CMA Defeats Dangerous Rate Setting Proposal The California Medical Association killed a reckless legislative proposal that would have put a new government bureaucracy in charge of health care. Assembly Bill 3087 (Kalra) would have created a commission of unelected political appointees empowered to arbitrarily cap rates for all health care services in all clinics, hospitals and physician practices in California. June 13, 2018 CMA AB3087, CMA, Proposal 0 0 Comment Read More »
Required Parkinson's Reporting Starting July 1, 2018 Health care providers diagnosing or providing treatment to Parkinson’s disease patients will be required to report each case of Parkinson’s disease to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) beginning July 1, 2018. June 12, 2018 News, Public Health CDPH, california, California Department of Public Health, parkinson, Parkinsons 0 0 Comment Read More »
Physician Volunteer Telehealth Opportunities With The MAVEN Project The MAVEN Project seeking physician volunteers to support under served patient populations via Telehealth technology(video conference, email and phone). June 6, 2018 News, Volunteer Maven Project, Give Back, Volunteer 0 0 Comment Read More »
San Francisco Voters Uphold Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products In Big Win for Kids over Tobacco Industry Proposition E to ban flavored tobacco products won by a landslide in San Francisco yesterday. SFMMS whole-heartedly supported this effort and is thrilled with the outcome. June 6, 2018 Advocacy, Public Health Flavored Tobacco, Prop E, Tobacco 0 0 Comment Read More »