Medical Society of the State of New York Testifies on New Medicaid Drug Formulary

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:31:24 -0000

Dr. Neil Nepola, a family physician from Staten Island, and President of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians testified on behalf of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY), on the impact of the Medicaid Managed Care Prescr...

MSSNY President Paul Hamlin, MD, Praises Governor's Signing of S.4005.A/A.6305-A

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:31:42 -0000

Paul A. Hamlin, MD, President, Medical Society of the State of New York said, "On behalf of the physician members of the Medical Society of the State of New York, the signing of this bill is a momentous event. The measure will expand health insura...

MSSNY President Paul Hamlin, MD, Praising Liability Reform Message of NYC Corporation Counsel Cardozo

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:20:35 -0000

"The physicians of the State of New York applaud New York City Corporation Counsel for his message in his speech to the Citizens Budget Commission that reform of New York's dysfunctional liability adjudication system is essential to achieving budg...

MSSNY Declares Drug Shortage State of Emergency

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:32:48 -0000

The Medical Society of the State of New York has declared a state of emergency regarding the national shortage of life-saving and life-sustaining medicines that have impacted patients in New York. The shortage involves more than 180 drugs and espe...

NYS Senate Displays Leadership on Critical Health Care Issue

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:13:07 -0000

"The action by the New York State Senate to support collective negotiations by New York physicians signals the fact that our legislators are recognizing the dire circumstances that many physicians are experiencing at the hands of the big health ca...

Albany Medical College Practice Physicians Join State and County Medical Societies

Mon, 16 May 2011 13:11:59 -0000

The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) is proud to announce that all 325 medical staff physicians of the Albany Medical College (AMC) Faculty Practice have united to join MSSNY and the Medical Society of the County of Albany (MSCA), ...

NYS Medical Society Adopts New Policies and Elects New Officers at its 205th Annual Meeting

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:46:22 -0000

Physicians of all specialties from around the state met in Tarrytown, NY, April 8-10, to elect new officers, discuss healthcare issues and set policy at the Medical Society of the State of New York's (MSSNY) 205th annual House of Delegates meeting...

Dr. Paul Hamlin Elected President

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:55:31 -0000

Paul Anthony Hamlin, MD, FCCP, a board-certified specialist in pulmonary disease who practices in Lake Success, was elected President of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) at its 205th annual House of Delegates (HOD) meeting in T...

NYS Physicians React to Budget Decision

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:14:52 -0000

The President of the Medical Society of the State of New York, Leah McCormack, MD, responded to the announcement that a cap to pain and suffering awards would not be included in the 2011-2012 NYS budget with the following comments:

Medical Society of the State of NY President Leah McCormack, MD, Comments on Status of Budget Negotiations

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:58:59 -0000

"The future of New York's health care delivery system hangs in the balance now. The final Budget enacted by the State Legislature must contain Governor Cuomo's proposed medical liability reforms-the $250,000 cap on non-economic damages and the ind...

Medical Society Endorses Medicaid Redesign Report

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:38:20 -0000

The report of Governor Cuomo's Medicaid Redesign Team was the top agenda item of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) this week. After lengthy discussion and careful consideration of the Medicaid Redesign Team's 79 proposals, MSSNY...

Suffolk Hospital Doctors Join State and County Medical Societies en Masse to Achieve Goals

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:18:47 -0000

The Medical Society of the State of new York (MSSNY) is proud to announce that all the medical staff physicians of the of the John T. Mather Memorial and St. Charles Hospitals in Port Jefferson have united to join MSSNY and the Suffolk County Medi...

MSSNY Applauds Governor Cuomo's and Legislative Leaders' Call to Put New York Fiscal House in Order

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:16:41 -0000

"The Medical Society of the State of New York commends Governor Andrew Cuomo and our legislative leaders on their call for action to resolve the fiscal difficulties that New York State is facing," said Leah S. McCormack, MD, President of the Medic...

MSSNY Urges Health Insurance Companies to Discontinue Policies that Underinsure Patients

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:55:30 -0000

As Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo was instrumental in requiring health insurance companies to discontinue the use of the flawed Ingenix database for determining payments when patients receive care outside of a plan's network of physicians. In a re...

The Fourth of July Is My Professional Independence Day

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:50:15 -0000

I have made a personal decision as of July 4th to terminate all of my contracts with Medicare and managed care companies as soon as the contracts allow. I think of this as my own personal independence day.

Comments of MSSNY President Leah McCormack, Md

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:02:38 -0000

"It is outrageous that Congressional finger-pointing is putting so many New York seniors' access to health care in jeopardy. Congress has failed to pass "same-as" legislation to prevent an outrageously large 21% Medicare physician reimbursement cu...

Dr. Leah S. McCormack Elected President of NY State Medical Society

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 02:52:56 -0000

Leah S. McCormack, MD, a board-certified dermatologist who practices in Forest Hills, Queens, became the second female President of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) when she was unanimously elected by her physician colleagues a...

Physicians Tell Albany: NY Can't Afford to Lose Its Doctors

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:02:55 -0000

Busloads of doctors traveled to Albany today to tell their legislators, regulators and the governor that "New York can not afford to lose its doctors – for health or economic reasons." This was the theme of the Medical Society of the State of New ...

Study Reveals New York Can't Afford to Lose Its Doctors

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:02:17 -0000

"New York can not afford to lose its doctors – for health or economic reasons," Leah S. McCormack, MD, President-Elect of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY), told a group of healthcare leaders invited to the opening session of MS...

Dinowitz/Kellner Bill Would Enhance Patients' Access to Hearing Aids

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:57:06 -0000

New York could take an important step this year in improving access to hearing aids for a growing number of hearing-impaired. Today, Assemblymen Jeff Dinowitz of the Bronx and Micah Kellner of New York, introduced a bill that, should the New York ...

NYS Medical Society President Explains Implications of Congress' Failure to Prevent 21% Medicare Cut

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:55:19 -0000

In response to Congress' failure to prevent a 21% Medicare cut in physician reimbursement, which will, therefore, go into effect March 1, David Hannan, MD, President of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY), commented on its negati...

NYS Med Society State Budget Testimony

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:30:50 -0000

"New Yorkers can not afford to lose doctors – for health or economic reasons," Gerard L. Conway, Senior Vice President and Chief Legislative Counsel for the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY), said in his testimony before the New Yor...

Bronx Dr. Runner Up for Kanter Prize for Enhancing Healthcare Delivery to Minorities and Underserved

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:00:59 -0000

Bronx family physician, Neil Calman, MD, received news today that he was named runner up for the prestigious Kanter Prize from the Health Legacy Partnership for his dedication to improving the quality and availability of primary care services to m...

MSSNY Calls Upon State to Closely Examine Proposed Emblem Takeover of Healthnet

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:55:15 -0000

The state's largest physician advocacy association today called upon the New York State Insurance Department and the New York State Attorney General's office to closely scrutinize the proposed takeover of HealthNet by Emblem Health Plan to assure ...

State Medical Society Set New Healthcare Policy and Elected New Officers

Wed, 13 May 2009 17:39:51 -0000

Physicians gathered from around the state to set new healthcare policy and elect new officers at the 203rd annual meeting of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) in Rochester.

Doctors Plan Rally on Capitol Steps Next Tues, March 3, to Demand Health Care Reforms

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:00:49 -0000

Busloads of physicians from around the state will start driving before dawn next Tuesday morning to a rally in Albany, where they will demand legislative reforms from their state legislators and the governor to protect their community's access to ...

NYS Medical Society Applauds Assemblyman Schimminger for Advancing Medical Liability Reform Legislation

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:21:27 -0000

Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) President Michael Rosenberg, MD, today applauded Erie County Assemblyman Robin Schimminger for again introducing legislation (A.6184) to protect patient access to care across New York State by provi...

Doctors Plan Major Albany Rally on Tuesday to Demand Legislative Reform

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:00:53 -0000

Busloads of physicians from around the state will start out before dawn next Tuesday morning to rally in Albany and demand healthcare reforms from their state legislators and the governor to protect their community's access to care.

NY Medical Society Applauds Attorney General Cuomo for Lowering Patients' Healthcare Costs

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:01:42 -0000

On behalf of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY), I would like to commend Attorney General Andrew Cuomo for negotiating an agreement with CIGNA Corporation to abandon the use of the flawed Ingenix database for calculating out-of-n...

NYS Medical Society Sues Aetna and CIGNA for Use of Ingenix Database to Determine Unfair Payments

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:01:39 -0000

The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) joined the American Medical Association (AMA) and four other state medical societies yesterday afternoon in filing joint lawsuits against Aetna Health, Inc. and CIGNA Corporation for using Unit...

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