Massachusetts Medical Society issues mask guidance

7/30/2021

rate remains imperative, and we urge anyone who has questions about the vaccines’ safety and efficacy …

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When the Past Revisits: Physician Trauma Response and COVID-19

7/23/2021

% of physicians had PTSD symptoms. HCWs with PTSD demonstrated a higher rate of suicidal ideation than those … without PTSD (16.8% vs. 3%) and higher rates of feeling isolated (78.4% vs. 41.8%). Symptoms were worse …, and many in my field anticipate that COVID-19 will increase this rate. There is an association between …

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Vital Signs July-August 2021 PDF

7/23/2021

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Dues Increase - September 1, 2021

7/20/2021

Rate through August 31, 2021 New Rate Effective September 1, 2021 PHYSICIANS …

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FAQ New Dues Pricing

7/20/2021

. Q: Can I renew early at the 2021 rates? A: Unfortunately, we cannot offer any early-bird incentives …

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Massachusetts Medical Society on vaccine exemption bills

7/12/2021

from harmful disease as rates of COVID-19 continue to plummet in the Commonwealth with increasingly …

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Testimony Relative to H.2411, An Act Relative to Vaccinations and Preventing Future Disease Outbreaks, and S.1517 and H.2271, An Act Promoting Community Immunity

7/12/2021

of and crucial role vaccination plays in protecting society from harmful disease as rates of COVID-19 continue … vaccination rates began falling long before COVID, largely due to increases in non-medical vaccination …, vaccination rates have fallen, jeopardizing necessary herd immunity to preventable infection and disease …

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Testimony Relative to H.2411, S.1517 and H.2271 Before the Joint Committee on Public Health Care (PDF)

7/12/2021

in protecting society from harmful disease as rates of COVID-19 continue to decrease in the Commonwealth driven … a growing threat to the Commonwealth because of missed vaccines, but also because vaccination rates began … greatly from the societal commitment to vaccination; however, in more recent years, vaccination rates …

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Comments Regarding Out-of-Network Billing (PDF)

7/2/2021

the reimbursement rate. Critically, the impartial arbitrators in the IDR process are not permitted to consider … usual and customary rates or billed charges in their determination of the reimbursement rate, nor … can they consider payment rates of public payors, including Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and Tricare …

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Letter to Massachusetts Congressional Delegation on Telebehavioral Health Law (Section 123 Provision) (PDF)

7/2/2021

health and substance use disorders—a rate far greater than in other specialties …. Services delivered solely by telehealth have also been shown to increase compliance rates among …—and retention rates are higher.” Requiring a patient to be seen in-person, even if it’s …

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