Covered California Enrollment Launch Beginning October 1, 2013, Californians have the opportunity to purchase health coverage through the state’s new health insurance exchange, Covered California. People without employer or government health coverage will have access to a wide range of health plan options and may qualify for financial support to help to purchase coverage. October 1, 2013 Health Care Reform, News California health insurance exchange, Covered California 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 »
Budget Deal Spurs Special Session Bills Three sets of bills are up for consideration during California's special session health care reform in 2013. July 8, 2013 Health Care Reform, Medi Cal Medi-Cal, Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Exchange 0 0 Comment Read More »
ACA Employer Coverage Mandate Postponed Until 2015 The Obama Administration announced Tuesday that it would delay until 2015 the requirement that all employers with more than 50 full-time employees provide health insurance to their workers or pay fines. July 3, 2013 Health Care Reform, News ACA, employer coverage mandate, Affordable Care Act 0 0 Comment Read More »
California Senate Passes Two Bills That Would Expand Scope of Practice; Bills May Potentially Endanger Patient Safety The California Senate passed SB491 and SB492 that aim to expand certain health care providers' scope of practice as a means to address California's primary care physician shortage. SFMS and CMA strongly oppose these bills because they set a dangerous precedent of allowing non-physicians to practice medicine without being subject to the Medical Practice Act (MPA), which regulates the practice of medicine and in which violations may result in the loss of a medical license and possibly criminal prosecution. May 29, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, Health Care Reform, Politics and Medicine, Primary Care SB 492, SB 493, Scope of practice, SB 491, SFMS Advocacy 0 0 Comment Read More »
