SFMS/CMA-Sponsored SB 640 Bill to Stop Implementation of Medi-Cal Cuts Introduced Today Senator Ricardo Lara (D – Long Beach) introduced Senate Bill 640 today, which is sponsored by SFMS and CMA. SB 640 would block the 10% Medi-Cal provider rate cut and would stop the state from ‘clawing back’ rate cuts from providers dating back to 2011. April 4, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, Medi Cal, News, Payment Ricardo Lara, Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal provider rate cut, SB 640 0 0 Comment Read More »
Exclusive Screening of Open Heart, 2013 Oscar-Nominated Documentary SFMS members are invited to an exclusive screening of the Oscar-Nominated short documentary Open Heart, sponsored by Emergency USA. April 4, 2013 Local Events Open Heart, EMERGENCY USA 0 0 Comment Read More »
John Fullerton, MD: SFMS March 2013 Member of the Month SFMS is excited to announce John Fullerton, MD as our March 2013 Member of the Month. Dr. Fullerton is a primary care physician and clinician educator for more than 26 years. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Addiction Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, with added certificates in Long-Term Care, Hospice Medical Directorships and Home Care. April 3, 2013 Member of the Month, SFMS Member Hampton Health, John Fullerton, SFMS Member of the Month 0 0 Comment Read More »
Medicare Claim Hold The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has identified technical issues with certain parts of the April 2013 quarterly systems release. The problem impacts claims received by the Medicare contractors (Palmetto GBA for California) on or after April 1, 2013. April 1, 2013 Medicare, Payment Medicare, Medicare claim hold 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMS Approves Medicare/Medi-Cal Duals Project The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced that CMS has given approval to the project to require Medicare/Medi-Cal dual eligibles to enroll in a managed care plan. The project, which was previously known as the “Coordinated Care Initiative,” will now be called CalMediConnect. March 28, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, Medi Cal, Medicare dual eligibles, Medicare/Medi-Cal dual eligibles, CalMediConnect 0 0 Comment Read More »
