PAMED News

In recognition of Women’s History Month, the Pennsylvania Medical Society is highlighting the leadership of three physicians serving in key roles on the PAMED Board of Trustees: Lorraine Rosamilia, MD, FAAD Board Chair; Ashley Wilkerson, MD Board Vice Chair; and Renee Frank, MD Board Secretary

The Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) is holding a public meeting on March 19, 2026, at 555 Walnut Street, 8th Floor, Harrisburg, PA at 10 a.m. to consider the following proposed regulations:

The Health Care Cost Containment Council (Council) has scheduled the following meetings:

Hospitals that decide they may not provide emergency contraception due to a stated religious or moral belief contrary to providing this medication are required to give notice to the Department of Health (Department) of the decision.

The Statewide HIV Planning Group, established by the Department of Health (Department) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 625 Forster Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120.

Under the current federal administration, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (U.S. DHS) has lifted restrictions that previously prohibited Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers from carrying out immigration enforcement actions.

Pennsylvania held special elections on February 24, 2026, to fill vacancies in the state House of Representatives.

Pennsylvania physicians joined colleagues from across the country in Washington, DC, for the American Medical Association’s (AMA) National Advocacy Conference (NAC), where they met with members of Congress and congressional staff to discuss federal policies impacting patient care and physician practice.

IRRC is holding a public meeting on March 19, 2026, at 555 Walnut Street, 8th Floor, Harrisburg, PA at 10 a.m. to consider proposed regulation 16A-5434 State Board of Pharmacy Immunization Updates.

Last week, PAMED submitted comments to the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to the agency’s Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on how HHS can accelerate the adoption and use of artificial intelligence (AI) as part of clinical care in America.

Upcoming meetings for the PA Department of Health.

The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) strongly opposes the recent rescinding of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Endangerment Finding; an action that removes a critical federal safeguard designed to protect the public from pollution and threatens public health.

In February 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Department) modified the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulations (Part 2) to implement Section 3221 of the CARES Act, which required the Department to align Part 2 regulations more closely with the HIPAA regulations.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued an order concerning the Civil Procedural Rules Committee's required two-year anniversary review of the medical malpractice venue rule change.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) was notified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that there is a continuing national shortage of Bicillin L-A, following the voluntary recall by King Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of Pfizer, of Bicillin L-A (Penicillin G Benzathine Injectable Suspension) in July 2025.

PHILADELPHIA—The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is notifying travelers and others of a possible measles exposure at the following location: Philadelphia International Airport Terminal E Thursday, February 12th, 2026 from 1:35 pm to 4:30 pm

This announcement provides advance notice that the Department of Human Services (Department) intends to continue to make Medical Assistance Day One Incentive (MDOI) payments to qualified nonpublic nursing facilities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026.

The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services added Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel on December 16, 2025.

At WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital, leadership is more than a title, it’s a calling. And few embody that calling more fully than Jyothy Punnoose, Do, whose compassionate leadership and advocacy have reshaped the hospital’s culture and elevated the standard of care across the region.

PAMED has been informed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) that DEA License suspensions have been issued to two providers at the same practice, which means the providers are currently unable to prescribe controlled substances.