SFMS/CMA Lead Resounding Victory in Defeating Prop. 46 by 2 to 1 Margin On November 4, the voters of California spoke loudly and definitively, sending the trial lawyers’ Proposition 46 to defeat by a 2 to 1 margin. The message is clear—Californians simply don’t want to increase health care costs and reduce health access so trial attorneys can file more lawsuits. November 13, 2014 MICRA, Politics and Medicine MICRA, Prop 46 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS & CMA Lead Successful Campaign to Defeat Props 45 & 46 SFMS and CMA have successfully led the campaign to defeat 2 onerous ballot measures that would have negatively impact health care, Propositions 45 and 46. November 5, 2014 Advocacy, MICRA, Politics and Medicine, SFMS Member Prop 46, SFMS advocacy, 2014 Election, Prop 45 0 0 Comment Read More »
Vote No on Proposition 46 SFMS past president and emergency medicine physician Michael Rokeach discusses Prop 46 and why it's essential for all Californians to vote No on 46. September 15, 2014 Advocacy, MICRA, Politics and Medicine, SFMS Member Michael Rokeach, Proposition 46, No on 46 0 0 Comment Read More »
The Truth About Proposition 46 Prop. 46 increases health care costs, limits Californians' access to quality health care, and threatens personal privacy. This is why 500 community groups including Planned Parenthood, San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium, Chinese Community Health Care Association, and California Children's Hospital Association all oppose Prop. 46. August 7, 2014 Advocacy, MICRA, Politics and Medicine Prop 46, Proposition 46, MICRA 0 0 Comment Read More »
California Democratic Party Remains Neutral on Prop. 46 Backers of Proposition 46, the MICRA lawsuit measure, were dealt another severe blow this weekend when, despite their intense lobbying, the Executive Board of the California Democratic Party (CDP) rejected their efforts to gain an endorsement, instead voting to remain neutral. July 15, 2014 Advocacy, MICRA, News, Politics and Medicine Proposition 46, MICRA, Prop 46 0 0 Comment Read More »