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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

Department of Health Renal Disease Advisory Committee Meeting

The Renal Disease Advisory Committee established by the Renal Disease Treatment Act will hold its quarterly public meeting on Friday, April 19, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Oct 10, 2025
Medicare Telehealth Coverage Expansion Update

With the signing of the American Relief Act, 2025 on December 21, 2024, these Medicare telehealth waivers were extended through March 31, 2025. (CMS, 2025.

Oct 10, 2025
Department of Health Upcoming Committee Meetings

Upcoming DOH committee meetings

Oct 10, 2025
Bringing Humanity to the Medical Field

Growing up in a medical family, Mona Syeda Masood, DO, always knew she would become a physician.

Oct 10, 2025
5 Easy Ways to Improve Documentation

Stay out of harm’s way when it comes to risk adjustment compliance. Granite GRC Consulting presents a series of monthly articles for the Pennsylvania Medical Society members. This is the second article in the series.

Oct 10, 2025
Millions in Physician-Paid Premiums Transferred to Commonwealth Coffers

The transfer of $200 million from the Pennsylvania Joint Underwriting Association (JUA) to the general fund of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was completed on August 13, 2025. The $200 million consisted entirely of unspent premiums collected from Pennsylvania physicians and appreciation from investment of those funds.

Oct 10, 2025

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