October 02, 2025
The deadline to apply for the 2025–26 CalMedForce and CalMedForce+ grant cycle is October 8, 2025, at 7 p.m. PT. With u...
Prop. 35 implementation is finally beginning in four areas: reproductive health, GME residency positions, emergency dep...
Gov. Newsom has signed a package of bills to expand reproductive health protections, safeguard patient privacy, and shi...
While Medicare and Medicaid payments will continue during the federal government shutdown, important programs expired o...
October 01, 2025
The California Board of Pharmacy’s final compounding regulations explicitly exempt physicians and other non-pharmacy pr...
Cigna has agreed to pause implementation of its new automatic downcoding policy pending review by DMHC, following CMA’s...
September 29, 2025
HHS has released updated security risk assessment tool, designed to help small and medium-sized practices comply with H...
September 25, 2025
Unless Congress acts before Sept. 30, 2025, key Medicare telehealth flexibilities will expire, sharply limiting patient...
September 24, 2025
A federal antitrust lawsuit against MultiPlan and several major insurers is moving forward, alleging a price-fixing sch...
A federal judge has rejected a constitutional challenge to California’s Truth in Advertising law, confirming that only ...
September 18, 2025
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through Nov. 21, 2025, a...
CMA is now accepting early testimony on this year's major issue in advance of the 2025 CMA
Gov. Newsom this week signed AB 144, which includes provisions strongly supported by CMA that will protect Californians...
CMA has urged the U.S. Dept. of Education to abandon a proposed rule that could disqualify nonprofit hospitals that pro...
CMA has joined a sweeping federal antitrust lawsuit against MultiPlan (now Claritev) and major insurers including Unite...
Following the signing of Assembly Bill 144 – which provides important safeguards to keep Californians safe and healthy ...
September 15, 2025
A bill sponsored by the CMA that addresses dangers associated with the use of artificial intelligence in health care ha...
CMA announced that Senate Bill 351, a CMA-sponsored bill authored by Senator Christopher Cabaldon, has passed out of th...
September 12, 2025
DMHC has ordered health plans to end their contracts with Meritage Health Plan and reassign nearly 11,000 Medicare Adva...
September 11, 2025
This week, two bills sponsored by the California Medical Association (CMA) that will cut red tape around access to heal...
CMA is strongly supporting AB 144 to ensure Californians maintain access to life-saving vaccines amid federal uncertain...
September 10, 2025
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September 08, 2025
CMA is excited to announce that new CalMedForce and CalMedForce+ funding opportunities are now available.
September 04, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025–26 CalMedForce and CalMedForce+ grant cycle. With up to $98 million in funding i...
The FDA has approved the updated COVID-19 vaccines for adults 65 and older and individuals with high-risk conditions—a ...
In response to federal actions that have undermined the independence of the CDC and raised concerns about the politiciz...
CMA is urging physicians and medical groups to contact Cigna and demand the withdrawal of its new automatic downcoding ...
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