April 16, 2025
CMA recently hosted its 51st annual lobby day, with and more than 350 physicians, medical students and residents.
February 21, 2025
CMA is sponsoring a bill to strengthen California’s existing ban on the corporate practice of medicine to restore trust...
CMA is strongly urging the members of the California Congressional Delegation to reject cuts of up to $880 billion in M...
February 20, 2025
CMA is sponsoring a package of legislation aimed at ensuring that patients can get the care they need, when they need i...
CMA is suporting and the Medical Board of California is sponsoring bill to establish a Physician Health and Wellness Pr...
August 05, 2024
CMA submitted comments to the DOJ and DEA in support of the DEA’s proposal to re-classify cannabis from a Schedule I to...
July 31, 2024
CMA and AMA sent a letter urging Congressional leadership to advance five key bills to reform the Medicare fee schedule...
July 19, 2024
As a direct result of California Medical Association (CMA) advocacy, Aetna has excluded California from a recent update...
July 03, 2024
A bill sponsored by the California Medical Association to improve mental health support for physicians advanced out of ...
June 18, 2024
A report to Congress released by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission warned that the growing gap between Medicare ...
June 17, 2024
Last week, 180 members of Congress introduced a strong, bipartisan bill to improve the prior authorization process for ...
May 08, 2024
A report released by the Medicare trustees on Monday warned that the failure of Medicare to provide physician payments ...
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...
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