NYCU May 7, 2019 TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2019 PHYSICIANS: I apologize in advance for the length of today’s NYCU, but there are a number of important matters deserving of your attention. Since the last time I wrote you, the heartbreaking shooting has occurred at Chabad of Poway. The shooting is particularly tragic for San Diego’s medical ... June 4, 2019 CMA, CMA Benefits, General, Infectious Disease, Leadership, Physician Workforce, Public Health, Regulations, SDCMS, Top Docs 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU April 23, 2019 TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2019 PHYSICIANS: An important deadline is approaching at the end of this week. As I've previously written, CalHealthCares, the non-profit foundation affiliated with the California Medical Association, is accepting applications for a new statewide loan repayment program that offers up to $220 million in tobacco tax revenues to pay off education debt ... May 22, 2019 CMA, CMA Benefits, General, Infectious Disease, Medi-Cal, Prop. 56, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
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NYCU February 12, 2019 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2019 PHYSICIANS: It's gratifying to share that Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC), the CMA's charity organization, announced this past week that more than $38 million in new state tobacco tax (Prop. 56) revenues have been awarded to graduate medical education (GME) programs across the California to fund 156 slots for physician residencies. ... February 12, 2019 CMA, General, Infectious Disease, Member Social, Prop. 56, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU Janaury 29, 2019 TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019 PHYSICIANS: We have an urgent and important warning for all physicians about a SCAM being waged against San Diego County physicians. Scam artists are calling doctors at their offices claiming to be from the DEA and will ask for confirmation of the physician's MD#, DEA# and NPI# which they already possess. They ... January 30, 2019 CMA, CMA Benefits, DEA, E-prescribing, General, Medi-Cal, Member Social, Prescription Drug Abuse, Regulations, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU January 15, 2019 TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 PHYSICIANS: Gavin Newsom is the first California Governor to prioritize health care. Within hours of being sworn in as California's 40th Governor, Newsom signed an executive order aimed at controlling health care costs and expanding access to care for millions of Californians. Among the Governor's more ... January 15, 2019 AHCA, Budget, CMA, Covered California, General, Medi-Cal, Member Social, new, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »