Urge your legislators to oppose Governor Brown's budget proposal and respect the voters who supported Prop. 56 The Governor’s proposed budget uses $1.2 billion from Prop 56 funds toward increased health care costs in the Medi-Cal program rather than increase provider payments as intended by the voters. January 11, 2017 Advocacy, CMA, Medi Cal Budget, Medi-Cal, Proposition 56 0 0 Comment Read More »
2016 Local and State Election Results A rundown of how the state and local measures on which the SFMS took positions fared in the election. November 9, 2016 Advocacy, News, Politics and Medicine Prop 61, Prop 63, Prop 64, Election, Measure V, Prop 52, Prop 55, Prop 56, Prop 60, Soda Tax 0 0 Comment Read More »
Status of CMA Priority Bills at Close of Legislative Session The California legislative session has come to a close. A summary of the status of CMA’s priority bills. September 1, 2016 Advocacy, CMA, Payment, Politics and Medicine, Scope of Practice billing, CMA, CURES, scope expansion 0 0 Comment Read More »
Urge Your Legislator to Oppose Expansion of Prescribing Authority for Naturopathic Doctors (SB 538) SB 538 (Hueso) would allow naturopathic doctors to independently prescribe Schedule V and non-scheduled prescription medications. August 16, 2016 Advocacy, Politics and Medicine Politics, Prescribing, Scope of Practice 0 0 Comment Read More »
Urge Your Legislator to Oppose Midwife Scope of Practice Expansion Bill (AB 1306) AB 1306 (Burke) authorizes a certified nurse midwife to provide medical services and perform medical procedures without clinical supervision. Recent amendments to AB 1306 deleted language referring to California's corporate practice of medicine bar. August 10, 2016 Advocacy, Politics and Medicine Politics, Scope of practice 0 0 Comment Read More »
