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Health Policy Report: Medical Policy-Making 2012

The 2012 SFMS delegation to the California Medical Association’s (CMA) annual House of Delegates meeting took a wide range of proposed resolutions for consideration by the statewide gathering. Each resolution, some with modification, moved important health care issues forward in the areas of health care delivery, health care mandates, and pharmaceutical industry issues, including medication disposal and insurance coverage.

April 8, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, Public Health, SFMS Member CMA House of Delegates, SFMS advocacy, SFMS Policymaking, 2012 HOD 0 0 Comment Read More »

Help Make Health Policy for California and Beyond

The SFMS delegation to the CMA House of Delegates (HOD) would like your input about issues and concerns you have as a San Francisco physician. The SFMS delegation has long had a significant impact on CMA policy, which can have a real world influence on state and national policy. We develop resolutions on any issue related to medicine and public health, and welcome ideas from any SFMS member.

June 19, 2012 CMA, SFMS Member CMA House of Delegates, resolutions, 2012 CMA HOD 0 0 Comment Read More »

Contraception: What the Doctors Ordered

Contraception exploded onto the front pages this month. That might seem strange to most people—what is controversial about contraception at this late date? One headline read “Changes to Contraceptive Coverage Rules Draw Mixed Reaction” and that one wins the ‘understatement’ award on this topic.

February 21, 2012 Advocacy, CMA CMA House of Delegates, Contraception, contraceptive coverage 0 0 Comment Read More »