MSSNY Asks, “Who Will Fight for the Doctors?”

MEDICAL SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
865 Merrick Avenue, Westbury, New York 11590-9007
www.mssny.org
Communications Division
Telephone: (516) 488-6100

 

For Immediate Release
March 19, 2020

MSSNY Asks, “Who Will Fight for the Doctors?”

Statement attributable to:
Art Fougner, MD
President, Medical Society of the State of New York

“It is outrageous that while physicians across the State are putting their own health on the line responding to the coronavirus outbreak, the MRT2 is seeking to impose a new $52 million cost on the backs of the nearly 17,000 physicians enrolled in the Excess Medical Malpractice Insurance Program. This essential program has been in existence for over 30 years to ameliorate the outrageous liability costs we face in New York. We thank the Assembly and Senate for their commitment to the program and urge them to continue to fight to ensure full funding for this program as they work to finalize a State Budget. As New York’s doctors are on the front lines of this outbreak fighting for their patients, our public officials should fight for our doctors.”

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About the Medical Society of the State of New York
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.

MSSNY Contact:
Roseann Raia
Communications / Marketing
Medical Society of the State of New York
865 Merrick Ave.
Westbury, New York
516-488-6100 ext 302
rraia@mssny.org