Covered California Provider Search Step-by-step instructions to use the Covered California Provider Search. January 15, 2014 Covered California, Physician Resource Covered California, Covered California Provider Search 0 0 Comment Read More »
Medical Board to Collect CURES Fees Effective April 1 The Medical Board of California announced it will soon begin collecting an additional $6 per year on physician license applications and renewals to fund the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES). January 15, 2014 News Medical Board of California, SB 809, CURES 0 0 Comment Read More »
Physicians Urged to Verify Patients’ Eligibility and Benefits The beginning of the new calendar year means that deductibles and visit frequency limitation start over; however, because of open enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there may be changes to patients’ benefit plans in 2014. January 13, 2014 Payment, Physician Resource open enrollment, Affordable Care Act, Benefits, Eligibility, physician payment 0 0 Comment Read More »
William Owen, MD: SFMS December 2013 Member of the Month William F. Owen Jr, MD, maintains a private practice in internal medicine and HIV Medicine in San Francisco’s Castro District. He has been a SFMS member since 1980 and also serves as an active staff member at CPMC. January 9, 2014 Member of the Month, SFMS Member SFMS Member of the Month, William Owen 0 0 Comment Read More »
Obama Signs Medicare SGR Reform Act of 2013, Stops Physician Pay Cut for 3 Months President Obama last week signed into law the Pathway for Medicare SGR Reform Act of 2013, preventing a scheduled 24% Medicare physician payment cut from taking effect on January 1, 2014. January 6, 2014 Medicare, News Medicare physician pay cut, Pathway for Medicare SGR Reform Act, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
