The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH), Bureau of Health Planning recently released its 2012 “Pulse of Pennsylvania’s Physician and Physician Assistant Workforce” publication. The report … Read More ›
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A new law signed by Gov. Corbett on Oct. 22, 2014, aims to help hospital patients and their families better understand their health insurance options … Read More ›
Sign Up for Updates The state Department of Human Services (DHS) recently announced that Medicaid will start recognizing and reimbursing for observation status ― which … Read More ›
The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) recently signed onto a letter from the American Medical Association, National Safety Council, and HARM Reduction Coalition, urging the National … Read More ›
Additional Resources: Video update on PAMED’s legislative efforts regarding telemedicine (2015) A Member’s Perspective on Telehealth (2015) AMA Telemedicine Policy (2014) With a growing number of services being … Read More ›
The Pennsylvania Auditor General, Eugene DePasquale, recently announced that his agency will audit the state Department of Health’s management of health-research grants financed by tobacco … Read More ›
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office recently announced that an arbitration panel ruling will cause the commonwealth’s annual share of the tobacco master settlement agreement to … Read More ›
Most Pennsylvania physicians — more than 93 percent according to a 2009 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association —report that they … Read More ›