Welcome to the PCMS Website
The Philadelphia County Medical Society (PCMS) has been representing
physicians for more than 160 years as they treat patients, advance science,
maintain the standards of the profession, and protect the public health. The
Society, a professional membership organization for physicians who live
or work in the City of Philadelphia, has a tradition of activism on behalf of
practitioners and patients. PCMS provides a common ground for physicians
across a range of specialties to discuss health care issues of the day and
work for the good of the profession and the public.
Today, its members continue to present the opinions of physicians before
legislators and government officials, to protect the public health, and to keep
physicians informed on the issues that affect their practice of medicine in
Philadelphia.
January 17, 2012 at 2:50 pm |
National
The City of Philadelphia and surrounding counties have seen a dramatic increase in the number of ambulance providers. From 2006 to 2011, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties have had a 73% increase in the number of Medicare credentialed ambulance providers performing services. Data shows that the State of Pennsylvania has more ambulance providers than both the [...]
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November 22, 2011 at 5:20 pm |
State,
Uncategorized
The Pennsylvania Medical Society has prepared the table below, so that you can get a quick update on some of the key health care legislation that is being considered in Harrisburg. Follow the links to get more in-depth information. Bill Description Status Acupuncture treatment (Senate Bill 628) Would allow acupuncture treatment indefinitely if patient shows [...]
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November 22, 2011 at 5:14 pm |
National
With the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction failing to reach agreement on a deficit-reduction proposal, physicians still face a 27 percent cut in Medicare physician payments scheduled to take effect Jan. 1. Congress has missed an opportunity to address the nation’s fiscal problems, stabilize the Medicare program and permanently repeal the sustainable growth rate [...]
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November 22, 2011 at 4:53 pm |
National,
Uncategorized
CMS has announced it will launch demonstration programs beginning in January 2012 targeting some of the most common factors that lead to improper payments. Cost Saving Projects will Help Protect Medicare and Medicaid: Beginning on Sun Jan 1, 2012, CMS will conduct demonstration projects that will strengthen Medicare by aiming at eliminating fraud, waste, and [...]
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