Below is the most recent CMA news on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
July 20, 2021
HHS extended the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency for an additional 90 days. This means that the telehealth and other waivers and flexibilities tha...
July 13, 2021
CMA has joined the Safely Open Schools campaign, which is urging school districts across the state to safely reopen schools in the fall, full-time, f...
The HHS Provider Relief Fund reporting portal is now open for providers who need to report on the use of funds in Reporting Period 1.
July 12, 2021
CalVaxGrant is now accepting applications and will award eligible practices up to $55,000 in grant funding for COVID-19 vaccine administration.
June 29, 2021
Individual practices may receive up to $55,000 to support vaccination efforts, as well as one-on-one myCAvax support and vaccine administration resou...
June 28, 2021
CMA will host a physician who has had a birds-eye view of the pandemic in California: Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, M...
CMA has recently received several inquiries regarding challenges with reimbursement of COVID-19 vaccine administration services.
June 22, 2021
The Nocturnists have launched the second installment of Stories from a Pandemic , which explores what the murky, middle part of the pandemic has bee...
To help employers understand their rights and obligations CMA is hosting a webinar with employment lawyer Oscar Rivas of Landegger Rivas Verano & Dav...
June 17, 2021
With the State of California having recently lifted most of its COVID-19 restrictions, CMA has begun to receive inquiries from physician practices as...
June 15, 2021
Under the new guidance from the California Department of Public health masks are not required for fully vaccinated individuals, except in the followi...
June 14, 2021
The new requirements expand the amount of time providers will have to report information, reduces burdens on smaller providers and extends key deadli...
June 11, 2021
Health plans must continue to cover certain COVID-19 testing for their enrollees pursuant to federal law.
CMS recently announced an additional payment amount for administering in-home COVID-19 vaccinations to Medicare beneficiaries who have difficulty lea...
June 07, 2021
As California businesses begin to transition back the physical workplace, employers understandably have many questions about what is, and is not, all...
June 02, 2021
During the next installment of our Virtual Grand Rounds on June 8, 2021, we will hear from experts on medical ethics who will discuss how these ethic...
May 25, 2021
CDPH and CMA are hosting an free webinar for physicians who provide pediatric services and are interested in participating in the state's COVID-19 ...
HHS announced that it is dedicating $4.8 billion from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to support the HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program.
May 21, 2021
CMS announced that the MIPS Cost Performance Category will be reweighted for the 2020 reporting period to 0%
May 10, 2021
CMA is urging the Biden Administration to take actions to support increased participation by community providers, including independent and small phy...
HHS recently announced the availability of nearly $1 billion for rural clinics and hospitals to strengthen COVID-19 response efforts and increase vac...
The FDA granted the highly anticipated approval of the first COVID-19 vaccine for children 12 to 15.
May 04, 2021
Today, HHS announced a new program that will cover the costs of administering COVID-19 vaccines to patients enrolled in health plans that either do n...
April 29, 2021
Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill supported by the California Medical Association (CMA) that would bring full conformity between California ...
April 27, 2021
To learn more about how CMA continued its fight for the practice of medicine through a comprehensive program of legislative, legal, regulatory, econo...
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) recently announced that the Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration for COVID‑19 will be ren...
The next installment of our COVID-19 Virtual Grand Rounds will feature physicians engaged in research and clinical care of parents-to-be and curren...
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