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PAMED remains optimistic that the
General Assembly will ultimately pass a
comprehensive telemedicine bill during
the current legislative session. On behalf
of physicians who utilize telemedicine,
PAMED's government relations team,
along with HAP, will continue to advocate for this critical piece of legislation.

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Under current law, insurers are not
required to provide practitioners with
drug alternatives when a drug prescribed
by a practitioner is denied for not being
in the patient's insurance drug formulary. As a result, practitioners must
expend time and resources to figure
out what alternatives are available as
part of a patient's insurance coverage.
PAMED's Government Relations staff
are working to hold meetings with
lawmakers on this topic to identify
sponsors and co-sponsors of legislation
that would reform the drug formulary
process to provide alternatives at the
time of prescription denial.

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Gov. Tom Wolf 's 2018-19 state
budget proposes a 2.81% provider tax
on ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs)
and endoscopy centers to generate $25
million on an annual basis. The tax is
proposed as part of the Human Services
Code to provide additional dollars for
Medical Assistance. PAMED supports
specialty societies in opposing this tax by
urging members to contact lawmakers
to oppose, stating that this tax will drive
up health care costs and put surgery
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