"News You Can Use" <> January 12, 2017 January 12, 2017 Medi-Cal Medi-Cal, Prop. 56 0 Physicians: Last year, CMA co-sponsored Prop. 56 to save lives and improve access to quality medical services for all Californians. Gov. Brown’s proposed state budget (click here for details) would divert Prop. 56 tobacco tax funds to cover the state’s general fund obligations, despite the fact that California voters overwhelmingly supported improving Medi-Cal payments to ensure that patients can see a doctor when and where they need one. With more than 14 million Californians — one in three — relying on Medi-Cal to provide basic healthcare and specialty care for serious diseases, the stakes are high. California cannot afford to continue starving this program by diverting Prop. 56 revenues to cover the state’s general fund obligations. If you haven't already done so, please click here to renew your 2017 SDCMS-CMA membership so that we can, from a position of unity and strength, work with the Legislature and the Brown administration to develop a solution that doesn’t supplant the will of California voters or put low-income families and communities at risk. And if you have renewed your membership for 2017, I sincerely thank you! — Mihir Parikh, MD, President, SDCMS WHAT TO KNOW … Governor’s Proposed Budget Ignores the Will of Prop. 56 Voters • CLICK HERE Principles Guiding CMA’s Advocacy on Healthcare Reform • CLICK HERE Proposed SDCMS Board Slate Recommended by Nominating Committee • CLICK HERE Next Pertussis Epidemic Expected Soon • CLICK HERE CURES 1.0 to Be Permanently Taken Offline in March • CLICK HERE CMS Auditing Physicians Who Inappropriately Bill Medi-Medi Patients • CLICK HERE AMA Offers Free “Six Steps to Improve Physician Resiliency” CME • CLICK HERE WHAT TO DO … If You Haven’t Yet, Please Renew Your 2017 SDCMS-CMA Membership • CLICK HERE Ensure Your DEA Contact Information Is Up-to-Date • CLICK HERE Receive 50% off “Landmark Clinical Trials Revisited” Conference Registration • EMAIL SDCMS Help Improve the Health Literacy of San Diego County’s Communities • CLICK HERE Attend SDCMS’s Feb. 9 Physician Social • CLICK HERE WHAT TO READ & WATCH … Prescription Drug Abuse Medical Task Force January Newsletter • READ HERE “For One in Three San Diegans, Finding a Doctor Is an Ordeal” • READ HERE “In Search of Joy in Practice: 23 High-functioning Primary Care Practices” • READ HERE Zika Virus Advisory #8: Updated Case Counts and Provider Actions • READ HERE The County of San Diego’s Jan. 11 Influenza Watch • READ HERE “How Wearables Are Changing Healthcare” by The Doctors Company • WATCH HERE “Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.” ― B. F. Skinner, Psychologist, Behaviorist, Author, Inventor, and Social Philosopher (1904–1990) Comments are closed.