Medi-Cal Cuts Will Limit Health Access Thousands of people, including SFMS physicians, filled the Capitol grounds on June 4, 2013 to rally against a 10% reduction in the amount the state pays for Medi-Cal reimbursements. June 5, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, Medi Cal, News Medi-Cal, We Care for California, CMA advocacy 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS/CMA Joins Amicus Briefs Challenging Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act On February 28, the SFMS and CMA joined the AMA and dozens of other health care organizations in filing an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court challenging California’s Proposition 8, which denies state recognition of same-sex marriages. Tomorrow, a similar brief will be submitted challenging the Defense of Marriage Act, which denies benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. February 28, 2013 Advocacy, AMA, CMA, News CMA advocacy, Defense of Marriage Act, same-sex marriages, Proposition 8 0 0 Comment Read More »
Court Rules that State Violated Public Records Act This week, the court ruled that California Department of Health Care Services violated disclosure law in 2011 by refusing to provide background information on proposed Medi-Cal payment cuts with the California Medical Association (CMA). March 22, 2012 CMA, News CMA advocacy, DHCS, Medi-Cal 0 0 Comment Read More »
Physicians Face 27.4% Medicare Payment Cut; Urge Congress to Repeal the Medicare SGR Today! November 9, 2011 Advocacy, CMA, Medicare, Payment CMA advocacy, Medicare SGR, Repeal SGR, SFMS advocacy 0 0 Comment Read More »
U.S. House Eliminates 3 Percent Medicare Tax Withholding October 27, 2011 Advocacy, CMA, Medicare, News CMA advocacy, Medicare Tax 0 0 Comment Read More »
