Significant Progress Made on Scope of Practice Bills SFMS/CMA have made some success neutralizing the three "scope-of-practice" bills that were introduced in the 2013 legislative session. August 12, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, News SB 492, SB 493, Scope of practice, SB 491 0 0 Comment Read More »
SB 491—Bill Allowing Allied Health Professionals to Practice Outside of Their Training—Defeated in Committee SB491, a bill allowing nurse practitioners to practice outside of their training, was defeated in Assembly Business & Professions Committee by CMA and the Coalition for Patient Access. August 6, 2013 Advocacy, CMA Paul Phinney, Scope of practice, SB 491 0 0 Comment Read More »
Medicare SGR and GPCI Bill Clears Committee The House Energy & Commerce Committee voted unanimously to approve H.R. 2810, the bill to repeal and replace the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR). July 31, 2013 Advocacy, Health Care Reform, Medicare, Payment California GPCI Fi, California Medicare locality reform, DocFix, GPCI, H.R. 2810, SGR, Sustainable Growth Rate 0 0 Comment Read More »
House Committee Approves Bipartisan Medicare SGR Reform Bill On July 23, 2013, in a short 15-minute meeting, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee approved the bipartisan legislation that repeals the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), provides a transition period, and a pathway to a new payment system. July 29, 2013 Advocacy, Medicare, News, Payment SGR, #FixSGR, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Medicare SGR, Sustainable Growth Rate 0 0 Comment Read More »
2013-2014 California State Budget and Its Impact on Physicians The 2013-2014 California state budget as passed includes a number of significant actions impacting SFMS and our physicians, including the adoption of the MCO tax, enacting the ‘optional expansion’ of Medi-Cal to childless adults pursuant to federal healthcare reform, reauthorizing the Coordinated Care Initiative/Duals Pilots, and passage of a $200 million mental health wellness package. June 28, 2013 Advocacy, Medi Cal, News, Politics and Medicine AB 110, ABX 1-1, Coordinated Care Initiative, MCO tax, Medi-Cal expansion, California state budget, CURES 0 0 Comment Read More »
