Senate passes six bills to help fight impact of tobacco use Six bills aimed at reducing the harmful impacts of tobacco use has passed the California Senate with overwhelming support. The package of bills includes measures that will increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21, regulate e-cigarettes like tobacco products and ensure that schools and workplaces are smoke-free. “We are one step closer to saving the lives of thousands of young Californians,” Eric Batch, vice president of advocacy with the American Heart Association, said in a statement. “If they become law, these reforms will pay dividends for decades into the ... September 8, 2015 General Public Health, Tabacco Tax, Tobacco, Cancer 0 0 Comment Read More »
Report: high levels of cancer-causing chemicals found during e-cigarette tests The Center for Environmental Health (CEH), a consumer safety organization based in Oakland, has announced it will take “legal action” against electronic cigarette manufacturers after finding cancer-causing chemicals in a number of “vaping” products. CEH said that it is initiating legal action against the companies for failing to warn consumers of the presence of these cancer causing chemicals, as required under California’s strong consumer protection law known as Proposition 65. CEH's report, “A Smoking Gun: Cancer Causing Chemicals in E-cigarettes,” outlines the first-ever large sampling of actual e-cigarettes and vaping ... September 8, 2015 General Tobacco, Electronic Cigarettes 0 0 Comment Read More »
Urge Legislators to Oppose AB 533 AB 533 (Bonta) would drastically change the current health care marketplace by transferring negotiating power to the health plans at the expense of physicians. The bill would require non-contracted physicians/providers to accept the “average contracted rate”—as determined by the health plan—when performing services in a contracted or “in-network” facility. In so doing, AB 533 would eliminate incentives for health plans to provide fair contract terms to physicians. This bill is now eligible to be heard on the Senate Floor! The California Medical Association is working with the California Society of Anesthesiologists, ... September 3, 2015 General AB 533, Oppose AB 533 0 0 Comment Read More »
