San Francisco Ranked as Second Most Healthiest County for Kids San Francisco was selected as the second most healthiest counties for children in the U.S., according to an analysis by U.S. News & World Report. June 11, 2013 News, San Francisco Medicine healthiest county, San Francisco, pediatric safety 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS Legislative Update: Gov. Brown, Legislative Democrats Budget Deal Does Not Include Fix for Medi-Cal Cuts On June 10, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative Democrats reached a budget agreement for fiscal year 2013-2014, which includes increased spending on health and human services. The deal does not include a fix for the 10% Medi-Cal rate cuts. June 11, 2013 CMA, Medi Cal, News, Politics and Medicine California state budget, Medi-Cal cuts, AB 97 0 0 Comment Read More »
Medi-Cal Cuts Will Limit Health Access Thousands of people, including SFMS physicians, filled the Capitol grounds on June 4, 2013 to rally against a 10% reduction in the amount the state pays for Medi-Cal reimbursements. June 5, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, Medi Cal, News Medi-Cal, We Care for California, CMA advocacy 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS/CMA Responds to Court’s Decision on Medi-Cal Cuts Today, the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied an en banc request from the plaintiffs in CMA et al. v. Douglas et al. to rehear the case ruled on by a three judge panel of the court in December. Please join SFMS/CMA in Sacramento on June 4 for We Care for California ally to stop the 10% Medi-Cal cuts. May 24, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, Health Care Reform, Medi Cal, News CMA et al. v. Douglas et al., Medi-Cal cut 0 0 Comment Read More »
ACA Loophole Could Force Physicians to Cover Care Costs A loophole in the Affordable Care Act could force California physicians to cover the full cost of certain health care services. Under the ACA, families who obtain subsidized health plans through Covered California have a 3-month grace period before the policy is cancelled if they fail to pay their premiums. However, insurers are responsible only for paying claims during the first month of that grace period. May 24, 2013 Health Care Reform, News Affordable Care Act, Covered California, ACA 0 0 Comment Read More »
