June 04, 2020 CMA is deeply disturbed by the news that some local health officers, many of whom have been working tirelessly over the...
June 03, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on society. As of late May, there have been over 100,000 cases in California an...
May 19, 2020 AMA has published guidance to help ensure physicians and the general public are aware of the limitations and potential ...
April 23, 2020 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a process for allocating approximately $10 billion...
April 20, 2020 The California COVID-19 Testing Task Force has published evaluation criteria for COVID-19 serology screening—both rapid...
April 20, 2020 The California Department of Public Health has released crisis care guidelines to help health care facilities and count...
April 07, 2020 Since the COVID-19 crisis began, CMA has been aggressively lobbying federal and state leaders to ensure physician pract...
April 04, 2020 Governor Newsom issued an executive order that relaxes certain state privacy and security laws for health care provider...
April 03, 2020 CMA submitted a letter to Gov.Newsom urging him to take quick action to ensure that our financially distressed physicia...
April 01, 2020 The Medical Board of California is working closely with DCA to determine what licensing requirement waivers would best ...
April 01, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom urged Californians to cover their noses and mouths when going out in public to help stop asymptomatic...
April 01, 2020 Physicians managing patients with opioid use disorder can now prescribe buprenorphine to new or existing patients based...
March 31, 2020 The California Medical Association (CMA) has launched a series of free webinars to guide physicians through some of the...
March 31, 2020 CMS on Monday took a number of steps to equip the health care system with maximum flexibility to respond to the COVID-1...
March 31, 2020 Interested physicians can apply NOW for a COVID-19 related Economic Injury Disaster Loan.
March 31, 2020 Gov. Newsom on Monday eased the path for many health care professionals to practice in an expanded capacity during the ...
March 30, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced the creation of a new volunteer corps for California health care workers who want...
March 29, 2020 CMA has published a new financial toolkit that provides an overview of financial assistance available to medical practi...
March 28, 2020 CMS on Saturday announced an expansion of its accelerated and advance payment program for participating Medicare provid...
March 27, 2020 The U.S. Department of State has signaled that it will resume processing of J and H visa applications for medical profe...
March 27, 2020 The DHCS is suspending certain provider enrollment requirements to increase access to health care services for Medi-Cal...
March 27, 2020 CMA is urging Congress to take additional steps to sustain physician practices during this trying time so they are able...
March 27, 2020 This week, the American Society of Anesthesiologists and Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation published guidance on how...
March 26, 2020 CMA Wellness is seeking volunteer physicians and nurses to serve as remote peer care coaches to assist physicians and o...
March 25, 2020 CMS on Monday approved rule changes sought under an 1135 waiver request that will enable DHCS to more effectively and e...
March 24, 2020 AMA has published new resources that provide special coding advice during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
March 24, 2020 AMA is offering a new virtual panel discussion to allow medical workers and technology companies to share best practice...
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