Mayor Lee Participates in Effort to to Call on California’s Members of Congress to Protect the ACA Mayor Ed Lee is participating in an effort to call on California’s Members of Congress to protect the ACA. This is part of a nationwide Mayors’ Day of Action on February 22nd, and comes at a time when constituents are asking for town halls across our state to discuss the ACA repeal. February 22, 2017 Advocacy, Politics and Medicine ACA, Mayor Ed Lee, Mayor's Day of Action, MayorsStandForAll, ProtectOurCare, SaveACA 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMS Awards Approximately $100 Million to Help Small Practices Succeed in the Quality Payment Program CMS awarded approximately $20 million to 11 organizations for the first year of a five-year program to provide on-the-ground training and education about the Quality Payment Program for clinicians in individual or small group practices. CMS intends to invest up to an additional $80 million over the remaining four years. February 21, 2017 CMS CMS, Quality Payment Program 0 0 Comment Read More »
In Landmark Victory, Court Strikes Down NRA-Backed Gag Rule on Doctors Discussing Guns A federal appeals court struck down an NRA-backed Florida law that restricted doctors from talking to their patients about the risks of guns. The decision by the full panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta is a victory for the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and Ropes & Gray, who brought the lawsuit on behalf of doctors who believed the law violated their First Amendment rights. February 17, 2017 Advocacy Gun safety 0 0 Comment Read More »
Communicable Disease (CD) Quarterly Report San Francisco Department of Public Health Communicable Disease (CD) Quarterly Report 2016 Quarter 3 February 15, 2017 SF Dept of Public Health Communicable Disease, Quarterly Report, SFDPH 0 0 Comment Read More »
Victory: Anthem-Cigna Merger Blocked by Court In a significant win for organized medicine and the nation’s patients, federal judge Amy Berman Jackson blocked the proposed Anthem-Cigna merger. The judge found that the merger would have substantially lessened competition for the sale of health insurance to national employers resulting in higher prices and diminished prospects for innovation. February 10, 2017 AMA AMA, Anthem, Cigna, Merger 0 0 Comment Read More »
