The Truth About Proposition 46 Prop. 46 increases health care costs, limits Californians' access to quality health care, and threatens personal privacy. This is why 500 community groups including Planned Parenthood, San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium, Chinese Community Health Care Association, and California Children's Hospital Association all oppose Prop. 46. August 7, 2014 Advocacy, MICRA, Politics and Medicine Prop 46, Proposition 46, MICRA 0 0 Comment Read More »
Health-related Legislation Passed by the SF Board of Supervisors in July Two health-related legislation were passed at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in July 2014: Laura's Law and Tax on Sugar. August 4, 2014 Advocacy, News Laura's Law, San Francisco legislation, soda tax 0 0 Comment Read More »
San Francisco Medical Society Hails Landmark Soda Tax Legislation to Fund Physician Education, Health, and Nutrition Programs San Francisco Medical Society hails landmark soda tax legislation to fund physician education, health, and nutrition programs. July 22, 2014 Advocacy, Public Health, SFMS Member sugar-sweetened beverages, soda tax 0 0 Comment Read More »
California Democratic Party Remains Neutral on Prop. 46 Backers of Proposition 46, the MICRA lawsuit measure, were dealt another severe blow this weekend when, despite their intense lobbying, the Executive Board of the California Democratic Party (CDP) rejected their efforts to gain an endorsement, instead voting to remain neutral. July 15, 2014 Advocacy, MICRA, News, Politics and Medicine Proposition 46, MICRA, Prop 46 0 0 Comment Read More »
MICRA Lawsuit Measure Assigned Proposition Number The unprecedentedly broad and diverse coalition working to defeat the trial lawyers’ MICRA lawsuit measure is now officially the “No On 46” campaign, following the assignment of proposition numbers to qualified ballot measures by the Secretary of State’s Office on Monday. July 1, 2014 Advocacy, MICRA, News, Politics and Medicine Prop 46, Proposition 46, MICRA 0 0 Comment Read More »
