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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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CMS Provides States Three-Tiered Framework to Determine Medical Frailty Exemptions from Medicaid Work Requirements
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) recently released new guidance for states on the medical frailty exclusion from the new Medicaid work and community engagement requirements.Sep 17, 2026 -
A Pediatrician’s Message: Love Your Neighbor by Supporting Measles Vaccines
This piece was published as an op-ed in LNP. By Bonnie M. Zehr, MD, a pediatrician in Lancaster County and a Board of Trustee with the Pennsylvania Medical Society.Sep 17, 2026 -
Law Enforcement Mental Health Evaluations: Request for Public Comment on Proposed Rule
The Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission (Commission) proposes regulations to implement Act 59 (2020).Sep 17, 2026 -
PA Department of Health Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases, Request for Public Comment on Proposed Regulations
The Department of Health (Department) proposes to amend regulations on communicable and noncommunicable diseases.Sep 17, 2026 -
Pennsylvania General Assembly Prepares to Return to Session
The Pennsylvania General Assembly will return to session the week of September 28, picking up its work following the summer recess. As lawmakers prepare to reconvene, here is a look at where they left off and several provisions of importance to Pennsylvania physicians.Sep 16, 2026 -
Suspected Medetomidine Withdrawal Increase Notification - Allegheny County
Since August 21, 139 individuals were admitted to an emergency department in Allegheny County for suspected medetomidine withdrawal symptoms.Sep 14, 2026
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