SFMMS Sees Many Election Wins Despite Difficult National Landscape San Francisco and Marin physicians are cheering an across-the-board victory at the local and state polls coming out of Election Day: every proposition SFMMS supported was voted into law, most by a large margin. Below is how SFMMS’ supported candidates and measures fared. November 8, 2024 Advocacy, Election 0 0 Comment Read More »
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 »
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 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 »
SFMMS Board of Directors Adopts Statement Concerning the Events in Gaza On April 15, 2024, the SFMMS Board of Directors convened and authorized the adoption of a statement concerning the events taking place in Gaza. Read the statement here. April 16, 2024 Advocacy 0 0 Comment Read More »
