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NYCU March 15, 2022

  TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022 PHYSICIANS: As part of a grant funded through the San Diego HHSA on Academic Detailing for Licensed Prescribers of Opioids, Champions for Health is requesting your participation in an evaluation of CURES 2.0 and Opioid Attitudes among licensed prescribers of opioids. This survey will provide valuable insight into physician prescribing patterns and CURES 2.0 platform usage. As a practicing physician in San Diego County, Champions for Health would appreciate your input in this brief 10–minute survey. As an incentive, five survey participants will be randomly selected to win ...

NYCU February 15, 2022

  TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2022 PHYSICIANS: The CalHealthCares Loan Repayment Program is open and accepting applications until February 25, 2022. It has approximately $54 million for physicians this cycle to award to qualifying applicants in loan repayments of up to $300,000 in exchange for a five–year commitment. To help prospective applicants with their application process, CalHealthCares has been hosting webinars to walk interested applicants through the process by providing an overview of the application, important timelines, common errors, and the scoring system. The webinars conclude with a live question and answer session. Interested applicants ...

NYCU February 9, 2021

  TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 PHYSICIANS: The 2021 application cycle for the CalHealthCares Loan Repayment Program closes this Friday. Interested individuals must apply by 11:59pm on February 12, 2021, to be considered for an award. The program — which aims to increase access to care for California's 13 million Medi–Cal patients — awards grants of up to $300,000 in loan repayments to encourage and incentivize physicians to provide care to Medi–Cal beneficiaries. The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has contracted with Physicians for a Healthy California (HC) to administer this program. PHC recently ...

NYCU January 21, 2020

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2020 PHYSICIANS:  We just received an urgent message from the California Medical Association that CMS has issued a proposed rule that will significantly reduce our state's Medicaid funding, exacerbate provider shortages and undermine patient access to medical care. We need as many physicians as possible to submit UNIQUE comments. Immediate action ...

NYCU January 7, 2020

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2020 PHYSICIANS:  The beginning of the new year means there is a great deal of important information and a number of significant deadlines to share with you. On December 9, 2019, the SDCMS Nominating Committee convened and is recommending a proposed slate of SDCMS Board of Directors candidates for ...