Governor Gavin Newsom released his 2023-24 Budget Proposal on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Despite a projected budget deficit, the budget proposal preserves key investments in recent budgets to advance state priorities and values, including making healthcare affordable and accessible, regardless of immigration status, and investing in the primary care workforce by maintaining Song-Brown funding. The […]
In 2022, the legislature passed hundreds of new laws that impact health care in California. CAFP has compiled a summary of new laws of interest to family physicians and patients that will go into effect in 2023. View the summaries of the new laws here.
The Board approved the most recent updates to the dashboards, as well as the CPHE recommended substitute resolution (6-2020, on the 2020 dashboard). The dashboards can be viewed here. While the majority of resolutions are submitted at the AMAM, members can submit a resolution for consideration by the Board at any time during the year. […]
Dr. Jasmeet Bains declared a historic and decisive victory in the November 8, 2022, general election, becoming the first Sikh American and woman of Indian American descent to be elected to the California Legislature. Assemblymember-elect Jasmeet Bains, MD, released the following statement after receiving the latest ballot count: “We did it! Thanks to a tremendous […]
The results are in — Dr. Bains will be the next Assemblymember for District 35! We want to thank everyone who supported her campaign. From donating, knocking on doors, and phone banking, you helped get a family physician elected to State Assembly! Jasmeet’s campagin reached new voters in the Central valley, encouraged people to vote […]
This past weekend, CAFP’s Specialty Delegation attended CMA’s 151st Annual House of Delegates. CMA’s physician delegates meet annually to establish broad policy on current major issues that have been determined to be the most important issues affecting members, the association, and the practice of medicine. This year’s major issues are Physician Workforce, Health Care Reform, […]
Campaign Update Campaign finance reports filed this week by candidates in the race for Assembly District 35 show a monumental funding advantage for Dr. Jasmeet Bains as we enter the final stretch of the general election campaign. Notably, Dr. Bains raised over $266,000 in the most recent reporting period and has $405,000 cash on hand […]
The California 2021-2022 legislative session ended on August 31, at midnight. After both houses approve a bill, it goes to the Governor and the Governor has three choices – sign the bill into law, allow it to become law without their signature, or veto it. The Governor had until midnight, September 30, to determine the […]
Family Doc Volunteers Needed to Knock on Doors on September 24th, October 8th, and November 5th. Join Dr. Jasmeet Bains and your fellow Family Physicians as we support Jasmeet’s effort to get elected to the California Assembly. Support Jasmeet and help raise the voice of family physicians. We will travel to Assembly District 35 to […]
