Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance in Response to the RFI on Mental and Behavioral Health (PDF)

11/4/2021

wherever they are located—this can be done through legislation permanently removing the restrictions … the impact of care coordination on improved mental health and what is being done in primary care settings …

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance in Response to the RFI on Mental and Behavioral Health

11/1/2021

telehealth services to patients wherever they are located — this can be done through legislation permanently … coordination on improved mental health and what is being done in primary care settings throughout the country …

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Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - October 27, 2021

10/29/2021

.S. has gotten to a point where a significant amount of genomic sequencing is being done on viruses … the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric doses in the states. Massachusetts has done extensive surveying of the various sectors …

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Late-Filed Resolution Reports

10/28/2021

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Late-Filed Informational Reports

10/28/2021

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Committee on Student Health and Sports Medicine - October 27, 2021

10/27/2021

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to CMS Region 1 in Response to Request for Policies to Implement after the Public Health Emergency Ends (PDF)

10/26/2021

have been reported had the service been furnished in person. This was done via the use of Modifier “95 …

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Testimony in Support of S.1809 and H.2870, An Act Protecting Youth from Nicotine Addiction Before the Joint Committee on Revenue (PDF)

10/25/2021

of consistently raising cigarette taxes every few years, which has not been done since 2013. It is time to do so …

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Testimony in Support of S.764, An Act Relative to Maintenance of Certification Before the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing (PDF)

10/25/2021

will not require MOC as a basis for credentialing or employment until more studies are done to weigh its impact …

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Testimony in Support of H.2344, An Act Relative to the Definition of Disclosure, Apology and Early Offer Programs (PDF)

10/21/2021

, and what will be done to prevent the error from reoccurring. Physicians and health care organizations … and what will be done to prevent a reoccurrence of the incident and to improve patient safety …

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