MICRA Update: Measure to Raise Medical Malpractice Cap Qualifies for November Ballot The initiative seeking to alter California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) has officially qualified for the November ballot. The initiative is written and funded by trial attorneys and their allies. In addition to increasing the overall number of medical lawsuits and the cost of health care across the board, it contains a number of unrelated provisions designed to mislead and deceive voters. May 20, 2014 Advocacy, CMA, MICRA, News, Politics and Medicine CURES, Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, MICRA, Troy and Alana Pack Patient Safety Act 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFDPH Health Advisory: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) May 7, 2014 SFDPH health advisory regarding Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Recommendations for Evaluation, Infection Control, & Laboratory Submission. May 12, 2014 Public Health, SF Dept of Public Health health alert, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, MERS-CoV, SFDPH health advisory 0 0 Comment Read More »
Covered California Plan Specific Information for San Francisco The San Francisco Medical Society has pulled together some key facts and detailed information about the health plans participating in Covered California. May 12, 2014 Covered California, Physician Resource, Practice Management exchange health plans, Covered California 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Files an Amicus Brief in Case that Threatens to Circumvent MICRA The California Medical Association (CMA), with the support of the American Medical Association (AMA) Litigation Center, has filed a brief with the California Supreme Court in an important case that draws the line between medical malpractice and elder abuse claims, Winn v. Pioneer Medical Group. In the brief, CMA and AMA explain why the appellate court decision, if left standing, would eviscerate the long-standing protections and effective purpose of California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA). May 9, 2014 Advocacy, CMA, MICRA, Politics and Medicine legal advocacy, Winn v. Pioneer Medical Group, amicus brief, MICRA 0 0 Comment Read More »
Coalition to Defeat Trial Lawyers’ MICRA Initiative Expands to Include SEIU and ACLU The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California, representing 700,000 Californian working individuals, is the latest organization to join the coalition in opposition to the trial lawyer-backed anti-MICRA ballot measure. May 8, 2014 Advocacy, MICRA, Politics and Medicine MICRA, Protect Access to Care, SEIU 0 0 Comment Read More »
