175.976 Mandated Medicaid Managed Care Programs The Medical Society of the State of New York will encourage the State Assembly, Senate and Governor to: (a) maintain current funding levels for providers, and assure that the cost of high quality nursing home care is adequately reflected in managed care
175.975: Medicaid Participation MSSNY will continue to communicate with legislators, regulators and the media that efforts to expand health insurance coverage will not enhance timely quality care for patients unless steps are taken to assure the viability of physician practices to provide this needed care, and will continue to
175.974: Short Acting Opioid Preauthorization MSSNY will seek immediate action by New York State Medicaid to cease and desist from requiring a prior authorization on all short acting opioid pain medications for persons who have been on them for 120 days or longer, and to require at least 90
175.973 Equal Pay for Equal Medical Tasks MSSNY reaffirms Policy 175.992 and will advocate for equal pay for equal medical tasks performed by equally qualified physicians regardless of the setting in which said task is performed. (HOD 2013-262; Reaffirmed HOD 2023)
175.972 OPMC Inform Physicians of Untended Consequences Utilizing legislative, regulatory or other relief against the Office of Medicaid Inspector General, the Medical Society of the State of New York will seek a prohibition from removing a physician from the State Medicaid program solely on the basis that the physician
175.971 Acne Medication Coverage SUNSET HOD 2025
175.970 Reinstate Partial Medicare Part B Coinsurance Payments The Medical Society of the State of New York will continue to advocate for legislation which would restore New York State Medicaid coinsurance payments for patients insured by both Medicare and Medicaid and work with physicians and patient advocacy groups across
175.969 Medicaid and Child Health-Plus Renewals The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) will work with the New York State Department of Health Office of Health Insurance Programs to establish policy that the insureds in Medicaid and Child Health Plus programs be contacted about the status of
175.968 Medicaid Payment of 20% Residual Medicare Fee MSSNY will pursue state regulatory and/or legislative action seeking to restore funding for “crossover” payments, cut in previous years, for care provided by physicians to patients who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. (HOD 2017-106)
175.967 Percentage Based Billing Services Arrangement The Medical Society of the State of New York will work for repeal of the New York State law barring percentage-based payment arrangements between physicians and their billing agents. MSSNY will also continue to work with hospital associations and other allied organizations
