Last Updated: Mar 19, 2020
On March 19, 2020, the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf outlining key issues and potential solutions concerning how to address the COVID-19 emergency.
More than a dozen key issues were addressed in the letter, including:
- Telemedicine
- Enabling active-retired physicians to meet patient needs
- Insurance prior authorization requirements
- Financial relief for practices and health care workers
- Availability of PPEs
- Good Samaritan protections
Read full text of letter here.
“As a Pennsylvania organization representing physicians across the spectrum, many of whom are on the frontlines of the fight against this virus, we fully offer ourselves to the administration as a resource,” wrote PAMED’s EVP/CEO Martin Raniowski in the letter.
PAMED thanks the Governor’s Administration and Pa. Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, MD for their leadership in this challenging time. We look forward to working with the state as we continue to fight COVID-19.
COVID-19 Resources
Visit PAMED’s COVID-19 resource page at www.pamedsoc.org/coronavirus for information on clinical considerations, preparedness, telemedicine, resources for your office/patients, business operations, alerts from the Pa. Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and more. Our resource page is updated frequently.