Mentorship Opportunity Become a mentor to a medical student of the UCSF-UCB Joint Medical Program. Our first mentorship mixer will take place Tuesday, November 14. August 24, 2023 Activities and Events, General Read More »
Taking Back Control | June 2023 Conference Re-Cap This summer conference brought physicians together to find practical solutions to reduce the administrative hassles of daily medical practice. Find an event re-cap and the recorded seminars. August 24, 2023 Activities and Events Read More »
MCO Tax Renewal Promises Billions in Funding for Medi-Cal Patients and Providers On Monday, June 26th, the California Legislature passed the health budget trailer bill, which includes the renewal of the state's Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax, marking the largest Medi-Cal rate increase in California history. June 29, 2023 Hot Topics, Legislation budget trailer bill, managed care, MCO tax, medi-cal Read More »
Urge Your Legislators to Vote NO on Two Important Bills Please contact your legislators and urge them to oppose AB 616 and SB 815. June 28, 2023 Advocacy, Legislation AB 616, healthcare legislation, medical board, SB 815 Read More »
Updated Training Requirements for Prescribing Controlled Substances The MATE Act established updated training requirements for physicians prescribing controlled substances. April 7, 2023 Opioids/Substance Use buprenorphine, MAT, MATE, OUD training Read More »
X-Waiver Eliminated, Removing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment In a national effort to facilitate the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), practitioners no longer need to apply for an x-waiver. Find out what these changes mean for physicians. March 8, 2023 Opioids/Substance Use buprenorphine, MAT, medication assisted treatment, opioid use disorder treatment, OUD, x-waiver Read More »
The Data Exchange Framework: Sign by January 31 Physician practices are required to sign the Single Data Sharing Agreement by January 31, 2023. January 12, 2023 Hot Topics, Legislation calHHS, dataexchange Read More »
Dual Eligible Patients Moving from Medi-Cal FFS to Medi-Cal Managed Care Starting on January 1, 2023, all patients in Alameda and Contra Costa counties who are dually covered by both Medicare and Medi-Cal will be enrolled in a Medi-Cal managed care plan. This means that any dual eligible patients who were covered by Medi-Cal fee-for-service in 2022 will now be enrolled into a Medi-Cal managed care plan effective January 1. December 19, 2022 General Read More »
Health Care Worker Retention Bonus Health care worker retention bonuses are coming. Find more information on registration (happening now for solo physicians) and the application portal opening November 29. November 14, 2022 General healthcare worker bonus, retention payments Read More »
2022 Election Day November 8, 2022 is Election Day. Read more here about CALPAC- and ACCPAC-endorsed candidates and key propositions affecting the practice of medicine and public health. November 7, 2022 Advocacy election, vote, voter guide Read More »