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Employee Benefits

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Voluntary Benefits

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Doctors United For Our Patients

More information on bargaining with Los Angeles County.

recent news

Private Practice Insights: Covered California

By Stuart A. Bussey, M.D., J.D., UAPD President With summer on the horizon the heat will be increasing on medical providers. Last week Peter Lee, director of the new Covered California health insurance exchange, announced that 13 health plans have been selected to...

Four Actions San Francisco Doctors Can Take

While City and County of San Francisco employees have made many sacrifices to get through the recession, Kaiser has banked over $2 billion in profits every year since 2009. And they still want more from San Francisco workers.  UAPD and other unions are working with...

Mark Your Calendars for October 26, 2013

UAPD will hold its next round of membership events on Saturday, October 26th in San Francisco.  In the morning UAPD members can attend a no-cost CME covering the aspects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that affect doctors most.  After lunch there will be statewide...

Legislative Advocacy

Every year UAPD sponsors and endorses state legislature bills that are beneficial to working doctors and those they care for.

Legal Expertise

UAPD stewards and staff get advice and support from experienced labor attorneys.

Know Your Rights

Union members have the right to union representation at any meeting with management that they reasonably believe may lead to discipline. These are called Weingarten Rights.

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As the year progressed, our members demanded to have a stronger voice in health decisions affecting their patients, especially concerning public health decisions.

– UAPD President Stuart Bussey, MD, JD

With greater strength and diversity comes an opportunity and responsibility to comment upon health issues that affect our members, their patients, and the public in general.

– UAPD President Stuart A. Bussey, MD, JD

Traditional physician interactions are being altered in this 21st-century pandemic.

– UAPD President Stuart A. Bussey, MD, JD