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CMA Urges Congress to Use Unspent Military Funds to Repeal the Medicare SGR CMA January 24, 2012 On Monday, January 23, 2012, CMA and other healthcare organizations called on the Congressional Conference Committee working to craft an agreement on the 2012... full article Read more about: Medicare cuts, SGR	San Diego County Influenza Surveillance Update: January 17, 2012 San Diego County Public Health Services January 17, 2012 The purpose of the weekly Influenza Watch is to summarize current influenza activity in San Diego County. Click here to download this week's Watch in PDF. full article Read more about: flu, influenza
2012 Dev A. GnanaDev Membership Award Call for Nominations James T. Hay, MD, President, CMA January 20, 2012 This is a call for nominations for the 2012 Dev A. GnanaDev Membership Award. The award consists of a $1,000 stipend and a recognition plaque. It honors a... full article Read more about: GnanaDev Membership Award	California Medical Association Responds to Governor Brown’s 2012–13 Budget CMA January 5, 2012 Budget Would Eliminate Successful Healthy Families Program, Transferring Enrollees to Medi-CalGovernor Brown’s budget, released Thursday, proposes the... full article Read more about: California Budget, Healthy Families, Medi-Cal
2012 Frederick K.M. Plessner Memorial Award Call for Nominations James T. Hay, MD, President, CMA January 20, 2012 This is a call for nominations for the 2012 Frederick K.M. Plessner Memorial Award. The award consists of a $1,000 stipend and a commemorative silver bowl. It... full article Read more about: Plessner Award	Important Update on 2012 Medicare Physician Payment Rates AMA January 4, 2012 The payroll tax extension legislation that was passed by Congress and signed by the president on December 23, 2011 (Public Law 112-078) delayed the 27.4%... full article Read more about: Medicare, SGR
TDC PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS: Six Ways to Satisfy Your TDC Premium Credit Program Participation Requirement January 13, 2012 Below are options available to SDCMS member physicians who need to satisfy their participation requirement in order to continue receiving their medical... full article Read more about: TDC, The Doctors Company	The Impact of Aging on Physician Clinical Performance and Quality of Care Rosemarie Marshall Johnson, MD January 4, 2012 The Coalition for Physician Enhancement (CPE) recently presented an innovative and enlightening program, “Practicing Medicine Longer: The Impact of Aging... full article Read more about: December 2011 San Diego Physician, Life After Medicine
CMA's Legal Case List Has Been Updated CMA January 11, 2012 The January 2012 issue of the CMA Legal Affairs Case List is now available. Changes to case status occurring within the last month are highlighted in RED. For... full article Read more about: CMA Legal Case List	When Texting, HIPAA Is the Acronym to Know The Doctors Company January 4, 2012 It’s immediate, useful, and direct. It makes pagers seem as outdated as carrier pigeons. But expedient as it is, texting colleagues may be a HIPAA... full article Read more about: December 2011 San Diego Physician, HIPAA, Texting

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SDCMS Kaiser Health Tracking Poll -- January 2012 - Kaiser Family Foundation: t.co/Ss9rw6Br via @AddThis
January 27, 2012
SDCMS Capitol Alert: California Supreme Court denies challenge of Senate maps -- from t.co/Bmzr9zO3 via SacConnect.us t.co/5PhP5VyZ
January 27, 2012
SDCMS Of doctors and drug makers t.co/BcwEw9zX
January 27, 2012
SDCMS State Senate hits stalemate on universal healthcare for California t.co/CEaqIIuh via @latpoliticsca
January 27, 2012
SDCMS Universal health care proposal stalls in California Senate | McClatchy: t.co/g0vATSjZ via @AddThis
January 27, 2012
SDCMS Health care reform: House GOP waits for Supreme Court - Jennifer Haberkorn - t.co/SJXMigEQ: t.co/HbxJL4P6 via @POLITICO
January 27, 2012
SDCMS Doctors lobby urges GOP to halt new insurance codes - The Hill's Healthwatch: t.co/5ev9kn3o via @AddThis
January 27, 2012
SDCMS AMA chief asks Boehner to stop ICD-10 t.co/dobreP8A via @modrnhealthcr
January 27, 2012
SDCMS Republican Presidential Candidates Trade Barbs Over Health Care Issues - t.co/MrPI63Wu
January 27, 2012
SDCMS Legislature Takes Action on Several Health-Related Bills - t.co/qB3sbSdP
January 27, 2012
SDCMS Currently reading "The Health Care Story Romney Won’t Tell " on t.co/IQz3nQT4 t.co/Uzfwyemm
January 26, 2012
SDCMS amednews: Hospital employment pits work rules against physician rights :: Jan. 23, 2012 ... American Medical News: t.co/xgUjHDf2
January 26, 2012
SDCMS Most people believe reform law will help uninsured the most: poll t.co/D0CdjB1O via @modrnhealthcr
January 26, 2012
SDCMS Cutting costs, improving care t.co/Z9FZFWPp
January 26, 2012
SDCMS House GOP to draft bill replacing Obama health law - Yahoo! News t.co/Xz3jrOAa via @YahooNews
January 26, 2012
SDCMS Majority Of Americans Think Ideology Will Affect High Court’s Ruling On Health Law - Kaiser Health News t.co/nqwuZJsO via @khnews
January 26, 2012
SDCMS SDCMS "News You Can Use" (2012.01.25) | San Diego County Medical Society: t.co/e4T4gpCy via @AddThis
January 25, 2012
SDCMS Conference Committee Discusses Payroll Tax Cut, Medicare 'Doc Fix' - t.co/Vp7RLXvU
January 25, 2012
SDCMS Poll: Most Calif. Adults Would Pay Higher Taxes To Support Safety Net - t.co/h1sbVQlF
January 25, 2012
SDCMS State Has No Whooping Cough Deaths for First Time in 20 Years - t.co/IApJWxvg
January 25, 2012

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Friday, January 27, 2012 - 8:30pm
States maintain or ease access to Medicaid and CHIP

Friday, January 27, 2012 - 5:03pm
Taking the "Cool" Way Out of Having Rx Product Convos on Social Media

Friday, January 27, 2012 - 6:14am
American Lung Assn. gives mixed reception to tobacco control efforts

Friday, January 27, 2012 - 5:42am
Should Pharma Disclose Payments to Celebrity Spokespeople?

Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 4:03pm
Sebelius urges supporters to defend health reform law

Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 11:58am
Blues plans form subsidiary to handle expected boost in individual, small-business claims

Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 5:26am
Depressed patients benefit from team model in managing numerous illnesses

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 3:38pm
Did FDA Entrap Google with Those 14 NOV Letters?

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 11:16am
FDA issues first social media rules for drug companies

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 5:19am
Caregiving Burden, Stress, and Health Effects Among Family Caregivers of Adult Cancer Patients [Grand Rounds]

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 1:59pm
Serum Vaccine Antibody Concentrations in Children Exposed to Perfluorinated Compounds [Original Contribution]

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 1:59pm
Association Between BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations and Survival in Women With Invasive Epithelial Ovarian Cancer [Original Contribution]

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 1:59pm
Lansoprazole for Children With Poorly Controlled Asthma: A Randomized Controlled Trial [Original Contribution]

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 1:59pm
Health Net to sell Medicare Part D business to CVS

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 5:36am
Tax on sugary beverages projected to have broad health benefits

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 5:36am
Hospital employment pits work rules against physician rights

Monday, January 23, 2012 - 8:17am
Legal immigrants eligible for Massachusetts insurance plan

Monday, January 23, 2012 - 12:21am
Spending growth on physician services sinks to record low

Monday, January 23, 2012 - 12:16am

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