<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><img width="540" height="163" id="m_-2561723653892298927m_-7835614069456891615gmail-m_-8812551497387718317gmail-m_-680625089083050367m_-4761171347054414624m_3707413379897925782Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:187d93b63144ce8e91" style="width: 5.625in; height: 1.6979in;"></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div id="m_-2561723653892298927m_-7835614069456891615gmail-m_-8812551497387718317gmail-m_-680625089083050367m_-4761171347054414624m_3707413379897925782content" style="margin:7.5pt 15pt"><div style="border-width:1pt medium;border-style:solid none;border-color:rgb(127,127,127) currentcolor;padding:4pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,127,127)">May 1, 2023</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-top:11.25pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(223,0,9)"> </span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red">Take Action Against SB 784 to Protect the Corporate Bar</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">CMA<br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15.7pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></font></p><table class="gmail-MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);width:784px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 7.5pt"><p style="margin:0in;line-height:18.9pt"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The California Medical Association (CMA) urges you to<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://my.cmadocs.org/cvweb/lt/?https:**Awww.cmadocs.org*nosb784==A6CB4515-9E7C-4ABC-AE07-114FDA9FBEEF*CommsGR-23-SB784__;Ly8vLw!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!PxtaJ_cePjphLJPYB9ww8mEd6bAG8-LxSDTuoBGGW3LSw2wZNjdYqv8NW5PjiN1T2DAIZ1Awrfhv4cl2mXHsXvSp$" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><strong><span style="color:rgb(24,196,214)">take action against SB 784</span></strong></a>. This bill would allow for permanent exemptions to California’s prohibition on the corporate practice of medicine (known as the “corporate bar”) for health care districts, creating a dangerous precedent for patients and physicians across the state.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><table class="gmail-MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);width:784px;word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 7.5pt"><p style="margin:0in;line-height:18.9pt"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">SB 784 does not solve the problem of getting physicians into communities that need care. Instead, it would wipe away long-standing protections safeguarding patients and providers from ulterior motives such as profits, shifting cultural and political pressures, and faith-based beliefs.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><table class="gmail-MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);width:784px;word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 7.5pt"><p style="margin:0in;line-height:18.9pt"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">In addition, the safeguards in the bill are not strong enough to protect physicians from undue influence from a hospital that holds their privileges, credentials and ability to practice medicine.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><table class="gmail-MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);width:784px;word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 7.5pt"><p style="margin:0in;line-height:18.9pt"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Your legislators need to<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://my.cmadocs.org/cvweb/lt/?https:**Awww.cmadocs.org*nosb784==A6CB4515-9E7C-4ABC-AE07-114FDA9FBEEF*CommsGR-23-SB784__;Ly8vLw!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!PxtaJ_cePjphLJPYB9ww8mEd6bAG8-LxSDTuoBGGW3LSw2wZNjdYqv8NW5PjiN1T2DAIZ1Awrfhv4cl2mXHsXvSp$" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><span style="color:rgb(24,196,214)">hear from you on this issue now</span></a></strong>. Express your concern about SB 784 and the impact it would have on physicians and patients across California, then ask your representatives to vote NO on SB 784.</font></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">CLICK BELOW TO CONNECT TO </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">CMA's ACTION SITE TO CONTACT YOUR STATE SENATOR</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">  <strong style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><span style="color:rgb(24,196,214);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in;background:0% repeat rgb(0,255,255)"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://my.cmadocs.org/cvweb/lt/?https:**Awww.cmadocs.org*nosb784==A6CB4515-9E7C-4ABC-AE07-114FDA9FBEEF*CommsGR-23-SB784__;Ly8vLw!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!PxtaJ_cePjphLJPYB9ww8mEd6bAG8-LxSDTuoBGGW3LSw2wZNjdYqv8NW5PjiN1T2DAIZ1Awrfhv4cl2mXHsXvSp$" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">Take Action Now</a></span></strong></font></p><table class="gmail-MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);width:784px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:7.5pt 0in 11.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-align:center"><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Brian Potts</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> MD, MBA</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>Managing Editor, CAL/AAEM News Service</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:repeat rgb(217,217,217)"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">Contact us at: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:calaaem.news.service1@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">calaaem.news.service1@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"><br><br>For more articles, visit our </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aaem.org/get-involved/chapter-divisions/calaaem/news-service__;!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!PxtaJ_cePjphLJPYB9ww8mEd6bAG8-LxSDTuoBGGW3LSw2wZNjdYqv8NW5PjiN1T2DAIZ1Awrfhv4cl2mftpZt9Z$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">archives</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">. <br><br></span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:somcaaem@uci.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none">To</span></a><a href="https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/calaaem" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192);text-decoration:none"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">unsubscribe</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> from this list, visit our mail server.<br><br>Copyright (C) 2023. The California Chapter of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (CAL/AAEM).</span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.calaaem.org/__;!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!PxtaJ_cePjphLJPYB9ww8mEd6bAG8-LxSDTuoBGGW3LSw2wZNjdYqv8NW5PjiN1T2DAIZ1Awrfhv4cl2mVZf6IOm$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">http://www.calaaem.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">. All rights reserved.<br><br>CAL/AAEM, a nonprofit professional organization for emergency physicians, operates the CAL/AAEM News Service solely as an educational resource for physicians. Dissemination of an article by CAL/AAEM News Service does not imply endorsement, agreement, or recommendation by CAL/AAEM News Service, CAL/AAEM, or AAEM.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:repeat rgb(217,217,217)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:repeat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