Press Releases 2021
Press Releases 2021
December 21, 2021 Medical Society Supports Gov’s Plans for State COVID-19 Mandate for School-Aged Children
December 14, 2021 MSSNY Thanks Richard Gottfried for his Many Years of Service and Wishes him Well in Retirement
December 14, 2021 MSSNY Calls SCOTUS Ruling on Vaccination Requirement for Health Care Workers “An Important Win for Our Collective Public Health”
December 7, 2021 Congress Must Take Immediate Action to Prevent Medicare Physician Payment Cuts
December 1, 2021 MSSNY Welcomes Mary Bassett, MD, MPH as NYS Department of Health Commissioner
October
October 30, 2021 Medical Society Supports Court Decision to Uphold Governor Hochul’s Healthcare Worker Vaccination Requirements.
October 29, 2021 MSSNY Applauds FDA Emergency Use Authorization of Pfizer Vaccine for Children 5-11
October 12, 2021 MSSNY Opposes U.S. Northern District Decision to Continue to Permit Religious Exemptions to State’s Healthcare Worker COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
October 8, 2021 “No Surprises Act” Puts Insurance Co Profits Over Patient Care
October 1, 2021 Surprise Billing Legislation Interim Final Rule: MSSNY Calls for Prioritizing Patient Care Over Insurance Profits
September
September 29, 2021 MSSNY Applauds Gov. Hochul’s Appointment of Mary Bassett, MD, MPH as NYS Department of Health Commissioner
September 28, 2021 MSSNY/AMA Statement re Gov Hochul’s Vaccine Mandate
September 23, 2021 MSSNY Statement Regarding Resignation of Dept. of Health Comm. Howard Zucker, MD
September 14, 2021 MSSNY Opposes Northern District Decision to Permit Religious Exemptions to State’s Healthcare Worker Vaccination Requirements
September 10, 2021 MSSNY Calls on Biden Administration to Simplify COVID-19 Vaccination Process for Physicians
August
August 23, 2021 MSSNY Statement on FDA Full Use Authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
August 16, 2021 MSSNY Applauds NYS COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate for Healthcare Workers
August 11, 2021 MSSNY Congratulates Incoming Governor Kathy Hochul
No July Press Releases Published
June
June 15, 2021 New York State Reaches 70 Percent Adult COVID-19 Immunization
May
May 3, 2021 Joshua M. Cohen, MD, MPH, FAHS, Elected Assistant Secretary of the Medical Society of the State of New York
May 3, 2021 Frank Dowling, MD Elected Secretary of the Medical Society of the State of New York
May 3, 2021 Howard H. Huang, MD Elected Assistant Treasurer of the Medical Society of the State of New York
May 3, 2021 Maria A. Basile, MD Elected Vice Speaker of the Medical Society of the State of New York
May 3, 2021 Mark J. Adams, MD, MBA, FACR Elected Treasurer of the Medical Society of the State of New York
May 3, 2021 William Latreille, MD Elected Speaker of the Medical Society of the State of New York
May 3, 2021 Paul Pipia, MD Elected Vice President of the Medical Society of the State of New York
May 3, 2021 Parag Mehta, MD Elected President-Elect of the Medical Society of the State of New York
May 3, 2021 Joseph R. Sellers, MD, FAAP, FACP, Elected President of the Medical Society of the State of New York
April
April 7, 2021 MSSNY Thanks NYS Assembly and Senate Leadership and Governor for Restoration of Health Care Cuts That Had Been Advanced in Executive Budget
March
March 31, 2021 Medical Society Urges Governor Cuomo to Stay Strong on Public Health Restrictions to Keep COVID in Check
March 29, 2021 Medical Society Calls on Governor and State Legislature to Restore Cuts to Excess Medical Malpractice Program
March 19, 2021 Medical Society Applauds Decision Protecting Public Health by Upholding Law Providing for Vaccination Requirements
March 17, 2021 Legislature for Advancing One-House Budget Proposals Re: Restore Health Care Cuts
February
February 18, 2021 State Med. Societies Urge Biden Admin..& State Govs to Facilitate Distribution of Vaccine to Comm-Based Physicians
February 17, 2021 Troy Oechsner Named Executive VP of Medical Society
February 3, 2021 I’s Time for COVID-19 Vaccines to be Distributed to Community-Based Physicians
January
January 20, 2021 New York Physicians: From Healthcare Heroes to Healthcare Zeros
January 12, 2021 MSSNY Welcomes Governor Cuomo’s Efforts to Expand Telehealth Services in New York
January 10, 2021 Docs Upset by Nixing Due Process When Patients Make Unproven Allegations
January 4, 2021 MSSNY Stands Ready to Support NYS in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Effort