Sharing on behalf of John Whyte, MD, MPH, American Medical Association, CEO and Executive Vice President According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contingency plan, during a lapse in funding, the Medicare Program will continue. CMS has sufficient funding for Medicaid to fund the first quarter of FY 2026, based on the advance […]
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via American Medical Association | September 26, 2025 The AMA has long called for Congress to enact legislation that would: (1) permanently allow Medicare patients in every geographic area, not just patients in rural areas, to receive telehealth services by waiving the geographic restrictions in current law; and (2) permanently allow Medicare patients to receive […]
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The Nominating Committee considered all eligible candidates for the upcoming term of office. The committee recommends the following slate for consideration by the society membership. MSV BOARD OF DIRECTORS Term 2025-2026/2027 Officers (Elected for 1-year term) President-Elect | Art Saavedra, MDSpeaker | Michele Nedelka, MDVice Speaker | Atul Marathe, MD Officer (Elected for 3-year term) […]
Update from October 9, 2025 COVID SHOT CHANGE — The CDC and its panel of expert advisers quietly expanded access to Covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy, undoing an earlier recommendation from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop recommending that pregnant women get the shots. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted in September to recommend that adults can […]
Highway Benefits is a turnkey platform that helps facilitate employer student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement benefits. With Highway, companies can design and administer custom educational assistance benefit plans to contribute to their employees’ student loans tax-free. By offering student loan repayments as a benefit, companies can partner with employees in solving the $1.7T student debt crisis, help employees pay off their loans faster, […]
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Comments due: Sept. 12, 2025 There are two new and controversial proposals in the rule that will cut most specialties and facility-based (hospital and ambulatory surgical center) practices while increasing payment to some office-based practices. The attached impact analyses were provided by CMS on their website. The impacts relate to the efficiency adjustment and the […]
Introduction In an era of misinformation and politicized health policies, we aim to reintroduce ourselves, restate our commitment to fundamental vaccine science, recommend reliable resources, and invite like-minded individuals and organizations to join us. Our motivation and drive is because we believe all Virginians deserve vaccine policies grounded in the best scientific evidence. Who We […]
Government Shutdown: What Physicians Need to Know
Sharing on behalf of John Whyte, MD, MPH, American Medical Association, CEO and Executive Vice President According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contingency plan, during a lapse in funding, the Medicare Program will continue. CMS has sufficient funding for Medicaid to fund the first quarter of FY 2026, based on the advance […]
Impact of potential government funding shutdown on Medicare telehealth
via American Medical Association | September 26, 2025 The AMA has long called for Congress to enact legislation that would: (1) permanently allow Medicare patients in every geographic area, not just patients in rural areas, to receive telehealth services by waiving the geographic restrictions in current law; and (2) permanently allow Medicare patients to receive […]
2025 Nominating Committee Report
The Nominating Committee considered all eligible candidates for the upcoming term of office. The committee recommends the following slate for consideration by the society membership. MSV BOARD OF DIRECTORS Term 2025-2026/2027 Officers (Elected for 1-year term) President-Elect | Art Saavedra, MDSpeaker | Michele Nedelka, MDVice Speaker | Atul Marathe, MD Officer (Elected for 3-year term) […]
Update on COVID-19 2025–2026 Vaccines
Update from October 9, 2025 COVID SHOT CHANGE — The CDC and its panel of expert advisers quietly expanded access to Covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy, undoing an earlier recommendation from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop recommending that pregnant women get the shots. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted in September to recommend that adults can […]
Medical Society of Virginia Partners with Highway Benefits, a Tax-Free Student Loan Repayment Benefit
Highway Benefits is a turnkey platform that helps facilitate employer student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement benefits. With Highway, companies can design and administer custom educational assistance benefit plans to contribute to their employees’ student loans tax-free. By offering student loan repayments as a benefit, companies can partner with employees in solving the $1.7T student debt crisis, help employees pay off their loans faster, […]
2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
Comments due: Sept. 12, 2025 There are two new and controversial proposals in the rule that will cut most specialties and facility-based (hospital and ambulatory surgical center) practices while increasing payment to some office-based practices. The attached impact analyses were provided by CMS on their website. The impacts relate to the efficiency adjustment and the […]
Joint Statement on Evidence-Based Vaccine Science
Introduction In an era of misinformation and politicized health policies, we aim to reintroduce ourselves, restate our commitment to fundamental vaccine science, recommend reliable resources, and invite like-minded individuals and organizations to join us. Our motivation and drive is because we believe all Virginians deserve vaccine policies grounded in the best scientific evidence. Who We […]