CMA, CDA, and CHA Strongly Urge to Oppose Graham Cassidy Block Grant On behalf of California’s leading health care organizations - more than 43,000 physician members and medical students of the California Medical Association (CMA), 27,000 dentists of the California Dental Association, more than 400 hospitals and health systems of the California Hospital Association (CHA), and the millions of California patients we serve every day, we are writing to urge you to oppose the Graham Cassidy Block Grant amendment to the American Health Care Act. September 26, 2017 CMA CDA, CHA, CMA, Graham Cassidy Block Grant 0 0 Comment Read More »
UCSF Health Care Advocacy Panel Join UCSF Community and Government Relations and UCSF Alumni Relations for panel discussion and reception highlighting the importance of advocacy and identifying how to best focus your energy in support of important health care issues. The panel will be moderated by UCSF Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Dan Lowenstein, Resident Alum. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be available. September 20, 2017 Public Health, UCSF Government Relations, Health Care Advocacy, UCSF, UCSF Alumni 0 0 Comment Read More »
AMA Webinars With many feeling overwhelmed by the complexity of the Quality Payment Program (QPP), physicians struggle to answer one key question – Where do I start? To help assuage this issue, the AMA has released a new customizable resource – the MIPS Action Plan – that breaks down the complexity of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) track of QPP into specific actionable steps. In this 1-hour webinar, attendees will learn how to use this tool to create and/or validate their strategies for MIPS implementation in 2017. Chris Botts, AMA Care Delivery and Payment Manager will be the presenter. Click here to register. September 20, 2017 AMA AMA, MIPS, Webinars 0 0 Comment Read More »
Anthem Blue Cross Rescinds Termination of Medicare Advantage Agreement with Brown & Toland Anthem Blue Cross has reached an agreement to extend its Medicare Advantage contract with Brown & Toland Physicians. September 12, 2017 Managed Care, Medicare Anthem Blue Cross, Brown & Toland, Medicare Advantage 0 0 Comment Read More »
HEALTH ADVISORY: Hepatitis A Outbreaks in California; Prevention Recommendations for San Francisco Providers Two California counties are reporting outbreaks of hepatitis A virus (HAV) among individuals who are homeless and/or using illicit drugs. As of August 29, San Diego County has identified 378 cases and 15 deaths since November 2016; Santa Cruz County has reported 62 cases since April 2017. Related cases have been identified in other California counties, as well as in Arizona and Utah. To date, no related cases have been identified in San Francisco; this presents an opportunity to prevent an outbreak locally. September 6, 2017 Public Health, SF Dept of Public Health California, Health Advisory, Hepatitis A Outbreak, SFDPH 0 0 Comment Read More »
