California State Officials Consider Ways to Continue Health Reform The Los Angeles Times reports California state officials are considering strategies for continuing health reform efforts if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the federal health reform law. April 4, 2012 Health Care Reform, News Assembly member Bill Monning, California, health care reform, individual mandate 0 0 Comment Read More »
Supreme Court Concludes Hearings on Federal Health Reform Law Case The U.S. Supreme Court concluded three days of oral arguments in the lawsuit challenging the federal health reform law yesterday. April 4, 2012 Health Care Reform, Medicaid, News Federal Health Reform Law, health care reform, individual mandate, Supreme Court 0 0 Comment Read More »
California to help health providers secure Medicaid incentive payments for demonstrating meaningful use. California has set a goal of having 10,000 eligible health care providers by June receive Medicaid incentive payments for demonstrating meaningful use of certified electronic health records, according to a CMS blog post published recently by National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari and CMS Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner. April 4, 2012 EHR, News, Physician Resource, SFMS Member Events, Technology CalHIPSO , EHR, EHR assistance, Lumetra , meaningful use 0 0 Comment Read More »
Supreme Court Unlikely To Defer Ruling on Federal Health Reform Law On the first day of oral arguments in the Supreme Court case against the federal health reform law, justices seemed supportive of the idea that they can rule on the law now, rather than defer judgment until after its penalties take effect. March 27, 2012 Health Care Reform, News Federal Health Reform Law, Supreme Court 0 0 Comment Read More »
Court Rules that State Violated Public Records Act This week, the court ruled that California Department of Health Care Services violated disclosure law in 2011 by refusing to provide background information on proposed Medi-Cal payment cuts with the California Medical Association (CMA). March 22, 2012 CMA, News CMA advocacy, DHCS, Medi-Cal 0 0 Comment Read More »
