List of California Firearm Bills List compiled by the Washington DC office of the American College of Surgeons in health policy and advocacy. List as of late March 2018. April 6, 2018 Politics and Medicine, Public Health Firearms, Gun Safety, Legislation 0 0 Comment Read More »
Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017: U.S. Senate ACA Repeal and Replace Legislation Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released draft legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). June 23, 2017 Health Care Reform, Politics and Medicine, Public Health ACA, Affordable Care Act, Better Care Reconciliation Act 0 0 Comment Read More »
Call to Action: Urge Legislators to Vote No on AHCA! The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA) soon. A bill that, if passed, could result in an estimated 14 million Americans losing their health care coverage in 2018 in addition to a projected cut of more than $800 billion to Medicaid over the next decade! May 3, 2017 Advocacy, Politics and Medicine, Public Health AHCA, Call to action 0 0 Comment Read More »
What regulations limit your ability to serve your patients? Tell CMA now! HHS Secretary Price is asking state medical associations for their wish list of regulations that are outdated or hurt doctors’ ability to expand their medical practice to serve more patients. SFMS/CMA members are invited to contribute comments. March 7, 2017 CMA, Politics and Medicine CMA, HHS, regulations 0 0 Comment Read More »
Mayor Lee Participates in Effort to to Call on California’s Members of Congress to Protect the ACA Mayor Ed Lee is participating in an effort to call on California’s Members of Congress to protect the ACA. This is part of a nationwide Mayors’ Day of Action on February 22nd, and comes at a time when constituents are asking for town halls across our state to discuss the ACA repeal. February 22, 2017 Advocacy, Politics and Medicine ACA, Mayor Ed Lee, Mayor's Day of Action, MayorsStandForAll, ProtectOurCare, SaveACA 0 0 Comment Read More »
