MEDIA COVERAGE

2022 to 2023
 
2023 Coverage
2022 Coverage

Congressional budget will cut Medicare reimbursement for physicians
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta quoted)

Hochul hears from all sides in fight over wrongful death payouts.
(MSSNY quoted)

Should Doctors Warn Patients About the Downsides of Medicare Advantage Plans?
(Nassau County Medical Society President and MSSNY Membership Chair Dr. David Podwall quoted)

2 bills Hochul needs to sign
(MSSNY Mentioned

Looming Physician Pay Cut ‘Unprecedented’ and ‘Unconscionable,’ AMA President Says
(Nassau County Medical Society President and MSSNY Membership Chair Dr. David Podwall quoted)

New York doctors urge Hochul to veto wrongful death bill
Dutchess County Medical Society President Dr. Adele El-Kareh

Concern about doctors’ liability costs
(Op-Ed by Orange County Medical Society President Mandes Kates, PhD, MD, and Past President Mark Stamm, MD, wrote in an op-ed)

Two bills newly elected Gov. Hochul needs to act on ASAP— to show she’ll do right by New Yorkers
(MSSNY mentioned)

Commentary:Don’t discourage more OBGYNs from practicing in New York
(Op-Ed from Dutchess County Medical Society President Dr. Adele El Kareh)

Should Board Certification Organizations Have to Meet Particular Standards?
(MSSNY Assistant Treasurer Dr. Frank Dowling and NY Delegate Dr. Corliss Varnum quoted)

Hochul faces renewed veto calls for expansion of wrongful death law
Dutchess County Medical Society Mentioned

COVID Vaccine Mandates in the Spotlight at the AMA’s Interim Meeting | MedPage Today
(MSSNY Assistant Treasurer Dr. Frank Dowling and NY Delegate Dr. Corliss Varnum quoted)

Pending liability legislation will jeopardize New York’s strained health care system
(Opinion: WCMS Pres. Bruce Molinelli, MD, Legislative Committee Chair, Daniel Gold, MD, and Treasurer, Thomas Lee, MD)

Hochul needs to block NY Legislature’s ‘everybody sue’ lunacy
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta mentioned)

Evolving medical responsibilities amid doctor shortage
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta interviewed)

Syosset Doctor Elected Head of State Medical Society
(MSSNY President-Elect Paul Pipia, MD featured)

Medical society leaders: NY’s new liability law threatens access to care (Your Letters)
(Joint letter from Onondaga County Medical Society President Robert Dracker, MD, MHA, MBA, CPI; President-elect Digant Nanavati, MD; Vice President Lynn Cleary, MD; Past President David Page, MD; and Treasurer Michael Sheehan, MD)

Ad campaign launched on New York’s wrongful death lawsuits reform bill
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta quoted)

Letter: Patients prefer—and deserve—to be treated by the best and most highly trained physicians
(Letter to the Editor from President Parag Mehta, MD)

Expansion of wrongful-death damages could inflate insurance costs, providers and insurers say
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta quoted)
(Brian McMahon quoted.)

Pediatric vaccine rates lag as kids to return to classrooms
(Former Richmond County Medical Society President, Dr. Brian McMahon quoted.)

New COVID vaccine booster approved: How many New Yorkers will get it? What to know
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta quoted)

Letter: Eating fruits, vegetables helps health and planet
(Opinion from MSSNY’s Dr. Phillip Gioia)

Hochul questioned on ‘Grieving Families Act’. “I know it’s critically important”
(MSSNY President, Dr. Parag Mehta and EVP, Troy Oechsner interviewed)

NY doctors, legislators call on Biden to make monkeypox drug TPOXX easier to access
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta and NYCMS President Dr. Erick Eiting quoted)

Prior authorization from insurance companies often delays treatment for patients
(Opinion from MSSNY members Dr. Jeff Vacirca and Dr. David A. Eagle

Another Voice: Bill to increase wrongful death damages would be devastating to New York doctors and patients
(Op-Ed from Erie County Medical Society President. Dr. Robert Armstrong)

Nassau police pay, midterm elections, wrongful death law, and more
(Opinion from MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta)

Commentary: Wrongful-death liability bill is the wrong plan for New York
(Opinion from MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta)

These Are the Largest Physician Groups in Medicine Today
(MSSNY immediate past president, Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)

The Supreme Court: Principled originalism or partisan politics?
(MSSNY mentioned)

SCOTUS won’t hear challenge to health worker vaccine mandate
(MSSNY mentioned)

Insurer Delays Prior Authorization, Patient Loses Leg and Pelvis, Then Dies
(MSSNY mentioned)

New York’s vaccine mandate for health care workers dodges Supreme Court review
(MSSNY immediate past president, Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)

Roe v. Wade overturned: What they’re saying on historic day
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta quoted)

Anger and joy at Supreme Court abortion ruling
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta quoted)

How New York parents can navigate COVID-19 vaccine questions
(MSSNY Immediate Past President, Dr. Joseph Sellers interviewed)

Medicare Drug Price Negotiation In The Spotlight At AMA Annual Meeting
MSSNY Delegate David Jakubowicz, MD, quoted)

People on the Move
(Announcements for MSSNY President, Dr. Parag Mehta, President Elect, Dr. Paul Pipia and Assistant Treasurer, Dr. Frank Dowling)

New Hires and Promotions on Long Island
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta mentioned)

A look at major health care bills that passed the state Legislature this session
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta mentioned)

Dr. Parag Mehta elected President of Medical Society of the State of New York
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta mentioned)

Indian American Parag Mehta elected President of NYS Medical Society
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta mentioned)

Dr. Parag Mehta elected President of Medical Society of the State of New York
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta mentioned)

Local doctor elected speaker of state medical society
(#MSSNY Speaker Dr. William Latreille mentioned)

Adams Resists New Mandates as Covid Rises
(Dr. Stephen Danziger, member of the Covid-19 Task Force of the Medical Society of the County of Kings (Brooklyn)

The mass shooting in Buffalo was more than a crime. It was another volley in a public health crisis
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers Quoted)

Goldstein Plans for a Primary
(Dr. Michael T. Goldstein New York County Medical Society chairman of the Board of Trustees mentioned)

Innocent Doctor Sued After ‘Secret’ Medical Expert Approves: Fuels 18-Month Legal Nightmare
(Morris Auster, JD, Senior Vice

Physician assistants want pandemic-era rules made permanent
(MSSNY President-Elect Parag Mehta, MD interviewed)

Measles cases surge among children following COVID lockdowns
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)

Michael Goldstein announces candidacy for CT’s 4th Congressional District
(Dr. Michael T. Goldstein New York County Medical Society chairman of the Board of Trustees mentioned)

Provide people with disabilities supports to live, not tools to die
(Guest Opinion by Anita Cameron, MSSNY mentioned)

Physician payments plummet after state health plan upends surprise-billing process
(MSSNY EVP Troy Oeschner quoted)

Why race, ethnicity can help determine COVID-19 severity risk
(MSSNY mentioned)

Little consensus on budget proposals to cut red tape for health care professions
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers quoted)

Advocates call for telehealth funding in state budget
(MSSNY SVP Legislative Affairs Moe Auster quoted)

Medical professionals rally around telehealth payment reform
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers Quoted)

New York Playbook PM: Healthcare
(MSSNY mentioned: Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Statement)

N.Y. doctors say proposed law would prevent care delays, cut red tape
(MSSNY mentioned)

Could Greenwich doctor have remedy for 4th Congressional District’s ills?
(Dr. Michael T. Goldstein New York County Medical Society chairman of the Board of Trustees profiled)

Advocates: NYS Legislature must bring back funding to veterans mental health initiative
(MSSNY mentioned)

What Rochester doctors are saying about new sub-variants of omicron
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers Quoted)

Challenge to New York Revoking Religious Exemptions for School Vaccinations Reaches Supreme Court
(MSSNY immediate past president, Dr. Bonnie Litvack quoted)

The 2022 Health Care Power 100
New York leaders who are saving lives.
(MSSNY President Dr. Joseph Sellers #57)

COVID hit home for 1.8 million New Yorkers since Dec. 1. How omicron changed the pandemic
(MSSNY immediate past president, Dr. Bonnie Litvack quoted)

Cortland ER sees uptick as virus surges
(Dr. Robert Dracker,  President of the Onondaga County Medical Society, quoted)

Physician Burnout
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta interviewed)

Doctors call on New York for help as physician burnout reaches crisis point amid COVID, RSV, and flu season
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta quoted)

Federal spending bill does not avert cut to Medicare reimbursement for physicians
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta quoted)

Doctors’ group urges New York officials to address ‘physician burnout’
(MSSNY President Dr. Parag Mehta quoted)

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