Covered California Plan Specific Information for San Francisco The San Francisco Medical Society has pulled together some key facts and detailed information about the health plans participating in Covered California. May 12, 2014 Covered California, Physician Resource, Practice Management exchange health plans, Covered California 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Files an Amicus Brief in Case that Threatens to Circumvent MICRA The California Medical Association (CMA), with the support of the American Medical Association (AMA) Litigation Center, has filed a brief with the California Supreme Court in an important case that draws the line between medical malpractice and elder abuse claims, Winn v. Pioneer Medical Group. In the brief, CMA and AMA explain why the appellate court decision, if left standing, would eviscerate the long-standing protections and effective purpose of California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA). May 9, 2014 Advocacy, CMA, MICRA, Politics and Medicine legal advocacy, Winn v. Pioneer Medical Group, amicus brief, MICRA 0 0 Comment Read More »
Coalition to Defeat Trial Lawyers’ MICRA Initiative Expands to Include SEIU and ACLU The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California, representing 700,000 Californian working individuals, is the latest organization to join the coalition in opposition to the trial lawyer-backed anti-MICRA ballot measure. May 8, 2014 Advocacy, MICRA, Politics and Medicine MICRA, Protect Access to Care, SEIU 0 0 Comment Read More »
Covered California Enrollments for Greater San Francisco Bay Area More Than Triple Initial Projections Covered California and the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced the nine-county greater San Francisco Bay Area had 289,021 consumers enrolled in subsidized and non-subsidized Covered California health insurance plans from October 1, 2013, to March 31, 2014. May 7, 2014 Covered California, News Covered California enrollment, Covered California 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS Physicians Descend on Sacramento to Advocate for a Package of Bills to Increase Access to Health Care A dedicated group of 30 SFMS physicians and medical students joined more than 400 of their colleagues on April 22 to bring the voice of medicine to legislators during the CMA annual Legislative Leadership Conference. May 7, 2014 Advocacy, Medical Student, Politics and Medicine, SFMS Member, SFMS Member Events CMA Legislative Leadership Conference, physician advocacy, Lobby Day 0 0 Comment Read More »
