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Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N. Ruiz first joined the Specialty Board as a member in 2021.

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Governor’s 2025-26 May Revision Proposes Major Cuts to Healthcare and Undermines Medi-Cal Expansion Commitments

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

Imposes New (State-Only) Medi-Cal Premiums for Undocumented Adults – Implements $100 monthly premiums for undocumented adults aged 19 and older, effective January 1, 2027. Cuts to Medi-Cal and other safety net programs threaten to destabilize access to care at a time when communities need it most.

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From Surgeries To Keeping Company: The Place Of Robots In Healthcare

The Medical Futurist

By 2027, global surgical robotics sales are expected to reach $14.8 Clinical use is already accepted, new FDA approvals and new trials are underway targeting new niches, like pediatric surgeries. The waiting lists can be long depending on available manpower and resources. Thus, surgical robots are the prodigies of surgery.

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GeriPal Takeover! Nancy Lundeberg and Annie Medina-Walpole

GeriPal

It always has clinical relevance to practice today. So I’m going to ask Eric and Ken to identify their favorite topic that they’ve covered to discuss any of the updates that they’re thinking that can be relevant to clinical care of older people. Nancy 17:10 So there’s a follow up. Ken 26:02 Okay.

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