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PHYSICIAN COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATION BILL

A.4301-A (Canestrari et al./ S.5204 (Breslin), a bill that would allow health care providers in New York to conduct some collective negotiations by creating a system under which the state would closely monitor those negotiations, is on the Assembly Health Committee Agenda for Tuesday, January 12. This bill is a major part of MSSNY’s Legislative Program. MSSNY has been strongly supporting this legislation because it is critical to the physicians’ ability to advocate for patients in contract negotiations with managed care companies.

Physicians are urged to call the members of the Assembly Health Committee to express your support for this bill. These Committee members are as follows:

Richard Gottfried, Chair , Jim Bacalles, Ranking Minority Member, *David G. McDonough, Jonathan L. Bing, Joel M. Miller, Kevin A. Cahill, Amy Paulin, James D. Conte, Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes, Nettie Mayersohn , Steven Cymbrowitz, Jack Quinn, Jeffrey Dinowitz, Andrew P. Raia, Sandy Galef, Naomi Rivera, Aileen M. Gunther, Linda B. Rosenthal, Andrew Hevesi, Robin Schimminger, Rhoda Jacobs, Lou Tobacco, *Charles D. Lavine, Darryl C. Towns, William B. Magnarelli.

*Nassau County representatives

Dial the main number for the New York State Assembly (518-455-4100). Ask for your Assemblymember’s office and let them know how important this bill is to halting insurance company abuses and to patient protection.

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PHYSICIAN COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATION BILL

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