April 12, 2019 The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 required the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to...
April 01, 2019 The unique risks posed by sugar-sweetened beverages to the health of kids and the public at large, and the deceptive wa...
March 22, 2019 New filing seeks to block Trump Administration’s Title X Family Planning Rule
March 20, 2019 Nearly 900 California physicians participated in the survey, and many of their opinions were aligned with CMA’s long-s...
March 18, 2019 The CDPH launched a statewide population-based registry that will be used to measure the incidence and prevalence of Pa...
March 18, 2019 CalHealthCares incentivizes physicians to provide care to Medi-Cal beneficiaries by repaying educational debt up to $30...
March 18, 2019 Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 8 “The Bipartisan (Firearm) Background Checks Act of 2019,” (Mik...
February 20, 2019 The legislation targets soda, energy drinks, sweet teas and sports drinks that contribute to obesity, diabetes, tooth d...
January 10, 2019The governor is following through on a key campaign promise by investing more than $1 billion in Proposition 56 tobacco ...
January 07, 2019The executive order will help control health care costs and expand access to care for millions of Californians.
January 04, 2019 The California Legislature had an active year, passing many new laws affecting health care. In particular, there was a ...
December 19, 2018 Submit your op-ed today by emailing the CMA communications team. Staff will confirm receipt and proof your work before ...
December 11, 2018 AAPC, a training and credentialing association for the business side of health care, is hosting its 26th annual HEALTHC...
December 10, 2018 New “Public Charge” rule would deter millions from accessing critical health care
December 05, 2018 CMA is encouraging California physicians to submit public comments to urge the Administration to withdraw the proposed ...
December 03, 2018 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it will take steps to prevent youth access to flavored tobacco pro...
October 29, 2018 On July 1, 2018, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) launched the California Parkinson’s Disease Registry...
October 23, 2018 The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published an update on Medicare’s influenza vaccine paymen...
August 14, 2018On July 25, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills (H.R. 6199 and H.R. 6311) that would expand how health sa...
July 10, 2018 Public health should be a nonpartisan issue – off limits to corporate greed and free from political rhetoric. This was ...
July 02, 2018 Today, a ballot measure to protect public health through a state soda tax was filed for the 2020 ballot by two of Calif...
June 26, 2018 Effective July 1, 2018, physicians and licensed independent practitioners will be required to report cases of Parkinson...
June 22, 2018 The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued a statewide standing order for naloxone, an antidote medic...
June 09, 2018 On Tuesday, San Francisco voters passed Proposition E by a 68-32 percent margin to uphold the city’s law prohibiting ...
June 05, 2018 The American Medical Association (AMA) issued a new report on Thursday documenting how California’s physician leaders...
June 04, 2018 Today, the California Medical Association (CMA) announced its support for Proposition E, which would prohibit the sale ...
May 31, 2018 Health care providers diagnosing or providing treatment to Parkinson’s disease patients will be required to report each...
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