PAMED News

Once you determine that an Active-Retired license is the most appropriate license status for your circumstances, the next step is deciding when and how to transition to Active-Retired status.

The Department of Human Services (Department) is announcing its intent to allocate funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 inpatient disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments.

In 1988, the Department of Human Services (Department) implemented a disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment system.

The Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act (Act) establishes a Statewide sexual assault evidence collection program to be administered by the Department of Health (Department).

On September 23, 2026, PAMED joined the Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform (PCCJR) and other aligned groups in filing an amici curiae brief in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

The Statewide HIV Planning Group, established by the Department of Health (Department), will hold public meetings at 625 Forster Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120

The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services added Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel on December 16, 2025. DMD is a rare genetic disease that results in muscles becoming damaged and weaker over time. Symptoms include delayed growth, impaired speech, difficulty swallowing, loss of muscle function and progressive loss of mobility.

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, an Academic Clinic Research Center, and its clinical registrant Organic Remedies, Inc. conducted a research initiative regarding the use of solvent-based extraction on microbial contamination of feed materials (marijuana plant) under the Medical Marijuana Act.

As we enter the 2026-2027 respiratory virus season, the Department of Health (DOH) encourages health care providers to take proactive measures to reduce severe illness, hospitalizations, and deaths from influenza, RSV, COVID-19, and other respiratory pathogens.

As retirement approaches, physicians should evaluate the licensure status that best aligns with their future, whether that involves remaining actively licensed, serving under a volunteer license, switching to active-retired status, or electing inactive status.