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The Dose
The Dose is PAMED’s member-exclusive weekly e-newsletter, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. It’s a simple way to get a healthy dose of the hot topics in Pennsylvania medicine.
Each week, you’ll find news and analysis on topics like:
- New health care laws and regulations
- State licensure requirements & CME opportunities
- Reimbursement and payer news, including MACRA-MIPS
- Pennsylvania court cases that could impact physicians
- How PAMED is advocating in the legislature on behalf of physicians – on issues like prior authorization, telemedicine, and scope of practice
Latest News Stories
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Press Release: PAMED Supports Governor Shapiro's Plan to Combat Private Equity's Impact on Health Care, Advance Services to Pennsylvania Patients
The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) wholeheartedly supports Governor Josh Shapiro’s comments made during his recent budget address, which highlighted the growing issue of private equity's negative impact on healthcare and patient care in the Commonwealth.Oct 10, 2025 -
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.Oct 10, 2025 -
Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine Vote in Support of Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Guidance on Immunizations
On Wednesday, September 24, 2025, the Pennsylvania Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine (collectively, “Boards”) voted in support of the issuance of guidance on immunizations by the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH).Oct 10, 2025 -
PAMED's MOC Statement of Principles
The Pennsylvania Medical Society created the following principles on Maintenance of Certification during the 2014 House of Delegates:Oct 10, 2025 -
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.Oct 10, 2025 -
Talking About Substance Use Disorder with Care Webinar Available
The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) and Penn State’s Douglas W. Pollock Center for Addiction Outreach and Research recently held a webinar titled Rewriting the Story: Talking About Substance Use Disorder With Care.Oct 10, 2025
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