congress adopted the bipartisan “Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act,” which included a provision granting the Centers for Medicare … Read More ›
The Pennsylvania Medical Society’s (PAMED’s) legislative and regulatory agenda is a robust one for the state’s 2015-2016 legislative session. It includes issues such as physician-led, … Read More ›