San Francisco Medical Society

Local Medical Association Opposes Two State Propositions

Published in Health Business Week, May 22nd, 2009

The San Francisco Medical Society's board of directors has voted unanimously to urge defeat of state propositions D and E, which will appear on the Special Election ballot of May 19. Both propositions would divert funds from existing programs, previously established by state voters, which are successfully helping children and the mentally ill.

"We certainly understand that there is a state budget crisis, and some of the other proposed propositions may help with that, but as physicians we are opposed to 'Robbing Peter to pay Paul' in this respect," says SFMS President Charles Wibbelsman, MD, a pediatrician. "When things get tough financially, the most vulnerable are...

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Source: Health Business Week (2009-05-22)

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