2016 Annual Report

1/13/2017

reflects activities of the Massachusetts Medical Society between May 1, 2015, and August 1, 2016. The MMS …, May 1, 2015 Physicians and Patients Transition We’ve seen the words many times: Every … was positive. In a span of 14 months, from May 26, 2015, through August 1, 2016, a total of 17,063 …

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Committee on Public Health - January 12, 2017

1/12/2017

Attendance Heather Alker, MD Nicolas Argy, MD, JD Grayson Armstrong, MD Julia Benedetti, MD Cliff Bierman, MD James Broadhurst, MD Catherine Brown, DVM John Burress, MD, MPH Michele David, MD Hank Dorkin, MD Jessica Fortin Al DeMaria, MD Barbara Herbert, MD Louis Fazen, MD, MPH Janet Jankowiak, MD

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MMS Joins Coalition to Protect Health Care Access; MMS Opposes Naturopathy Bill

1/6/2017

Uninsured/Underserved grant programs. Eligible programs may provide direct care services or target public … a commonly held belief that more health care may lead to better outcomes, versus recent findings that too … many medical tests may be unnecessary, and in some cases, harmful for patients. MMS Past President Dale …

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MMS Statement on Recreational Marijuana Delay

12/28/2016

and long-term consequences of recreational marijuana use, but are hopeful that the delay in implementation may …

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2017: A Transition Year MACRA

12/19/2016

as an Advanced APM: Contact your ACO, PHO or IPA to learn what category of APM you qualify for. Reporting may … be done for you, you may receive a 5-percent update in 2019. Do Nothing: Penalty in 2019 of 4-percent …

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DPH Formulary Commission Issues Prescribing Resource

12/9/2016

, designed to help people with injured workers who are being treated with opioid medication, may be dashed … federal funding to the state to help consumers pay for insurance. Insurers may be forced to provide plans …

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Steam Room and Sauna Usage Guidelines (PDF)

12/6/2016

with lower blood pressure and enhanced left ventricular function, which may potentially reduce the risk … of cardiovascular disease.2  Sauna use may enhance lung function in patients with obstructive pulmonary disease …, but these occur less often during sauna use than during exercise2  Blood pressure may drop after sauna …

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Massachusetts Medical Society adopts new policies on recreational marijuana, climate change, drug pricing, concussions, epinephrine

12/5/2016

of their patients who may be using, or asking about marijuana, and that the MMS work with the Massachusetts …

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House of Delegates Interim Meeting Final Votes Combined (PDF)

12/5/2016

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Interim Meeting 2016: Reference Committee Reports A, B and C

12/2/2016

awareness, including the fact that even mild cases of 17 traumatic brain injury may have serious … from replacing 11 a proven toxic chemical with a similar untested agent that may have similarly 12 … serious concerns that the definition of “family” can be problematic, 23 that some patients may not want …

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