LAGUNA HONDA AT RISK: SFMMS Meets with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services About Certification of Laguna Honda Hospital On August 29th, 2022, the San Francisco Marin Medical Society (SFMMS) met with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding ongoing issues related to the certification of the Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center (LHH), the deadline for which is now November, 2022. Approximately 700 patients with complex care needs receive care at LHH. It has long served an essential purpose in our community, serving as a care site for some of our most vulnerable citizens, most with no other options. September 7, 2022 Advocacy, Medicare 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMMS Statement on Transfer of Patients from Laguna Honda Hospital SFMMS issues a statement on the transfer of patients from the Laguna Honda Hospital due to decertification by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services August 1, 2022 Advocacy, CMS, Medicaid, Medicare, SF Dept of Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
Emergency Fund Disbursements The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the immediate disbursement of the first $30 billion out of the $100 billion that Congress allocated to hospitals, physicians and other health care providers. April 10, 2020 Advocacy, Medicare, Physician Resource COVID-19, Emergency funds, HHS 0 0 Comment Read More »
MACRA Action Needed The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act would greatly improve from three specific actions to ensure that America's physicians could still service their Medicare patients. October 17, 2019 Medicare , MACRA, Physicians Grassroots Network 0 0 Comment Read More »
New Medicare Card: Order Handouts for Patients That Did Not Get Their New Cards Has CMS finished mailing new Medicare cards in your state? August 16, 2018 Medicare Medicare cards, CMS, Medicare, Order Handouts 0 0 Comment Read More »
