As you may have heard, timing for implementation of the state’s controlled substances database is uncertain. However, there is some good news in the fight … Read More ›

  Physician General Carrie DeLone, MD, discusses prescription drug monitoring at a news conference. More Pennsylvanians die from drug overdoses than from any other type of injury, … Read More ›

Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill into law on Dec. 20, 2015, that reauthorizes Pennsylvania’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) — a program that provides … Read More ›

Changes to Pennsylvania’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) will be made in order to ensure that the program meets the minimum essential coverage requirements of … Read More ›

In the video below, physicians can stay current on the top health care issues deliberated by state policymakers and legislators during the spring/summer 2013-2014 legislative … Read More ›

The Senate recently confirmed PAMED member Rachel Levine, MD as the Pennsylvania physician general; Karen Murphy, PhD, as the state Secretary of Health; and Ted … Read More ›

As required by the state constitution, the Pennsylvania legislature passed a state budget for the coming fiscal year on June 30 – only to have … Read More ›

During this year’s state budget process, the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) was engaged on several issues on behalf of Pennsylvania physicians and patients that were … Read More ›