Medi-Cal Primary Care Rates to Increase to Medicare Levels in 2013 Medi-Cal primary care physicians will receive a two-year, $11 billion pay increase, under a proposal released last week by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The proposal, which implements a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), would on average result in a 50 to 60 percent increase in Medi-Cal rates for primary care physicians, including family medicine, pediatrics and internists, plus related subspecialties. The ACA calls for Medicaid payments to primary care physicians to be raised to Medicare levels for 2013 and 2014. May 21, 2012 CMA, Medi Cal, News, Payment, Primary Care Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, ACA, Medi-Cal 0 0 Comment Read More »
CDC to Baby Boomers: Get Tested for Hepatitis C The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wants all Americans born between 1945 and 1965—the baby boom generation—tested for hepatitis C. The great majority of people—75 percent—of the 3.2 million Americans living with hepatitis C are in the so-called baby boom generation. May 21, 2012 News, Public Health baby boomers , CDC, hepatitis C, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 0 0 Comment Read More »
Support Prop 29: Cut Health Care Costs, Spur the Economy, and Cure Cancer Prop 29, the California Cancer Research Act, will benefit every Californian by lowering health care costs in the state, by enhancing California's economy, and by funding life-saving research that produces new diagnostics, treatments and cures for patients. May 8, 2012 Advocacy, CMA, News California Cancer Research Act, Prop 29 0 0 Comment Read More »
Essential Health Benefit Bill Clears Committee Bill Monning introduced AB 1453, which laid out a plan for what essential benefits will be covered in California under the Affordable Care Act. The proposed set of benefits is modeled on the Kaiser small group HMO plan. April 11, 2012 Health Care Reform, News Affordable Care Act, AB 1453, Essential Health Benefit Bill 0 0 Comment Read More »
HealthShare Bay Area Founding Members to Form Health Information Exchange Eighteen Bay Area health care organizations will be founding members of the region’s first community health information exchange (HIE) program, HealthShare Bay Area (HSBA). April 10, 2012 Local Events, News, SF Dept of Public Health, Technology HealthShare Bay Area, Health Information Exchange, HSBA 0 0 Comment Read More »
