Statement of MSSNY President Dr. Charles Rothberg in response to Assembly Budget Proposal

MEDICAL SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
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For Immediate Release
March 13, 2018

Statement of MSSNY President Dr. Charles Rothberg in response to Assembly Budget Proposal

“We thank Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and the Assembly Democratic Conference for their continued support of the Excess Medical Malpractice Insurance Program in their one-House Budget proposal, as well as for opposing several problematic proposals in the Executive Budget that would reduce the ability of patients to continue to receive needed care from their physicians.  These problematic provisions would have expanded burdensome  pre-authorization requirements for medications needed by patients covered by Medicaid, imposed steep cuts for physicians participating in the Patient Centered Medical Home program, authorized corporate/insurance company owned ‘retail clinics’ that will harm patient access to physician-led medical homes, and inappropriately expanded independent practice authority for nurse anesthetists.  We look forward to working with the Legislature to assure these provisions are not included in the final State Budget being negotiated between the Assembly, Senate and the Governor”

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Founded in 1807, the Medical Society of the State of New York is the state’s principal non-profit professional organization for physicians, residents and medical students of all specialties. Its mission is to represent the interests of patients and physicians to assure quality healthcare services for all.

 

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