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This is a last ditch effort to affect the surprise bill legislation working its way through congress.  Please help. Please complete the form below: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=DYejNiurO0-PGgr5C_U2k44ut2gbDlFOpsoXo6S7vAxUQzRFVjJIREVNVElKRVFXOVpYOUc0MFlLQy4u

We now have a fight brewing in New York State with Senator Hoylman introducing legislation trying to stop Pediatric Urologists in caring for these patients through evidence based medical/surgical management.  Link to story here:  https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/08/health/ny-bill-bans-intersex-surgery-children/index.html

Click on the link to see this important video. https://drive.google.com/open?id=12W_KzMszwFOv4tcx5gq8HaMB3sThgj4f

It matters how many urologist belong to NYSUS It matters how active we all are It matters how much we participate It matters how much financial support we can give Yep, size does matter.  

New York already has a hugely successful law that protects all stakeholders.  New York’s law, based on baseball style binding arbitration, holds the patient harmless while simultaneously protecting interests of doctors and insurers.  So why is legislation at the federal … Continue reading →

What is advocacy? It is contacting a legislator by email, phone, or fax It is sharing on social media It is reading about issues beyond mere sound bites and tweets It is supporting causes in which you believe with time, … Continue reading →

“Cardiology, prostate care and obstetrics are three examples, among many, of fields where high-cost care often brings no benefit.” The above sentence was copied and pasted from NYTimes Op-Ed Columnist David Leonhardt piece in today’s NYTimes.  This is an example … Continue reading →

Fighting for prior authorization reform–yepFighting for liability reform–yepFighting for access to prostate cancer screening-yepFighting for access to ED medication–yep The New York State Urological Society fights for your issues and your patients.Please join us.. We can’t go it alone.

Dr John Phillips completes his 2 years as President of this prestigious organization and deserves our gratitude. Best of luck to Dr Albala, our incoming President.