US Surgeon General's Declaration on Gun Violence a Historic Milestone, Testament to Physician Advocacy On June 25, 2024, the US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared gun violence in America to be a public health crisis. June 27, 2024 Advocacy, Public Health, SFMMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
San Francisco Marin Medicine Journal, Vol. 97, No. 2 Now Available Online! The latest issue of San Francisco Marin Medicine, the Journal of SFMMS, is available online now! June 26, 2024 San Francisco Marin Medicine 0 0 Comment Read More »
Despite Shortfall, SF Mayor’s Budget Proposal Spares Health Care Mayor Breed recently released her 2024-25 budget proposal. San Francisco is facing a nearly $800 million shortfall. However, the Mayor’s proposal avoid large cuts to DPH through saved county money as Medi-Cal expands to cover all individuals regardless of immigration status, and no longer needing to support community COVID testing and vaccines, as that is now handled by individual health systems. June 20, 2024 Advocacy 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMMS Past President, Dr. Monique Schaulis, Discusses the Many Misconceptions of Palliative Care Dr. Monique Schaulis, SFMMS Past President, was featured on a recent episode of Fixing Healthcare. This episode dives into the essential yet often misunderstood world of palliative and hospice care—part of this ninth season’s continued focus on end-of-life issues. May 15, 2024 Physician Resource, SFMMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMMS Advocacy Helps to Produce Historic Tax Reform Proposal in Boon for Small and Solo Medical Practices in San Francisco Late in 2023, the Office of the Controller Office of Treasurer & Tax Collector for the City and County of San Francisco convened stakeholders for what would become a half-year process to develop a proposed reform of San Francisco’s business tax code. On Monday, May 6th, the final proposal was submitted to San Francisco Mayor London Breed with the intention of qualifying it for the November 2024 ballot. The proposal, if passed into law, would broadly benefit medical practices in San Francisco, and in particular private medical practices with revenue of $5 million or less. May 9, 2024 Advocacy 0 0 Comment Read More »
