Taxing Soda: Fairness Instead of Obesity and Paralysis Taxing Soda: Fairness Instead of Obesity and Paralysis. President's Column by Lawrence Cheung, MD in the March 2014 issue of San Francisco Medicine March 26, 2014 Advocacy, Guest Blog, Public Health, San Francisco Medicine, SFMS Member Lawrence Cheung, sugar-sweetened beverages, soda tax 0 0 Comment Read More »
SGR Status Update: March 13, 2014 Discussions about repealing the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula continued yesterday on Capitol Hill. S. 2122 and H.R. 4209 introduced. March 13, 2014 Advocacy, AMA, Medicare, News HR 4209, SGR, S 2122 0 0 Comment Read More »
SGR Update March 11, 2014: Update on new developments in the House and Senate with respect to the SGR repeal legislation. March 12, 2014 Advocacy, AMA, News HR 4015, S 2110, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
Urge Congress to Support SGR Repeal and Payment Reform (HR 4015/ S 2000) San Francisco physicians: Your help is needed to urge Congress to support SGR repeal and Payment Reform (HR 4015/ S 2000). Help avert the impending 24.1% Medicare reimbursement rate cut on April 1 and protect access to care for the senior population. March 11, 2014 Advocacy, Medicare, Payment HR 4015, HR 4015/S 2000, SGR repeal, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
SF Examiner Publishes “Regulate e-cigarettes” Op-Ed by SFMS President Lawrence Cheung, MD San Francisco Examiner publishes “Regulate e-cigarettes” op-ed by SFMS President Lawrence Cheung, MD March 6, 2014 Advocacy, Public Health, SFMS Member Lawrence Cheung, e-cigarettes 0 0 Comment Read More »
