NYCU April 15, 2025 TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2025 PHYSICIANS: Public comments are requested on the Mental Health Services Act Annual Update. From April 1 through May 1, San Diego County is holding a 30–day online public review and comment period for the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Fiscal Year 2025–26 Annual Update. Final comments will be heard at the Behavioral Health Advisory Board’s May 1 meeting. The annual update will then go before the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on June 3 (subject to change) for review and approval, as required by the Mental Health ... April 15, 2025 Advocacy, Artificial Intelligence, Champions for Health, CMA, CMA Benefits, Environmental Health Issues, Maternal Health, Medi-Cal, Medicare, Member Social, Mental Health, Practice Management, Prior Authorization, Public Health, SD County Health , SDCMS, Trump Administration 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU April 1, 2025 TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025 PHYSICIANS: In these difficult and demanding times, physicians are standing up and speaking out on a range of issues. Please allow me to draw your attention to a few of our local medical doctors who deserve thanks for excellent opinion columns — ‘Op–Eds’ — which appeared in the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper in recent weeks. Dr. Devesh Vashishtha wrote compellingly about how Medicaid cuts will hurt his patients at City Heights community health center. You can read his column HERE. Crystal Wiley Cené, MD, a Professor of Medicine ... April 1, 2025 Artificial Intelligence, Budget, Champions for Health, CMA, DEI, Environmental Health Issues, Infectious Disease, Leadership, Medi-Cal, Medicare, Member Social, Mental Health, Public Health, SD County Health , SDCMS, Trump Administration 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU February 4, 2025 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2025 PHYSICIANS: To help physicians understand the most significant new health laws, California Medical Association [CMA] has published its annual new laws round up, ‘Significant New California Laws of Interest to Physicians for 2025.’ This document contains 23 pages of new laws sorted by topic. GUIDANCE FOR HEALTH FACILITIES RESPONDING TO IMMIGRATION ISSUES As the Trump Administration has rescinded policies that banned immigration enforcement in hospitals and doctors’ offices, the California Attorney General and the California Hospital Association have published guidance for health facilities responding to those issues. In addition, ... February 4, 2025 Advocacy, Artificial Intelligence, Bird Flu, CMA, Immigration, Infectious Disease, Practice Management, Public Health, SDCMS, Trump Administration, Vaccines 0 0 Comment Read More »