Call to Action: Urge Congress to Preserve Coverage and Improve Access to Physicians! The House Republicans' ACA repeal and replace bill – the American Health Care Act (AHCA) – is headed to the House floor for a vote as early as next week. Congressional leadership is aiming to pass the bill before the April spring recess – and they need to hear from you today! March 15, 2017 Advocacy, AMA, Health Care Reform ACA, AHCA 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFDPH Health Alert: Two Cases of Accidental Aconite Poisoning from Medicinal Herbs Purchased in San Francisco Chinatown Shop Two cases of accidental aconite poisoning associated with drinking tea brewed from medicinal herbs have occurred in San Francisco since February 2017. March 14, 2017 SF Dept of Public Health Poisoning, SFDPH 0 0 Comment Read More »
Congressional Budget Office Scoring of American Health Care Act Late yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office released its report providing estimates of the impact the American Health Care Act (AHCA) would have on federal spending, the health insurance market, and the number of Americans with health care coverage. See a summary of the report, as well as the AMA’s statement in response. March 14, 2017 AMA AHCA, AMA, CBO 0 0 Comment Read More »
Health Reform Update The House Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce completed consideration of draft reconciliation legislation. The Ways and Means committee considered the bill for approximately 18 hours while the Energy and Commerce committee meeting lasted more than 27 hours. In the end, neither bill was amended significantly and the committees forwarded their final recommendations to the House Committee on the Budget so that final House reconciliation language can be reported next week. March 10, 2017 Health Care Reform Health Reform Update 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Op-Ed: American Health Care Act won’t help patients access doctors or receive affordable, quality care Op-ed by CMA President, Ruth Haskins, MD in response to the American Health Care Act. CMA is concerned that millions of Californians will lose coverage because of the Medicaid cuts and because the private tax-credits are age-based, not income-based, making insurance unaffordable for low-moderate income families. March 9, 2017 CMA ACA, AHCA, American Health Care Act 0 0 Comment Read More »
