Hundreds California doctors convened in Anaheim this past week for the 2007 House of Delegates, CMA’s annual meeting. Each year, physicians from all 53 California counties, representing all modes of practice meet to discuss issues related to medicine, health care financing, and patient care, and to elect CMA officers. 

While the backdrop for this year’s House was the health care reform discussions in Sacramento, the main issue was the steady erosion of doctors’ ability to take care of their patients. As incoming President Richard S. Frankenstein M.D. noted, doctors face an increasing number of intrusions into the doctor-patient relationship, most notably from for-profit insurance companies.  

CMA delegates also dealt with a number of public health issues, including public vaccine programs, HIV testing, and the effects of chemicals on human health. The next House of Delegates will be October 2008 in Sacramento. 

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Contact: Roger Purdy, 916/444-5532 or rpurdy@cmanet.org.