Below is the most recent CMA news on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
October 14, 2021
As with previous distributions, Provider Relief funds do not need to be repaid.
October 12, 2021
The 2021 legislative bill signings concluded last week with all seven California Medical Association (CMA)-sponsored bills on the governor’s desk bei...
The California Department of Public Health has updated it’s COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility Chart for providers. The chart can be used to help determi...
October 05, 2021
All physicians may now apply for this Phase 4 funding . Applications must be received by October 26, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
As we enter our second year since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we still hold many questions about the nature of the virus and how to best comb...
Last week, Governor Newsom announced that California would become the first state to require COVID-19 vaccinations for students after the FDA grants ...
September 29, 2021
All physicians may apply for this Phase 4 funding starting on September 29, 2021. CMA urges physicians to get their applications in as soon as ...
September 28, 2021
Gov. Newsom has renewed most of Executive Order N-43-20, which aligns California with federal emergency...
CMA has updated two resources to help physician practices avoid delays and denials of claims for COVID-19 vaccine administration—the COVID-19 Vacci...
September 27, 2021
Physicians who received PRF payments will now have an extra 60-days to complete the post-payment reporting process.
CMA is hosting a webinar on COVID-19 compliance obligations for California physician employers, COVID-19 testing/vaccination issues and best practi...
September 24, 2021
Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC ACIP recommendation for a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vacci...
September 17, 2021
Eligible small businesses and nonprofits affected by the COVID-19 pandemic — including physician practices — can now apply for the final round of Cal...
September 14, 2021
FSMB recently released a statement in response to a dramatic increase in the dissemination of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and disinformation by...
September 13, 2021
The Biden Administration just announced it will release the remaining $25 billion of the $185 billion HHS Provider Relief Fund.
September 03, 2021
CDPH is hosting a webinar with CDPH Director Tomás Aragón, M.D., and other health care experts on how to have effective, proactive conversations with...
August 31, 2021
CMA recommends and advocates for universal masks (subject to limited exemptions) and face coverings for the reopening and returning to schools during...
To help physician practices avoid delays and denials of claims for vaccine administration, CMA has updated its COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit for Medical P...
CMA is hosting a webinar to provide physician practices the information they need to avoid billing challenges with both of these crucial services. ...
August 30, 2021
CMS has released a new Special Edition Comparative Billing Report on the impact of the Public Health Emergency on Medicare Part B claims for teleheal...
August 24, 2021
In the next installment we will hear about the state of COVID-19 in California, efforts to keep the virus at bay, progress on vaccinations and the ho...
August 20, 2021
While the federal government has purchased hundreds of millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and is providing those at no cost, vaccinating provi...
August 17, 2021
Physicians who grant a mask or other exemption without conducting an appropriate prior exam and without a finding of a legitimate medical reason supp...
With the faster-spreading Delta variant driving an increase in new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in California, Governor Gavin Newsom on M...
August 16, 2021
CMA President Peter N. Bretan, Jr., M.D., issued the following statement in response to rogue physicians selling bogus mask exemptions:
August 10, 2021
CalVaxGrant , a new state program to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates, has expanded its scope and extended the application cycle to reach more Ca...
California health care workers have until September 30, 2021, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 vaccine, under a new order issued on August 5...
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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