155.989 Supporting Independent Practice- Payment Parity The Medical Society of the State of New York will advocate for payment parity for physicians providing the same services (adjusted for local costs), allowing small independent practices to survive, thus helping to stem the loss of physicians to locum tenens, concierge practice and non-clinical careers, and helping to
155.999 Independent Practice of Medicine by Nurse Practitioners: MSSNY, in the public interest, opposes the independent practice of medicine by any individuals who have not completed the presently prescribed education and the examination for licensure for the practice of medicine and, furthermore, has
155.998 Support For “Concierge” Practices The Medical Society of the State of New York supports the concept that a physician should be free to define a business model to practice medicine in New York that is most appropriate to that physician and his/her
155.997 Survival of Independent Practice The Medical Society of the State of New York will set up a task force to explore all legally permissible options for independent physicians to collaborate and create practice models to achieve the goals of diversity of service, economy
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
155.995 Healthcare Cooperative Act The Medical Society of the State of New York will seek legislation to create a physician-led healthcare cooperative in New York as one pathway for achieving legally permissible state supervised collective negotiation rights for physicians. (HOD 2019-72, referred to Council. Amended and adopted 11/2019)
155.994 Physician Owned Distributorships The Medical Society of the State of New York supports the concept of Physician Owned Distributorships (PODs), provided that they are operated consistently with generally accepted principles of physician ethical conduct (such as the AMA Code of Medical Ethics), including ensuring that patients and other potential contractors are sufficiently notified of
155.993 Report on the Preservation of Independent Medical Practice MSSNY will issue a report every two years on its activities to preserve independent medical practice and will request that AMA issue a report communicating their efforts every two years as well. (HOD 2020-207)
155.992 Improving Independent Practice Opportunities for Physicians MSSNY will partner with the American Medical Association, other interested national medical state and specialty societies, and other appropriate bodies to further study the challenges that discourage physicians from pursuing independent practice. MSSNY will partner with the AMA, other interested national medical state and specialty societies and other
155.991 Restrictive Covenants The Medical Society of the State of New York will support legislation that prohibits a “restrictive covenant” provision in a health system-physician employment contract or in a contract between a Management Services Organization (MSO) and a physician that limits the ability of
