Below is the most recent CMA news on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
April 09, 2020
Noridian has also scheduled a number of webinars to assist providers with the process of submitting advance payment req...
April 08, 2020
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, CMA would like to draw attention to two sections of the CMA Model Medical ...
On April 7, 2020, DMHC issued a follow-up All Plan Letter (APL) and an FAQ that provides specific guidance on billing f...
April 07, 2020
CMA knows that physician practices across California are hurting. Many physicians are experiencing high levels of finan...
Since the COVID-19 crisis began, CMA has been aggressively lobbying federal and state leaders to ensure physician pract...
Today the AMA Federation sent a letter to HHS asking for immediate action to provide financial relief to physician prac...
April 06, 2020
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a video, “ Medicare Coverage and Payment of Virtual S...
Physicians are reminded that proposals for Health Net’s telehealth grants are due tomorrow, April 7, 2020, at 12 p.m. P...
CMA praised an announcement by Blue Shield of California that the health plan would provide up to $200 million in direc...
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 02, 2020
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will provide small businesses with less than 500 employees with forgivable, ze...
According to the Medical Board of California, there have been reports of a few prescribers wrongfully hoarding and pres...
When billing professional claims for non-traditional telehealth services, you should bill with the place of service equ...
April 01, 2020
The Medical Board of California is working closely with DCA to determine what licensing requirement waivers would best ...
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...
DHCS announced that provider payments will be delivered separately from the RAD due to additional time required to proc...
CMS on Monday took a number of steps to equip the health care system with maximum flexibility to respond to the COVID-1...
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Gov. Newsom on Monday eased the path for many health care professionals to practice in an expanded capacity during the ...
March 30, 2020
This webinar will go over the waivers, guidance and directives taken by state and federal government to make it easier ...
In this webinar, attorney Oscar Rivas, Partner at Landeggar Baron Law Group, discusses a range of topics to help practi...
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced the creation of a new volunteer corps for California health care workers who want...
The California Department of Insurance today instructed health insurance companies to provide increased telehealth acce...
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...
CMA has set up a resource page, where you will find links to the latest news, research and developments on the COVID-19 outbreak for physicians and other health care providers.
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