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MMS Statement on the Affordable Care Act
July 28, 2017
The following is a
statement from Henry L. Dorkin, MD, FAAP, President of the Massachusetts
Medical Society, regarding efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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Massachusetts Medical Society launches Comprehensive Cannabis Curriculum series for doctors, healthcare providers
July 24, 2017
The course provides details of the
endocannabinoid system and its interactions with medical cannabis, cannabis
administration, dosing, contraindications, metabolism and drug
interactions. Studies addressing the physiologic, cognitive and mental health
effects of cannabis are reviewed in detail.
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MMS Statement on the Marijuana Bill Compromise
July 19, 2017
Henry
L. Dorkin, MD, FAAP, President of the Massachusetts Medical Society,
released the following statement regarding the marijuana bill
compromise:
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MMS Statement on the Better Care Reconciliation Act
June 22, 2017
Henry
L. Dorkin, MD, FAAP, President of the Massachusetts Medical Society, released
the following statement regarding the Better Care Reconciliation Act.
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Following Committee Hearing, MMS Releases Statement Calling for Transparency in Drug Pricing
June 13, 2017
Henry
L. Dorkin, MD, FAAP, President of the Massachusetts Medical Society, released
a statement regarding the Senate HELP Committee hearing on the cost
of prescription drugs.
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President of MMS Gives Statement Regarding the Congressional Budget Office Score on the American Health Care Act
May 24, 2017
Henry
L. Dorkin, MD, President of the Massachusetts Medical Society, released the
following statement regarding the Congressional Budget Office score on the
American Health Care Act:
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Massachusetts Medical Society Mourns Loss of Local Physicians
May 8, 2017
Their loss will be felt deeply by the countless physicians who trained and worked with them as they moved through their careers
in Boston.
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Massachusetts Medical Society Statement Opposing the American Health Care Act
May 4, 2017
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Massachusetts Medical Society Expands Advocacy on Opioid Crisis
May 1, 2017
With the
opioid epidemic continuing to grow as a public health epidemic, physicians of
the Massachusetts Medical Society have expanded their advocacy in response to
the crisis by adopting additional policies at their annual meeting in Boston on
April 29.
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Sandra Delgado of Marion is elected President of the Massachusetts Medical Society Alliance
May 1, 2017
Sandra Delgado of Marion has been elected president of the
Massachusetts Medical Society Alliance, an organization that supports and
promotes health care and medical education among the citizens of the
Commonwealth in conjunction with the Massachusetts Medical Society, the statewide...
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Henry L. Dorkin, M.D. Presidential Acceptance Speech
April 28, 2017
I thank you for your support and am honored to be the 135th
President of the Massachusetts Medical Society. With recognition of the serious responsibility that goes with the title,
let me assure you that the goals of the medical society, both members and staff,
are also my goals...
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President’s Report to the House of Delegates
April 27, 2017
President's Report to the House of Delegates - James S. Gessner, M.D., President, Massachusetts Medical Society - 2017 Annual Meeting, April 27, 2017
