Senate Passes Opioid Addiction Treatment Measure The U.S. Senate voted 94-1 to fund opioid addiction treatment for prisoners, to increase opioid abuse prevention efforts and to expand the availability of the anti-overdose drug naloxone (Narcan). March 30, 2016 News CARA, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act , drug abuse, opioid 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMS Announces Second Cycle of Medicare Revalidation Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is initiating a second cycle of revalidation requests. Noridian, Medicare Administrative Contractor for California, will continue to send revalidation notices 2-3 months prior to each provider's revalidation due date. March 24, 2016 Medicare, Practice Management Medicare revalidation, Noridian 0 0 Comment Read More »
The New CDC Opioid-Prescribing Guidelines The New CDC Opioid-Prescribing Guidelines The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidelines Tuesday that recommend primary care providers avoid prescribing opioid painkillers for patients with chronic pain. The risks from opioids greatly outweigh the benefits for most people, the CDC says. March 17, 2016 News Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Opioid Prescribing 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS Endorses Local Soda Tax Proposal The SFMS board of directors has unanimously endorsed the proposal to institute a penny-per-ounce soda tax in San Francisco. March 11, 2016 Advocacy, News, Public Health soda tax, sugar sweetened beverages 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS Applauds the California State Senate for Passage of Historic Package of Tobacco Legislation The California State Senate on Thursday passed a landmark package of bills that will regulate e-cigarettes as a tobacco product, raise the legal tobacco purchasing age to 21, and allow municipalities to tax tobacco. March 10, 2016 Advocacy, News, Public Health tobacco 21, e-cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, physician advocacy, smoking age, tobacco 0 0 Comment Read More »
