SFMMS Advocacy Produces County Proposal to Reduce Physician Tax Burden SFMMS and the San Francisco Dental Society partnered to participate in working group meetings and met separately with the office of the Treasurer to propose changes that would correct disparities in the Gross Receipts Tax and reduce the tax burden on medical and dental practices in San Francisco. February 26, 2024 Advocacy 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMMS Pushes for Immediate Action on Behavioral Health Access This week, SFMMS Director of Advocacy and Policy Adam Francis, testified at a hearing on the status of San Francisco’s Residential Treatment beds. The hearing was called by Supervisors Mandelman and Ronen to get a better sense of how much progress has been made to increase access for patients facing moderate to severe mental health issues. February 23, 2024 Advocacy 0 0 Comment Read More »
Medi-Cal Spared Despite Large State Budget Deficit Governor Newsom recently released his 2024-25 State Budget proposal, projecting a nearly $40 billion shortfall resulting from the substantial stock market decline and COVID-related delay in income tax collections. Despite the significant deficit, the Governor proposed maintaining funding levels for Medi-Cal and health care in general. January 17, 2024 Advocacy 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMMS Executive Committee Votes to Support AMA Statement on the Conflict in Israel and Gaza The SFMMS Executive Committee has voted to support the American Medical Association's statement on the conflict in Israel and Gaza. Read more, and link to the statement. November 16, 2023 Advocacy 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMMS Board of Directors Sets 2023 Legislative Priorities The California Medical Association and your SFMMS staff review each bill to analyze how it might affect your patients and practice. The SFMMS Board met recently to decide which state legislation to act on, and of those bills, which would be a focal point of SFMMS advocacy. May 23, 2023 Advocacy 0 0 Comment Read More »
