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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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Health Advisory: Lyme Disease and Other Tickborne Diseases in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) identified recent sustained increases in tick bite-related emergency department visits.Apr 22, 2026 -
Patient Safety Authority Public Meeting
The Patient Safety Authority Board meeting will be held virtually on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 1 p.m. and is open to the general public.Apr 16, 2026 -
State Board of Pharmacy Immunization Updates
The State Board of Pharmacy (Board) published a final-form rulemaking to expand the authority to administer injectable medications, biologicals and immunizations to individuals 18 years of age or older.Apr 16, 2026 -
HHS Final Rule Administrative Simplification; Adoption of Standards for Health Care Claims Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures
This final rule implements requirements of the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by adopting standards for the electronic exchange of clinical and administrative documentation to support claims-related processes.Apr 9, 2026 -
Medetomidine in the U.S. Illegal Fentanyl Supply Increasing Risk for Overdose and Severe Withdrawal Syndrome
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Advisory to notify public health professionals, clinicians, laboratorians, and people at risk for overdose about increasing reports from U.S. jurisdictions detecting medetomidine.Apr 2, 2026 -
PAMED Legislative Update: Emergency Department Physicians
This week saw movement in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on legislation establishing a statutory requirement that all hospital emergency departments be staffed 24/7 by an onsite physician.Mar 26, 2026
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