A Letter to Doctors from CMS Administrator Seema Verma CMS’s focus is on putting patients first, and that means protecting the doctor-patient relationship. We believe that you should be able to focus on delivering care to patients, not sitting in front of at a computer screen. July 20, 2018 CMS CMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
Welcome to the Next Generation of CMA The CMA is proud to launch the next generation of its brand and website. July 16, 2018 CMA brand, CMA, website 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMS Published The Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule For 2019 CMS published the proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule for 2019. It includes provisions for the Quality Payment Program (QPP) for 2019 as well as the physician fee schedule. AMA staff is reading the 1,473-page proposed rule and will provide a summary in the near future. We will work with our Federation colleagues to develop our comments on the rule. Comments are due to CMS on September 10, 2018. July 13, 2018 CMA CMA, medicare, Physician Fee 0 0 Comment Read More »
Medical Student/Resident Writing Contest The San Francisco Marin Medical Society invites all current medical students and residents to enter our writing contest. July 10, 2018 Resident/Young Physicians, UCSF Medical Students, Residents, Writing contest 0 0 Comment Read More »
Leading Health Organizations Announced Filing Of Statewide Soda Tax Measure For 2020 This 2020 ballot initiative would implement a statewide tax on sugar-sweetened drinks, providing at least $1.7 billion in revenue for critical health programs and constitutionally preserving the ability of California’s local communities to make their own decisions regarding future soda taxes. July 2, 2018 CMA, Public Health CDA, CMA, Health, Soda Tax, Sugar 0 0 Comment Read More »
