155.996 Unionization of Independent Physicians
The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) with legal counsel will explore the following:
-the legal ability to and cost associated with physicians unionizing, under the legal theory that physicians have de facto become part-time employees of insurance companies;
-whether any established unions that represent employed physicians will support efforts to unionize physicians in independent practice;
-ways to enhance integration of independently practicing physicians through all legal means including IPAs and ACOs in order to enhance their leverage in negotiations with managed care plans and health insurers;
The Medical Society of the State of New York will initiate its exploration of the legal ability and cost associated with unionizing physicians in independent practice, whether any unions will support efforts to unionize physicians in independent practice and enhance integration of independently practicing physicians before the 2017 meeting of the MSSNY House of Delegates. (HOD 2016-103)
