Volunteers for the Medical Mission Need to fill out Online Application ASAP The PMSNC medical and surgical mission team will be traveling to Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines from January 18-29, 2018. June 29, 2017 Public Health, SFMS Member Events medical mission 0 0 Comment Read More »
Update on Senate Health Reform Bill and AMA Polling Results The American Medical Association(AMA) released the results of seven public opinion polls of registered voters in states that will be pivotal in determining the outcome of pending health reform legislation in the Senate (Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia). Six of the seven polls were conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, which is the firm that conducts polls for the Wall Street Journal and NBC News. The West Virginia poll was conducted by Jan van Lohuizen. June 28, 2017 AMA, Health Care Reform AMA, Health Care Reform 0 0 Comment Read More »
Join the San Francisco Marin Medical Society in welcoming the Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association for their visit to San Francisco The Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-Exposed (HICARE) is hosting a seminar at St. Mary's Medical Center to educate medical personnel about treating atomic bomb survivors throughout the world. June 27, 2017 Public Health, SFMS Member Events atomic bomb survivors, HICARE, Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association 0 0 Comment Read More »
Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017: U.S. Senate ACA Repeal and Replace Legislation Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released draft legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). June 23, 2017 Health Care Reform, Politics and Medicine, Public Health ACA, Affordable Care Act, Better Care Reconciliation Act 0 0 Comment Read More »
Final Budget Agreement Provides Over $1 Billion to Improve Medi-Cal Provider Payments On Friday, the Senate and Assembly approved the state budget, which includes a Prop 56 appropriation bill that provides over $1 billion ($546 million in state funds plus a federal match) for the 2017-2018 fiscal year to improve provider payments. June 19, 2017 CMA, Medi Cal, Payment Budget, Medi-Cal 0 0 Comment Read More »
