Update: Senate Passes HR 4302; Bill Expects to be Signed Into Law The Senate voted 64-35 to adopt HR 4302, the 17th patch to stop the 24% Medicare SGR payment cut until April 2015. The House passed an identical version of the bill by voice vote on March 27, and President Obama is expected to sign the legislation into law. March 31, 2014 Advocacy, Medicare, News Medicare SGR, SGR, California GPCI, HR 4302 0 0 Comment Read More »
Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI) Update The Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI) allows persons eligible for both Medicare and Medi-Cal (dual eligibles) to receive medical, behavioral, long-term supports and services (LTSS), as well as home-and community-based services through a single health plan. March 31, 2014 CMA, Medi Cal, Medicare, Physician Resource CCI, Dual Eligibles, Medi-Cal, Medicare 0 0 Comment Read More »
House Passes Year-Long SGR Patch, Includes California GPCI Fix On March 27, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives passed “Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014” (HR 4302) to delay for 12 months a scheduled Medicare 24% sustainable growth rate (SGR) cut by voice vote. March 27, 2014 Advocacy, Medicare, News SGR patch, HR 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, SGR, sustainable growth rate 0 0 Comment Read More »
Taxing Soda: Fairness Instead of Obesity and Paralysis Taxing Soda: Fairness Instead of Obesity and Paralysis. President's Column by Lawrence Cheung, MD in the March 2014 issue of San Francisco Medicine March 26, 2014 Advocacy, Guest Blog, Public Health, San Francisco Medicine, SFMS Member Lawrence Cheung, sugar-sweetened beverages, soda tax 0 0 Comment Read More »
Covered California Enrollees Have Until March 31 to Switch Plans Covered California patients have until March 31, 2014 to switch exchange plans if they made selections based on an inaccurate provider directory. March 26, 2014 Covered California Covered California, patient enrollment 0 0 Comment Read More »
