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CMA's 2006 Legislative Wrap-Up
After sweeping Gray Davis from office with a moderate, reform based agenda, it seemed that Governor Schwarzenneger would dominate Sacramento. Democrats cowered in the glow of his Hollywood tan and it appeared to all that the Capitol would be his to remake as he wished. Cue 2005 and the “Year of Reform.” —By Dustin Corcoran |
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CMA Cardiologist Successfully Uses RICO Settlement Dispute Process, Scores Millions of Dollars for Physicians Nationwide
In a major victory for physicians, a Santa Rosa cardiologist and his alert staff took a health plan to task for RICO settlement noncompliance and achieved a win for Aetna-contracted physicians nationwide. —By Susan Bassett |
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New Laws 2006
CMA's dedicated staff of lobbyists, lawyers, and others worked tirelessly this year, as in years past, to protect physician practices from legal, legislative, and regulatory intrusions.
—By Catherine Hanson, J.D |
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Katrina Relief: One Physician's Odyssey
Two weeks after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Garrett Eckerling, M.D., a family physician from Grass Valley, Calif., flew with a suitcase full of medicine and supplies to Baton Rouge. He was the lone physician in a group of 15 disaster health workers sent by his local Red Cross Chapter.
—by David M. Roth and Garrett M. Eckerling, M.D. |
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Measuring
Up
How a Humboldt County diabetes project may help change the face of medicine.
—By
Hank Sims |
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Fighting
Payor Abuse
An unfair payment practices
action guide for physicians.
—By Aileen E. Wetzel |
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A
Grassroots Approach to Obesity and Disease
Facing the medical reality
of obesity-related diseases challenges kids to take responsibility
for their current and future health.
—By Dexter Louie, M.D. |
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