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

1/6/2017

, M.D. said licensing won’t protect patients because naturopathy lacks standards for proper care. MMS … in the Eagle-Tribune newspaper said that the opioid epidemic ravaging Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire has …

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DPH Formulary Commission Issues Prescribing Resource

12/9/2016

Delayed State Senate President Stanley Rosenberg said legislators are discussing delaying aspects … Declining The rate of new HIV cases in Massachusetts has been "coming down across the board," said Dawn …

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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

payer shall 12 release to the participating physician practice said practice's fee schedule within 13 … to re-establish said policy. Any action of the 27 House that reaffirms an existing policy shall reset the sunset …

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Interim Meeting 2016: Reference Committee Report B

12/2/2016

payer shall 12 release to the participating physician practice said practice's fee schedule within 13 …

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Interim Meeting 2016: Reference Committee Report C

12/2/2016

to re-establish said policy. Any action of the 27 House that reaffirms an existing policy shall reset the sunset …

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MMS President Dr. James S. Gessner: Advocacy Is Critical

12/2/2016

of opioid abuse a priority, Dr. Gessner said that physicians – once blamed as part of the problem due ….  “Government officials and the public now know,” he said, “that the physician’s challenge is to balance ….  In summarizing MMS efforts on opioid abuse, Dr. Gessner said, “It is not an exaggeration to say …

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Dr. Virginia T. Latham receives Presidential Citation from the Massachusetts Medical Society

12/2/2016

society in so many ways with the utmost grace, humility, and distinction,” said Dr. Gessner in presenting …

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2016 Interim Meeting: President's Report

12/2/2016

at the center of his deliberations. “CMS has lost the hearts and minds of America’s doctors,” Mr. Slavitt said …

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MMS Presidential Citation Awarded to Virginia T. Latham, M.D.

12/2/2016

.  And she talked about being a physician. Here is what she said: “You are going to have the joy …

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