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  • Oct 2, 2025, 09:35 AM

    Government Shutdown: What Physicians Need to Know
    During the shutdown, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expects slowdowns or suspensions of the following agency activities: (1) health care facility survey and certification, (2) policy development and rulemaking, (3) contract oversight, (4) outreach and education, and (5) beneficiary casework. CMS retains 53% of its staff to continue essential operations, while 47% of agency staff are being furloughed (i.e., temporarily on unpaid leave).

  • Oct 2, 2025, 00:00 AM

    Trump Administration Extinguishes Federal Noncompete Rule
    On September 5, 2025, the Trump Administration abandoned the defense of the federal noncompete ban, thereby killing the rule. The rule, if implemented, would have banned most noncompete agreements from employment contracts.

  • Oct 1, 2025, 15:36 PM

    PAMED Supports Safeguards to Vaccine Access and Public Health in Pennsylvania
    The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) strongly supports vaccines and other evidence-based practices that protect public health and prevent disease.

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  • Oct 2, 2025, 09:35 AM

    Government Shutdown: What Physicians Need to Know
    During the shutdown, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expects slowdowns or suspensions of the following agency activities: (1) health care facility survey and certification, (2) policy development and rulemaking, (3) contract oversight, (4) outreach and education, and (5) beneficiary casework. CMS retains 53% of its staff to continue essential operations, while 47% of agency staff are being furloughed (i.e., temporarily on unpaid leave).

  • Oct 2, 2025, 00:00 AM

    Trump Administration Extinguishes Federal Noncompete Rule
    On September 5, 2025, the Trump Administration abandoned the defense of the federal noncompete ban, thereby killing the rule. The rule, if implemented, would have banned most noncompete agreements from employment contracts.

  • Oct 1, 2025, 15:36 PM

    PAMED Supports Safeguards to Vaccine Access and Public Health in Pennsylvania
    The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) strongly supports vaccines and other evidence-based practices that protect public health and prevent disease.

  • Sep 19, 2025, 15:30 PM

    ACIP Voted on Key Vaccine Recommendations
    The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held a series of meetings to determine new recommendations that could significantly impact vaccine protocols.

  • Aug 22, 2025, 09:23 AM

    Late Summer COVID-19 Increase in PA
    A late summer increase in COVID-19 activity in Pennsylvania is occurring. Based on national respiratory virus surveillance, test positivity for COVID-19 in PA has increased sharply in the past three weeks.

  • Aug 7, 2025, 10:04 AM

    FTC Invites Public Comment on Gender-Affirming Care
    On July 28, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it is inviting public comment to “better understand how consumers may have been exposed to false or unsupported claims about ‘gender-affirming care’ (GAC), especially as it relates to minors, and to gauge the harms consumers may be experiencing.” The 60-day comment period runs through September 26, 2025.

  • Aug 7, 2025, 08:33 AM

    FDA Requires Major Changes to Opioid Pain Medication Labeling to Emphasize Risks
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring safety labeling changes to all opioid pain medications to better emphasize and explain the risks associated with their long-term use.