• Comment Period Now Open to Reschedule Cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III

    Comment Period Now Open to Reschedule Cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III Due to a recent proposal by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Health and Human Services, and Food and Drug Administration to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, the federal government is now accepting public comments that will be considered as the

  • Highlights from the American Medical Association Annual Meeting

    Highlights from the American Medical Association Annual Meeting Congratulations to MSSNY’s Erik Eiting, MD on his re-election to the AMA’s Council on Medical Service.  Photo Gallery: MSSNY President Jerome Cohen, MD and the NY Delegates   MSSNY‘s AMA Women Delegates L-R Vilma Joseph, MD, Carolyn Jones-Assini MD, Sandhya Malhotra MD, Jane Simpson DO, Iris Danziger

  • MSSNY President Weighs in on Change Data Breach

    MSSNY President Weighs in on Change Data Breach  Federal regulators have agreed that UnitedHealth and its Change Healthcare unit can directly notify patients affected by its massive cybersecurity failure earlier this year, bypassing the usual requirement that providers notify patients of any data breach. “This should be on Change Healthcare to do this because this

  • MSSNY’s Support of Stalled Medical Aid in Dying Bill

    MSSNY’s Support of Stalled Medical Aid in Dying Bill MSSNY’s support of the stalled Medical Aid in Dying bill was covered in Crain’s New York Business  and Politico.  

  • New Process for Batched IDR

    New Process for Batched IDR On May 1, 2024, a new process was released for resubmitting Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) disputes that were originally improperly batched or bundled. This new resubmission process will streamline Federal IDR operations and enhance the user experience.  Resubmission requests received on or before April 30, 2024 If a certified IDR entity

  • Climate Change & Health Webinar

    Climate Change & Health Webinar Join the NY County Medical Society for a CME webinar on “Climate Change & Health,” scheduled for Tuesday, June 18, 2024, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. The expert panel will discuss the impacts of heat, air pollution, and vector-borne diseases, offering crucial insights for physicians on how to address these

  • Are You Prepared for Your Next Contract Negotiation?

    Are You Prepared for Your Next Contract Negotiation? A physician-founded and physician-driven company, Resolve is bringing change to employment contracts by providing data and transparency into the physician market. Using the most accurate data on compensation and other contract terms sourced from actual contracts, Resolve delivers the insights and expertise to help physicians negotiate for what they truly deserve

  • Corporate Camouflage and Consolidation

    Corporate Camouflage and Consolidation Colleagues: What do Lifetime Health, Elevance Health, and Highmark have in common? They are all rebranded BlueCross BlueShield firms, and they are consolidating this year.  BCBS is smart to rebrand and hide behind their new corporate “parents,” because doing so makes it harder to recognize the severity of this market concentration.

  • “Grateful Beyond Words”: How MSSNY Helped Me Recover Over $100,000 in Insurance Reimbursement

    “Grateful Beyond Words”: How MSSNY Helped Me Recover Over $100,000 in Insurance Reimbursement MSSNY’s Payment & Practice Division recently received the following note from a grateful member: I cannot stress enough how grateful I am to Heather Lopez, Vice President of Physician Payment & Practice, for her help with an insurance reimbursement issue. After noticing

  • Navigating the Pressures of Medical Training: Insights from Harvard Medical Students

    Navigating the Pressures of Medical Training: Insights from Harvard Medical Students Harvard Medical School (HMS) is tackling the dual challenges faced by its students: providing compassionate care while maintaining their mental health amid an increasingly demanding medical landscape. Acknowledging the pressures brought about by corporatization, hospital consolidation, and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, HMS