January 2021 Governor’s Proposed Budget Maintains Health Spending Governor Gavin Newsom released his 2021-22 State Budget proposal today, marking the beginning of a five-month long budget negotiation with the State Legislature. Despite dire predictions last year of a significant budget shortfall, California’s fiscal outlook looks strong for 2021-22 with a multibillion-dollar surplus. The Governor has […] Read more
November 14, 2020 The meeting was called to order by President, Nzinga Graham, MD. Executive Board members participating in the Zoom conference were: Rebecca Bertin, MD; Wesley Bradford, MD: Mark Dressner, MD; Emma Hiscocks, MD; Elisabeth Kalve, MD; Gregory Lewis, MD; Kevin Rossi, MD and guest member, Sophia Tan-Troung, MD. CAFP Executive Staff member, Morgan […] Read more
Nzinga Graham, MD Hello, I hope everyone is finding some time to connect with family, friends and whatever it is that is important to you. Now, more than ever, we need to connect to each other. It seems, we are in this for the long haul. What was once a pandemic that would end by […] Read more
Emma Hiscocks, MD Assistant Secretary Treasurer We Vote…Then What? We are in the thick of this unique presidential election year. It is time for those who are citizens to exercise the right to vote. And because it is 2020—the year of the unprecedented—I strongly recommend applying the lens of social justice to your vote. Consider […] Read more
