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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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PA Department of Health Responding to Potential Measles Exposure at Lancaster County Courthouse
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) confirmed a Lancaster County resident tested positive for measles and may have exposed others at the Lancaster County Courthouse on June 3 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Individuals who are not vaccinated are most at-risk for infection.Jun 15, 2026 -
PA Department of Health Issues Alert on 2026 West Nile and Other Arboviral Infections in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) issued a health alert that Pennsylvania’s first West Nile virus (WNV)-positive mosquito pools were identified in Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Lycoming, Monroe, Northumberland, Pike, Tioga and York Counties indicating WNV is circulating in Pennsylvania.Jun 12, 2026 -
PAMED Shares Latest Developments from the Unionization Task Force
Last week, PAMED hosted a webinar highlighting the ongoing work of its Unionization Task Force, presented by Task Force Chair F. Wilson Jackson, III, MD and PAMED Board Chair Lorraine Rosamilia, MD, FAAD.Jun 11, 2026 -
PA Department of Health Issues FIFA World Cup Mass Gathering Clinical Awareness Update
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is occurring during June and July 2026 at host cities in Mexico, Canada, and the United States, including Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Department of Health is conducting enhanced disease surveillance during this event because increased travel and crowding may lead to additional reports of infectious disease among residents and visitors.Jun 11, 2026 -
Novitas will Hold an Open Meeting June 18th for Urine-based Biomarkers in Patients with Microhematuria
Novitas will host an Open Meeting on Thursday, June 18, at 10:00 a.m. ET to allow the public to provide feedback about a proposed Local Coverage Determination (LCD) on Urine-based Biomarkers in Patients with Microhematuria. The Open Meeting is held via webinar only.Jun 10, 2026 -
PA Department of Health Alert on Extreme Heat Forecasted for Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) has issued a health alert on extreme heat forecasted for Pennsylvania Thursday, June 11 and Friday, June 12.Jun 10, 2026
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