April 26, 2024
CMS recently suggested that the agency may implement additional prior authorization reforms in the Medicare Advantage p...
April 18, 2024
CMA recently celebrated a milestone with its 50th Legislative Advocacy Day, held on April 10, 2024, in Sacramento.
April 17, 2024
CMA urges physicians to continue to share stories about the harms of prior authorization delays.
Contact your legislator TODAY and consider sharing your personal experiences or stories about the importance of seeking...
April 11, 2024
A CMA sponsored bill that would institute guardrails on the use of AI in health care settings advanced out of the Senat...
Add your voice now to help CMA explain why we must improve access for Medi-Cal beneficiaries in a sustainable manner....
March 04, 2024
CMA is honored to announce that California Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire will be our featured speaker at CM...
January 29, 2024
The California Assembly today passed a CMA sponsored bill (AB 977, Rodriguez) that will increase penalties for violence...
January 08, 2024
On January 1, 2024, a 3.37% Medicare physician payment cut took effect due to budget neutrality rules. But it is not to...
January 03, 2024
CMA is proud to announce its support for Proposition 1, which will appear on the March 2024 ballot and aims to expand m...
November 08, 2023
Congress has decided to include any year-end Medicare payment issues in its must-pass bill to keep the federal governme...
October 04, 2023
In a detailed comment letter to CMS, CMA and AMA underscored serious concerns with the ongoing conversion factor paymen...
August 08, 2023
The need for Congress to act quickly and decisively to fix a broken Medicare payment system cannot be overstated. The f...
April 07, 2023
CMA president issued statement in response to the decision made by a judge against the FDA over its approval of mifepr...
The most powerful advocate in advancing the cause of physicians and patients is YOU. Below are 12 ways that YOU can be ...
January 11, 2023
On January 10, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his $297 billion budget proposal for the 2023-24 fiscal year, which...
September 29, 2022
In conjunction with Latinx Physicians of California, and in recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month and Nationa...
Governor Newsom yesterday vetoed a dangerous bill (AB 2236) that would have allowed optometrists to perform eye surgeri...
September 22, 2022
Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1636 today, sponsored by the California Medical Association (CMA) and authored by ...
September 13, 2022
Due to a confluence of statutory and budget neutrality payment cuts, physicians face more than 8.42% in Medicare paymen...
August 31, 2022
CMA-sponsored SB 1419 to provide physicians the opportunity to respect patient privacy and wishes when releasing health...
August 23, 2022
The California Legislature unanimously passed an important California Medical Association (CMA) sponsored bill (AB 1636...
AB 1278 would increase administrative burdens in physician practices and divert time that should be spent providing hea...
August 09, 2022
Please join CMA in supporting SB 250, which reduces administrative burdens in physician practices so physicians can spe...
August 02, 2022
CMA urgently needs all physicians, residents and medical students to send a letter to the Dept. of Education before Aug...
July 18, 2022
Due to a confluence of statutory payment cuts, lack of inflationary updates, significant administrative burdens and fis...
May 17, 2022
AB 35 (MICRA modernization legislation) passed its final hurdle in the legislature on May 12, when it passed unanimousl...
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