January 13, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom last week released his proposed state budget for fiscal year 2020-2021, redoubling his commitment to ...
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.
January 10, 2020 CMA President Peter N. Bretan, M.D., issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom's budget propo...
January 09, 2020 CMA President Peter N. Bretan, M.D., issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom's new cost
December 23, 2019 Cottage Hospital System has initiated a contract termination with Anthem Blue Cross that affects three hospitals in the...
December 16, 2019 With only two weeks before Congress adjourns for the year, Congressional committees introduced competing proposals to a...
December 13, 2019 The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed “The Lower Drug Costs Now Act,” which would authorize Medicare to ne...
December 12, 2019 CHA and CMA have issued a joint statement on congressional efforts to address surprise medical billing.
December 11, 2019 In August 2019, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) issued its final telehealth policy.
December 02, 2019 PHC announced more than $38M in CalMedForce awards to support residency programs across the state.
November 25, 2019 In issuing these proposed regulations, the DOJ fundamentally fails to consider CURES as a clinical decision-making tool...
November 20, 2019 CMA President Peter N. Bretan, M.D., issued a statement in response to the partnership between the University of Califo...
November 05, 2019 A new survey of California physicians illustrates serious unintended consequences from California’s surprise billing ...
November 04, 2019 Recent concerns about opioid misuse and abuse have led payors, policymakers and retail pharmacies to attempt to restric...
October 29, 2019 CMA is calling on physicians across the state to provide care to those affected by the wildfires. If you are willing an...
October 16, 2019 CMA strongly opposes CMS’ proposal to not incorporate the adjusted values for the revised E/M codes into the 10- and 90...
October 14, 2019 Governor Newsom has signed a CMA-sponsored bill to increase patient access through telehealth. The bill will require he...
October 10, 2019 CMA President David H. Aizuss, M.D., issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s new execu...
September 30, 2019 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week introduced a bill intended to lower the price of prescription drugs. The bill (HR ...
September 27, 2019 The California Medical Association (CMA) submitted comments to CMS on the proposed fee schedule, expressing the associa...
September 26, 2019 The First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco has ruled in the case of Minton v. Dignity Health that Evan Minto...
September 25, 2019 Earlier this month, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 5 – a sweeping piece of legislation that will reclassify hundreds o...
September 16, 2019 The California Legislature on Friday approved a CMA-sponsored bill to increase patient access through telehealth. The b...
September 16, 2019 On September 9, 2019, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 276 into law, which will prevent fake medical exemptions and r...
September 11, 2019 The results of this survey will be crucial in helping CMA and our partners effectively advocate for a fair and balanced...
August 12, 2019 CMA President David H. Aizuss, M.D., issued a statement in response to the Trump Administration’s new public charge rul...
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