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Apr 18, 2024, 11:23 AM
Noncompete Legislation Passes Pennsylvania House of Representatives
House Bill 1633, legislation that would prohibit the use of noncompete provisions in physician employment contracts, moves on to the Pennsylvania Senate.
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Apr 18, 2024, 11:00 AM
Building Connections Between Members and Legislators
Immediate Past President, F. Wilson Jackson, III, MD met with Senator Judy Ward to discuss her copay accumulator co-sponsorship.
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Apr 18, 2024, 10:02 AM
PA Dept. of Health Infant Hearing Screening Advisory Committee Meeting
The Infant Hearing Screening Advisory Committee (Committee) established under the Infant Hearing Education, Assessment, Reporting and Referral (IHEARR) Act, will hold a public meeting on Thursday, April 25, 2024, from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the Department of Health, Bureau of Family Health, Health and Human Services Building, 7th Floor, Conference Room A, 625 Forster Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120.
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Apr 18, 2024, 09:00 AM
U.S. Measles Elimination Status Continues to be Threatened
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly one-third of U.S. measles cases reported since 2020 have occurred in 2024.
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Apr 18, 2024, 08:07 AM
PA Dept. of Transportation Medical Advisory Board Meeting
The Medical Advisory Board (Board) will meet on Friday, April 26, 2024. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. at the Riverfront Office Center, Transportation University, 1101 South Front Street, Harrisburg, PA.
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Apr 18, 2024, 08:03 AM
PA Insurance Dept. Application for Approval to Acquire Control of Bravo Health Pennsylvania, Inc. and Medco Containment Life Insurance Company
HCSC Medicare, Inc., HCSC Medicare Holdings, Inc. and Health Care Services Corporation, a mutual legal reserve company, have filed an application to acquire control of Bravo Health Pennsylvania, Inc., a Pennsylvania domiciled health maintenance organization, and Medco Containment Life Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania domiciled life insurance company.
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Apr 17, 2024, 13:09 PM
PAMED Public Health Alert: Historic Increases in Reported Congenital Syphilis
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) is issuing this Health Alert Network.
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Apr 16, 2024, 08:00 AM
Dept. of Health Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC Program)
The WIC Advisory will meet on April 16, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to collaborate to gather suggestions of strategies for increasing participation and improving the WIC program to better support participants.
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Apr 11, 2024, 10:00 AM
Bill to Abolish Noncompete Agreements Moves from Committee
Earlier this week, the House Health Committee, chaired by Rep. Dan Frankel, overwhelmingly approved legislation that would prohibit the use of noncompete provisions in physician employment contracts.
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Apr 11, 2024, 09:23 AM
PAMED and AMA file brief in mental health case
Last week PAMED and the AMA filed a brief as amici curiae (friends of the court) in Wunderly v. St. Luke’s Hospital, et al., a case currently before the PA Supreme Court.
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Apr 11, 2024, 08:23 AM
PA House Considers Legislation on Insurance Coverage for Telemedicine Services
This week, the PA House considered House Bill 1512, legislation which would require health insurers to cover and pay for health care services provided via telemedicine.
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Apr 11, 2024, 00:34 AM
Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology: (HTI-1) Final Rule Summary
On January 3rd, 2024, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing Final Rule which is commonly referred to as HTI-1 (ONC, 2024b)
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Apr 10, 2024, 20:54 PM
Patient Safety Authority Public Meeting
The Patient Safety Authority (Authority), established by the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act, will have a virtual Board meeting at 1 PM on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
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Apr 10, 2024, 14:34 PM
Environmental Quality Board Meeting Cancelled
The Environmental Quality Board (Board) is cancelling its April 9, 2024 meeting. The next regular meeting of the Board is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, May 14, 2024. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. Individuals may attend the meeting in person or remotely.
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Apr 10, 2024, 10:23 AM
Health Care Cost Containment Council Meeting Scheduled
The Health Care Cost Containment Council (Council) has scheduled upcoming meetings.
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Apr 10, 2024, 02:03 AM
Department of Health: Special Pharmaceutical Benefits Program Advisory Council Public Meeting
The Statewide Special Pharmaceutical Benefits Program (SPBP) Advisory Council will hold a public meeting on Thursday, April 25, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Penn Harris Hotel, 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill, PA 17011.
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Apr 4, 2024, 08:45 AM
Diabetes Mellitus: Commonly Diagnosed, Commonly Miscoded
Stay out of harm’s way when it comes to risk adjustment compliance. Granite GRC Consulting presents a series of monthly articles for the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s DOSE newsletter. This is the fourth article in the series.
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Apr 3, 2024, 15:06 PM
Department of Health Renal Disease Advisory Committee Meeting
The Renal Disease Advisory Committee established by the Renal Disease Treatment Act will hold its quarterly public meeting on Friday, April 19, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Apr 2, 2024, 02:03 AM
PAMED Public Health Alert: Increase in Invasive Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to alert health care providers to an increase in invasive meningococcal disease, mainly attributable to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y.
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Mar 28, 2024, 09:34 AM
Governor's Office Regulatory Agenda
Semi-annually, all agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor submit for publication an agenda of regulations under development or consideration.