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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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Multi-country Hantavirus Cluster Linked to Cruise Ship
On May 2, 2026, the World Health Organization was notified of a cluster of severe acute respiratory illness among passengers and crew of a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The cluster included two deaths and one critically ill passenger whose laboratory tests confirmed hantavirus.May 12, 2026 -
PAMED Supports Commonwealth Lawsuit to Protect Patients from Misleading AI Medical Bots
The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) commends Governor Shapiro for the recent lawsuit filed against Character.AI, which marks a first of its kind action against artificial intelligence (AI) tools.May 12, 2026 -
PA DOH Issues Guidance for Local Identification of New Measles Cases
The Pennsylvania Health Department (DOH) has identified three cases of measles in Lebanon County.May 1, 2026 -
Bipartisan MIPS Reform Legislation Introduced in the House of Representatives
On April 30th, Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD (R-IA) and Herb Conaway, MD (D-NJ) introduced the “Medicare Physician Data-driven Performance Payment System Act of 2026.” This bipartisan bill that makes key, targeted reforms to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) represents another cog in the AMA’s overarching, multi-pronged effort to improve the Medicare physician payment system.Apr 30, 2026 -
Legislation Amending PA's Medical Practice Act Advances to Governor's Desk
Senate Bill 507, sponsored by Sen. Rosemary Brown, passed the Pennsylvania House on Wednesday, April 29, by a vote of 197-4 and now awaits Governor Josh Shapiro’s signature. The bill previously passed the Senate by a vote of 49-1.Apr 30, 2026 -
Scam Alert for Licensees
PAMED recently received reports that people pretending to be from one of the health-related boards are contacting licensees by phone about their license.Apr 30, 2026
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