July 21, 2022
DHCS has elected to postpone implementation of Medi-Cal Rx Reject Code 80, despite recently announcing it would be incl...
July 18, 2022
Due to a confluence of statutory payment cuts, lack of inflationary updates, significant administrative burdens and fis...
June 28, 2022
DHCS recently announced that it would soon begin reinstating pharmacy claim edits and prior authorization requirement...
December 22, 2020
Physicians who are participating in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) should take note of these important...
CMA's Center for Economic Services has published updated profiles on each of the major payors in California.
December 18, 2020
On Friday, December 18, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced its plan for reimbursement of the admin...
December 17, 2020
Once again, it’s time for physicians to decide if they want to make changes to their Medicare participation status. Due...
December 15, 2020
Friday evening, a new bipartisan, bicameral proposal to address surprise medical billing—The No Surprises Act—was intro...
In 2018, Congress passed the SUPPORT Act— the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treat...
December 09, 2020
CMA is urging physicians to contact their members of Congress to ask that they take immediate action to ensure the stab...
December 02, 2020
CMS on Tuesday released the final 2021 Medicare Physician Payment Schedule.
November 17, 2020
In an effort to ensure a smooth transition amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, DHCS announced its decision to delay the...
August 25, 2020
HHS is again extending the deadline for physicians to apply for the Provider Relief Fund for both Medicare and Medicaid...
July 07, 2020
On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, HHS opened a new “Medicaid Targeted Distribution” portal through which Medicaid-dependen...
February 12, 2020
Noridian, the California Medicare contractor, has recently advised that it will begin reprocessing claims impacted by...
January 22, 2020
Physicians are reminded that the open enrollment period for Covered California ends on January 31, with coverage effect...
January 21, 2020
DHCS, in partnership with the California Office of the Surgeon General, is creating a first-in-the-nation statewide eff...
January 17, 2020
California’s 2019-2020 fiscal year budget contained significant new funding for new programs including the value-based ...
CMA is urging physicians to comment NOW and urge CMS to rescind the proposed rule. Comments are due February 1, 2020....
January 13, 2020
According to CMS, Noridian—the California Medicare contractor—is holding affected claims while they test and implement ...
January 10, 2020
This expansion proposal would address many challenges of chronically unsheltered populations.
December 06, 2019
CMA recently hosted a webinar examining the supplemental Medi-Cal payments made possible by the Proposition 56 tobacco ...
To help physicians better understand their rights and obligations as a Medi-Cal provider as well as the rights of patie...
November 12, 2019
Once again, it’s time for physicians to decide if they want to make changes to their Medicare participation status . P...
November 01, 2019
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published Medicare’s influenza vaccine payment allowance...
October 30, 2019
Physicians are reminded that the transition period to the new Medicare Beneficiary Identification (MBI) numbers will en...
September 24, 2019
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has contracted with DXC Technology who will assume all fiscal ...
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