Essential Health Benefit Bill Clears Committee Bill Monning introduced AB 1453, which laid out a plan for what essential benefits will be covered in California under the Affordable Care Act. The proposed set of benefits is modeled on the Kaiser small group HMO plan. April 11, 2012 Health Care Reform, News Affordable Care Act, AB 1453, Essential Health Benefit Bill 0 0 Comment Read More »
HealthShare Bay Area Founding Members to Form Health Information Exchange Eighteen Bay Area health care organizations will be founding members of the region’s first community health information exchange (HIE) program, HealthShare Bay Area (HSBA). April 10, 2012 Local Events, News, SF Dept of Public Health, Technology HealthShare Bay Area, Health Information Exchange, HSBA 0 0 Comment Read More »
California State Officials Consider Ways to Continue Health Reform The Los Angeles Times reports California state officials are considering strategies for continuing health reform efforts if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the federal health reform law. April 4, 2012 Health Care Reform, News Assembly member Bill Monning, California, health care reform, individual mandate 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS Physician Members: Your Help is Needed on an Urgent Legislative Issue! CMA is sponsoring AB 1742 (Pan), that would shore up a loophole in the law and require Blue Cross and Blue Shield PPO products to honor assignment of benefits and pay physicians directly. April 4, 2012 Advocacy, CMA, Payment, SFMS Member AB 1742 0 0 Comment Read More »
Supreme Court Concludes Hearings on Federal Health Reform Law Case The U.S. Supreme Court concluded three days of oral arguments in the lawsuit challenging the federal health reform law yesterday. April 4, 2012 Health Care Reform, Medicaid, News Federal Health Reform Law, health care reform, individual mandate, Supreme Court 0 0 Comment Read More »
