California’s Physicians Launch Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief Effort Hurricane Harvey has inflicted significant damage upon Houston, Texas, dumping over 40 inches of rain so far. More than 17,000 people have sought refuge, and heavy rain threatens to continue throughout the week. August 30, 2017 CMA CMA, Disaster Relief, Hurricane Harvey, Texas 0 0 Comment Read More »
California Health Care Foundation: Preparing For the Future Every day, the women and men charged with providing health care to California's 40 million residents work heroically. In helping people in California achieve healthier lives, this network of health professionals not only upholds the highest ideals of human care, it constitutes a formidable economic force that accounts for over 7% of the state's total employment. Yet in the next decade the health care workforce will face unprecedented challenges. The state's population is growing and becoming more diverse. The number of older Californians is projected to increase dramatically. Meanwhile, the cost of health care continues to rise faster than inflation. One of the biggest reasons these costs are so high and rising so fast is that we rely on a health care workforce that does not fit our needs. August 23, 2017 Managed Care, Public Health California, CHCF, Health Care 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Foundation 2017 Leadership Awards: Call for Nominations The California Medical Association (CMA) Foundation and its Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations (NEPO) are seeking nominations for the Foundation's 2017 Leadership Awards, which celebrate the efforts of extraordinary individuals and organizations who make a difference in the health of Californians. August 2, 2017 CMA, Leadership development CMA, Leadership Awards, NEPO 0 0 Comment Read More »
ACA "Skinny Repeal" Defeated Early this morning, the so-called skinny or partial ACA repeal package was defeated by a vote of 49 to 51 with Senators Collins, Murkowski and McCain joining all 48 Democrats in opposing the proposal. Elements included in the “skinny” package were: July 28, 2017 Health Care Reform, Public Health ACA, Health Care, Skinny Repeal 0 0 Comment Read More »
AMA Statement on Senate Debate on Health System Reform Yesterday afternoon Senate leadership overcame the first legislative hurdle in their attempt to pass potentially devastating health care legislation. With the motion to proceed vote deadlocked at 50-50, the Vice President cast the deciding vote in favor of moving forward. This is serious! The Senate will now take votes over the next few days in an attempt to pass legislation that could, depending on the version, result in anywhere between 22 – 32 million people losing their health care coverage according to the latest figures from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Physicians stand united with their patients - Contact your Senators now and tell them to oppose any legislation that would cut coverage for Americans with health insurance, take quality health care coverage away from those who have it now and drives up premiums and increases out-of-pocket health care costs - It's time to put patients before politics! July 27, 2017 AMA, Health Care Reform, Public Health Affordable Care Act, AMA, Health Care, Senate 0 0 Comment Read More »
