January 11, 2023
On January 10, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his $297 billion budget proposal for the 2023-24 fiscal year, which...
December 02, 2020
COVID-19 underscores why insurance matters — but not just because of the pandemic. Coverage can help people from all wa...
June 16, 2020
CMA President Peter N. Bretan, Jr., M.D., issued the following statement in response to the California Legislature's pa...
On Monday, the California Legislature passed a balanced budget for fiscal year 2020-2021, rejecting many of the health ...
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...
April 23, 2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a process for allocating approximately $10 billion...
March 23, 2020
Covered California has extended its enrollment window through the end of June because of the widespread disruption in t...
January 28, 2020
The United States Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the Trump administration can move forward with changes to the “pub...
December 23, 2019
Cottage Hospital System has initiated a contract termination with Anthem Blue Cross that affects three hospitals in the...
November 25, 2019
The 2020 application cycle for the CalHealthCares loan repayment program is approaching. The program—which aims to in...
October 28, 2019
Project K.I.N.D. (Kids in Need of Doctors) received the California Medical Association (CMA) Compassionate Service Awar...
October 14, 2019
Governor Newsom has signed a CMA-sponsored bill to increase patient access through telehealth. The bill will require he...
September 16, 2019
The California Legislature on Friday approved a CMA-sponsored bill to increase patient access through telehealth. The b...
August 27, 2019
Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) is excited to announce the second cycle for the graduate medical education (G...
August 19, 2019
The rule targets immigrant families, jeopardizes public health and will deter millions of people from receiving critica...
August 12, 2019
CMA President David H. Aizuss, M.D., issued a statement in response to the Trump Administration’s new public charge rul...
July 11, 2019
The value-based payments will apply to services provided starting July 1, 2019.
June 26, 2019
The Executive Order directs federal agencies to issue regulations to improve the transparency of health care prices.
June 24, 2019
The NEPO Summit will be held August 23-24 at the Westin Pasadena.
June 07, 2019
The program is funded with $180 million in Proposition 56 funds, estimated at $360 million in total funds annually with...
May 30, 2019
Aledade, Inc. and the California Medical Association (CMA) announced a new collaboration to help independent physic...
May 09, 2019
The new budget dedicates additional resources to bolster the state’s Medi-Cal program and expand access to care for low...
DHCS has received federal approval of its plan to increase Medi-Cal managed care physician payments for the 2018-2019 f...
April 29, 2019
DHCS has released proposed measures for the VBP program, which would be funded with $180 million annually in Proposit...
February 28, 2019
The Trump administration issued a final rule last week that bars qualified family planning providers that provide abort...
February 15, 2019
More than one-quarter of physicians (28 percent) report the prior authorization process required by health insurers for...
January 18, 2019
On January 13, 2019, one day before the effective date, the federal court granted the state’s motion for a preliminary ...
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