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Category: Advocacy

Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

Gov. Wolf’s Appointments Include Health Care Advocates

Among Gov. Tom Wolf’s recent appointments are Karen Murphy, PhD, RN, as Secretary of Health and Rachel Levine, MD, as Physician General, both of whom … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

Wolf’s Budget Plan Includes $8.5 Million for Student Loan Forgiveness for Pennsylvania Physicians

There’s some good news for health care in Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed budget, including more than $8 million to expand the state’s successful loan forgiveness … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

Workforce Report Will Help Inform Efforts to Increase Physician Supply in Pennsylvania

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 ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

New Law to Help Pennsylvania Patients Understand their Hospital Status

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 ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

PAMED Board Approves Draft Legislation to Address Barriers to Telemedicine in PA

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 ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

Pennsylvania Auditor General to Audit State’s Use of Tobacco Funds

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 ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

Tobacco Settlement Reduction Could Cut Funding for Prescription Drugs, Smoking Cessation, and 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 ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

What Has PAMED Done to Improve Tort Reform in Pennsylvania?

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 ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022

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