Urge Your Legislator to Oppose Midwife Scope of Practice Expansion Bill (AB 1306) AB 1306 (Burke) authorizes a certified nurse midwife to provide medical services and perform medical procedures without clinical supervision. Recent amendments to AB 1306 deleted language referring to California's corporate practice of medicine bar. August 10, 2016 Advocacy, Politics and Medicine Politics, Scope of practice 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Publishes MACRA Checklist CMA has published a MACRA preparation checklist for physicians. August 2, 2016 CMA, MACRA, Physician Resource CMA, MACRA 0 0 Comment Read More »
Federal Update This update covers the following issues: • Medicare MACRA Implementing Regulation • Medicare 2017 Physician Fee Schedule Regulation + CA GPCI/Locality Update • Veteran’s Administration Advanced Practice RN Scope of Practice Expansion • Department of Education Medical Student Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program • Physician Reimbursement Rate Reduction for Medicare Part B Drugs • Opioid Update: Congressional and HHS Action • Additional Legislation July 29, 2016 News MACRA, Opioid Update 0 0 Comment Read More »
Article References for August 2016 San Francisco Medicine Article References for August 2016 San Francisco Medicine July 28, 2016 San Francisco Medicine San Francisco Medicine 0 0 Comment Read More »
AB 72 Wrongly Rewards Health Insurance Plans for Carrying Inadequate Networks; Action Requested from Physicians AB 72 (Bonta) would hamper physicians’ ability to effectively negotiate fair rates with health insurance plans by setting out-of-network payments at a statutory default rate. Your legislators need to hear from physicians now! SFMS asks that physicians and their colleagues CALL, EMAIL or FAX your legislators, and urge them to oppose AB 72 unless amended! July 27, 2016 Payment, Politics and Medicine, Public Health AB 72, health insurance 0 0 Comment Read More »
