UMVS Indemnification Clause May Limit Coverage for Malpractice Claims SFMS/CMA has recently become aware that a broad "indemnification" clause in the UnitedHealth Military & Veterans Services (UMVS) TRICARE provider contracts is causing some professional liability carriers to exclude coverage for services provided to TRICARE beneficiaries. May 16, 2013 Physician Resource, Practice Management TRICARE, indemnification clause, UMVS, UnitedHealth Military & Veterans Services 0 0 Comment Read More »
Physician-Lead ACOs Better Model for Health Care Savings Physician-led accountable care organizations (ACOs) could have more opportunities to create savings in patient care with a little help from health insurers, a leading health reform expert said Wednesday. May 16, 2013 Health Care Reform accountable care organizations, ACOs, Doctor-centric ACOs 0 0 Comment Read More »
10,000 Health Care Providers to Rally to Stop Medi-Cal Cuts at State Capitol Join “We Care for California” in Sacramento on Tuesday, June 4 from 1 pm to 2 pm to call on State Legislators and the Governor to stop the $1 billion reduction in provider rates in the Medi-Cal program. SFMS/CMA physicians will stand with nurses, dentists, and other health care providers as well as patient and consumer groups to advocate for the support of SB 640 and AB 900. May 13, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, Local Events, Medi Cal, SFMS Member Events 10% Medi-Cal cut, AB 900, SB 640, We Care for California 0 0 Comment Read More »
MICRA Under Attack; Changing/Overturning MICRA Impedes Access to Health Care for Californians In early May, California’s trial attorneys launched an all-out assault on California's historic tort reform law, which since 1975 has helped keep malpractice premiums in-check and ensured that California’s patients have access to affordable health care. May 10, 2013 Advocacy, MICRA, News, Politics and Medicine Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act , medical malpractice, MICRA, professional liability 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS/CMA asks California Supreme Court to Depublish Case that Ignores MICRA's Definition of Professional Negligence SFMS and the California Medical Association, together with other amici, has asked the California Supreme Court to depublish an appellate court opinion that thwarts the long-standing definition of "professional negligence" in California's Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act. The ruling, if allowed to stand as precedent for future cases, could be misused to undermine the goals of MICRA and adversely affect the entirety of the health care system and safety net in California. May 10, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, MICRA, News, Politics and Medicine Flores vs. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act , MICRA, professional liability 0 0 Comment Read More »
