San Francisco Board of Supervisors Approve First-in-Nation Legislation to Ban Tobacco Products from City Baseball Venues and Athletic Fields The San Francisco Board of Supervisors have unanimously approved SFMS-endorsed legislation that would ban all tobacco products – including smokeless tobacco – at all baseball venues and City athletic fields within the City and County of San Francisco. April 21, 2015 Advocacy, News, Public Health smokeless tobacco, knock tobacco out of the park, Mark Farrell, tobacco ban, tobacco free baseball 0 0 Comment Read More »
United Healthcare Opts Physicians into Core Narrow Network Product United Healthcare (UHC) recently issued notifications to 19,000 practices included in its commercially contracted provider network, advising of their inclusion in the UHC Core product. The new UHC Core plan will access a significantly narrowed network and will be marketed to employer groups seeking lower premiums for their employees. April 20, 2015 Physician Resource, Practice Management Core network, UHC, United Healthcare 0 0 Comment Read More »
SGR Repealed with Passage of H.R. 2 Senate passed H.R. 2, the “Medicare SGR Payment Reform and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act” in a bipartisan vote of 92 to 8. April 15, 2015 Advocacy, Medicare, Payment CHIP, H.R. 2, SGR, SGR repeal 0 0 Comment Read More »
SGR Update: U.S. Senate Expected to Vote on SGR on April 14 U.S. Senate expected to vote on HR 2, the Medicare SGR and Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act,on April 14. Physician action requested to urge legislators to support HR 2 without amendment. April 13, 2015 Advocacy, Medicare HR 2, CHIP, Medicare SGR, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
Join SFMS to Support SB 277 with “I Heart Immunity” Campaign Join SFMS to support SB 277 with “I Heart Immunity” Campaign. April 8, 2015 Advocacy, Public Health vaccination, I Heart Immunity, SB 277 0 0 Comment Read More »
