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Category: Advocacy

Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

Pennsylvania Physician General Discusses State, PAMED, and Other Stakeholder Response to Addressing Opioid Abuse Crisis in PA

On Aug. 11, 2015, Pennsylvania Physician General Rachel Levine, MD, spoke to the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s Specialty Leadership Cabinet (PAMED’s SLC) about the opioid abuse … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

PAMED Member Dr. Rachel Levine Confirmed as PA Physician General

  L-R: Michael Fraser, PhD, CAE, executive vice president of PAMED; PAMED President Karen Rizzo, MD, Physician General Rachel Levine, MD; Secretary of Health Karen … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

Report Shows Heroin Abuse Is a Growing Epidemic in PA

  (L-R): Rep. Bryan Barbin; Charles Barbera, MD, MBA, FACEP; Sen. John Wozniak, and Sen. Gene Yaw   (L-R): Charles Barbera, MD, MBA, FACEP; Rep. … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

PAMED Supports Physicians’ Rights to Independent Clinical Decision-Making

Along with the rapid increase in the number of physicians employed by hospitals or health systems has come the recognition that employed physicians may face … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

Steps Need to be Taken to Ensure Continued Access for Patients, Reduce Physician Hassles

While the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) has not taken a position requiring integrated delivery networks to contract with “any willing” health insurance carriers, we believe … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

Overwhelming Majority of Pennsylvanians Say Keep the Care Team Together and “No” to Nurse Practitioners Working Without Physician Collaboration

A poll of 700 Pennsylvanians overwhelmingly indicates the state’s residents do not support current legislative efforts in Harrisburg to allow nurse practitioners to work without … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

New Legislative Committee Chairs Named to Committees Impacting Health Issues

Four new chairmen were named to key health care related committees when the Senate and House of Representatives announced committee chairmanships earlier this month. In … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, News from Harrisburg

Gearing Up for a Busy Fall at the State Capitol – Credentialing, Physician-Led, Team-Based Care

On Sept. 9, 2015, the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) held a media call-in to discuss some of the important health care-related issues on tap this … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022

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