ACA Employer Coverage Mandate Postponed Until 2015 The Obama Administration announced Tuesday that it would delay until 2015 the requirement that all employers with more than 50 full-time employees provide health insurance to their workers or pay fines. July 3, 2013 Health Care Reform, News ACA, employer coverage mandate, Affordable Care Act 0 0 Comment Read More »
Primary Care Provider Rate Bump Delayed A two-year-long federally funded rate hike for Medi-Cal primary care providers was launched in January, but that money has not yet been distributed by state officials and likely will not be paid out until the fall. July 3, 2013 Medi Cal, Payment Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal primary care provider rate, primary care provider rate hike, State Plan Amendment 0 0 Comment Read More »
5 Important Meaningful Use Stage 2 Changes 5 upcoming changes you need to know about meaningful use stage 2. July 2, 2013 EHR, Physician Resource, Technology stage 2, erx, meaningful use 0 0 Comment Read More »
Melissa Lin, MD: SFMS June 2013 Member of the Month SFMS is excited to announce Melissa Lin, MD as our June 2013 Member of the Month. Dr. Lin is a board certified family physician at Pacific Family Practice Medical Group. Her practice interests include optimization and management of chronic disease, routine continuity care for patients and their families, preventative medicine, family planning, women’s health, and pediatrics. July 1, 2013 Member of the Month, SFMS Member Melissa Lin, Pacific Family Practice Medical Group, SFMS Member of the Month 0 0 Comment Read More »
2013-2014 California State Budget and Its Impact on Physicians The 2013-2014 California state budget as passed includes a number of significant actions impacting SFMS and our physicians, including the adoption of the MCO tax, enacting the ‘optional expansion’ of Medi-Cal to childless adults pursuant to federal healthcare reform, reauthorizing the Coordinated Care Initiative/Duals Pilots, and passage of a $200 million mental health wellness package. June 28, 2013 Advocacy, Medi Cal, News, Politics and Medicine AB 110, ABX 1-1, Coordinated Care Initiative, MCO tax, Medi-Cal expansion, California state budget, CURES 0 0 Comment Read More »
