Call to Action: Urge Congress to Preserve Coverage and Improve Access to Physicians! The House Republicans' ACA repeal and replace bill – the American Health Care Act (AHCA) – is headed to the House floor for a vote as early as next week. Congressional leadership is aiming to pass the bill before the April spring recess – and they need to hear from you today! March 15, 2017 Advocacy, AMA, Health Care Reform ACA, AHCA 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Op-Ed: American Health Care Act won’t help patients access doctors or receive affordable, quality care Op-ed by CMA President, Ruth Haskins, MD in response to the American Health Care Act. CMA is concerned that millions of Californians will lose coverage because of the Medicaid cuts and because the private tax-credits are age-based, not income-based, making insurance unaffordable for low-moderate income families. March 9, 2017 CMA ACA, AHCA, American Health Care Act 0 0 Comment Read More »
AMA says American Health Care Act is Critically Flawed In a letter to congressional leaders, the AMA today outlined provisions of the American Health Care Act that would have an adverse impact on patients and the health of the nation. Largely due to the decline in health insurance coverage the bill would likely cause, the AMA is unable to support the AHCA as drafted. March 8, 2017 AMA ACA, AHCA, AMA 0 0 Comment Read More »
Mayor Lee Participates in Effort to to Call on California’s Members of Congress to Protect the ACA Mayor Ed Lee is participating in an effort to call on California’s Members of Congress to protect the ACA. This is part of a nationwide Mayors’ Day of Action on February 22nd, and comes at a time when constituents are asking for town halls across our state to discuss the ACA repeal. February 22, 2017 Advocacy, Politics and Medicine ACA, Mayor Ed Lee, Mayor's Day of Action, MayorsStandForAll, ProtectOurCare, SaveACA 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Federal Update: Health Care Reform and MACRA With the election of Donald Trump to the U.S. Presidency and Republicans in control of both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, Republican leaders are moving swiftly to fulfill a cornerstone campaign promise to repeal the ACA. Read about CMA efforts related to health care reform and MACRA. February 3, 2017 Advocacy, CMA, MACRA ACA, CMA, Health Care Reform, MACRA 0 0 Comment Read More »
