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MSSNY Applauds Senate Confirmation of Mary Bassett, MD, MPH as NYS Department of Health Commissioner
We are pleased that the New York State Senate on Thursday confirmed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s choice of Dr. Mary Bassett as New York State’s new Health Commissioner. Our member physicians are eager to work closely with Dr. Bassett and her team to make accessible, affordable, quality, physician-led health care a reality for all New Yorkers, with a focus on improving diversity, equity and inclusion for […]
MSSNY Looks Forward to Further Discussion with Governor and State Legislature on Health Care Initiatives Outlined in State of the State Address
Governor’s Hochul’s State of the State Message and briefing book highlights several important initiatives designed to provide some stability to New York’s extraordinary but beleaguered health care system weary of two years of fighting to save the lives of New Yorkers through the COVID-19 pandemic. These include incentives to train and keep physicians and other critically needed health care […]
As Opponents of COVID Vaccine Mandate Rally in Albany Today, MSSNY Amplifies its Support of Vaccines
As Opponents of COVID Vaccine Mandate Rally in Albany Today, MSSNY Amplifies its Support of Vaccines Statement Attributable to: Joseph R. Sellers, MD, FAAP, FACP President, Medical Society of the State of New York “MSSNY continues to be grateful for the science that has made the COVID-19 vaccines a reality. [...]
MSSNY Thanks Richard Gottfried for his Many Years of Service and Wishes him Well in Retirement
For Immediate Release December 14, 2021 MSSNY Thanks Richard Gottfried for his Many Years of Service and Wishes him Well in Retirement Statement Attributable to: Joseph R. Sellers, MD, FAAP, FACP President, Medical Society of the State of New York “Richard Gottfried’s retirement from the Assembly after 52 years of service marks the end
MSSNY Calls SCOTUS Ruling on Vaccination Requirement for Health Care Workers “An Important Win for Our Collective Public Health”
For Immediate Release December 14, 2021 MSSNY Calls SCOTUS Ruling on Vaccination Requirement for Health Care Workers “An Important Win for Our Collective Public Health” Statement Attributable to: Joseph R. Sellers, MD, FAAP, FACP President, Medical Society of the State of New York “The Medical Society of the State of New York has strongly
Congress Must Take Immediate Action to Prevent Medicare Physician Payment Cuts
For Immediate Release December 7, 2021 Congress Must Take Immediate Action to Prevent Medicare Physician Payment Cuts Statement Attributable to: Joseph R. Sellers, MD, FAAP, FACP President, Medical Society of the State of New York “With only a few weeks to go before an enormous 10% cut in Medicare physician payments goes into effect, it is
