"Yes on 56" Campaign Supplies San Diego County physicians are invited to show their support for the “Yes on 56” campaign by requesting campaign materials from SDCMS and then stopping by or offices (5575 Ruffin Road, Suite 250) to pick them up when your campaign packet is ready. Email Jennipher Ohmstede at SDCMS — JOhmstede@SDCMS.org — and let her know how many of the following supplies you’d like; she’ll let you know when your packet is ready to be picked up (note: some supplies like posters can be downloaded by clicking here): ... September 20, 2016 Medi-Cal, Public Health Tobacco Tax, Yes on 56 0 0 Comment Read More »
Save Lives California The WHAT The California Healthcare, Research, and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016 is a ballot initiative to increase California’s cigarette tax by $2 per pack, with an equivalent increase in the tax on other tobacco products like chew and e-cigarettes. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, and American Lung Association in California are standing up to Big Tobacco to save lives and help smokers quit. The WHY Save lives. Smoking is the number-one cause of preventable death in California. This initiative will ... February 11, 2016 Public Health Tobacco Tax 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Responds to Unveiling of Governor Brown’s Proposed 2016–17 State Budget January 7, 2016 Steve Larson, MD, president of the California Medical Association (CMA), representing over 41,000 physicians statewide, issued the following statement in response to the unveiling of Governor Brown’s proposed 2016–17 state budget released this morning: “We are pleased to see the governor is committed to working with the Legislature and health plans to find a solution to the MCO tax. Without that, a gaping hole would exist in the state’s Medicaid (Medi-Cal) fund that would have devastating impacts on patients across the state. “Ensuring that Medi-Cal is better funded is ... January 7, 2016 CMA, Medi-Cal Medi-Cal, State Budget, Tobacco Tax 0 0 Comment Read More »