State legislators will soon return to the Capitol, and we’re expecting a very busy legislative session during the next few months. On Sept. 9, 2015, … Read More ›

The Medical Assistance for Workers’ with Disabilities (MAWD) program, which provides health coverage to more than 34,000 working Pennsylvanians with disabilities who don’t qualify for … Read More ›

Recently we’ve seen renewed media interest in some areas of the state—newspaper articles and television coverage—on the potential public health impact of oil and gas … Read More ›

The 2014-2015 state budget included a $1 million increase in the state’s Primary Health Care Practitioner Program. This funding — a more than 27 percent … Read More ›

  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 ›

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 ›

Change is being ushered in with the New Year: The 2015-2016 session of Pennsylvania’s legislature is underway, and Tom Wolf was sworn in as Pennsylvania’s … Read More ›

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 ›