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The Open Payments websiteis the first public repository of national data... ## [SF Chronicle opposes Prop. 46 as “flawed,” “misdirected” and “decidedly cynical”](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/sf-chronicle-opposes-prop-46-as-flawed-misdirected-and-decidedly-cynical) *on* September 22, 2014 SF Chronicle opposes Prop. 46 as “flawed,” “misdirected” and “decidedly cynical” ## [Ask Well: Plantar Fasciitis Relief – NYTimes.com](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/ask-well-plantar-fasciitis-relief-nytimes-com) *on* September 17, 2014 If you have stairs or a sturdy box in your home and a backpack, timely relief for plantar fasciitis may be possible, according to a new study of low-tech treatments for the condition. ## [Voters Should Reject Deceptive Proposition 46 – San Francisco Chronicle](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/voters-should-reject-deceptive-proposition-46-san-francisco-chronicle) *on* September 15, 2014 The lawyers who put together and funded Proposition 46 might have been too clever for their own good. The main motivation for the measure is inescapably clear: to raise the ceiling on “noneconomic damages” in medical malpractice lawsuits — in plain language, “pain and suffering” — from $250,000 to... ## [Support plummets for Proposition 46 – The Sacramento Bee](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/support-plummets-for-proposition-46-the-sacramento-bee) *on* September 12, 2014 Support for a pair of health-related ballot initiatives is eroding, though a large portion of voters remain undecided eight weeks before the Nov. 4 election, according to the latest Field Poll. ## [Compression stockings in the management of fractures of the ankle](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/compression-stockings-in-the-management-of-fractures-of-the-ankle) *on* September 03, 2014 Abstract ## [Total ankle replacement in patients with end-stage ankle osteoarthritis: Clinical results and kinetic gait analysis – Foot and Ankle Surgery](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/total-ankle-replacement-in-patients-with-end-stage-ankle-osteoarthritis-clinical-results-and-kinetic-gait-analysis-foot-and-ankle-surgery) *on* September 03, 2014 Total ankle replacement in patients with end-stage ankle osteoarthritis: Clinical results and kinetic gait analysis – Foot and Ankle Surgery. ## [CA Medical Board to Post Doctor Discipline Online Indefinitely Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation that requires the Medical Board of California to post public information on serious disciplinary](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/ca-medical-board-to-post-doctor-discipline-online-indefinitely-gov-jerry-brown-has-signed-legislation-that-requires-the-medical-board-of-california-to-post-public-information-) *on* August 27, 2014 CA Medical Board to Post Doctor Discipline Online Indefinitely ## [Osteochondral Autologous Transplantation Is Superior to Repeat Arthroscopy for the Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus After Failed Primary Arthroscopic Treatment](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/osteochondral-autologous-transplantation-is-superior-to-repeat-arthroscopy-for-the-treatment-of-osteochondral-lesions-of-the-talus-after-failed-primary-arthroscopic-treatment) *on* August 20, 2014 Osteochondral Autologous Transplantation Is Superior to Repeat Arthroscopy for the Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus After Failed Primary Arthroscopic Treatment [« Previous Page](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/news/page/5) [1](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/news/page/1) [...](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/news/page/1) [4](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/news/page/4) [5](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/news/page/5) [6](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/news/page/6) [7](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/news/page/7) [8](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/news/page/8) [...](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/news/page/11) [18](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/news/page/18) [Next Page »](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/news/page/7) ### Subscribe to the Blog ### Recent News ### Categories - [All](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com) - [News](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/news) - [health policy](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/health-policy) - [ACA](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/aca) - [advantage:podiatry](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/advantagepodiatry) - [health insurance and policy](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/health-insurance-and-policy) - [technology & research](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/technology-research) - [trending topics](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/trending-topics) - [affordable care act](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/affordable-care-act) - [artwork](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/artwork) - [healthcare reform](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/healthcare-reform) ### Foot and Ankle Problem? 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