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April 30, 2025
The U.S. Defense Health Agency has for a second time extended the temporary waiver of certain authorization and referra...
April 15, 2025
DHCS recently announced it would no longer be reimbursing COVID-19 vaccine-only encounters provided by FQHCs, Rural Hea...
April 10, 2025
The president of California Medical Association (CMA), state legislators and dozens of physicians unveiled the Prioriti...
April 08, 2025
Medi-Cal Rx will reinstate prior authorization requirements for all continuation of therapy
April 03, 2025
Don’t forget to claim your share of the $2.8 billion settlement in the landmark class action BCBS Provider Antitrust la...
April 02, 2025
To help physicians feel comfortable and be more effective when communicating with vaccine-hesitant parents
March 27, 2025
The U.S. Defense Health Agency has extended the temporary waiver of certain authorization and referral requirements for...
March 20, 2025
DMHC is requiring health plans to implement additional flexibilities for providers who were displaced by the devastatin...
March 18, 2025
CMA’s new Know Your Rights webinar is now available for on-demand viewing, free for members and their staff.
March 13, 2025
CMA is hosting a free webinar that will discuss how improving communication with both patients and staff can streamline...
March 10, 2025
The DEA has expanded the circumstances under which physicians can prescribe controlled
February 20, 2025
On January 1, 2025, a new law took effect requires adult patients receiving primary
CMA is sponsoring a package of legislation aimed at ensuring that patients can get the care they need, when they need i...
February 19, 2025
DMHC is investigating provider-specific barriers when providing behavioral health care, with the goal of identifying
February 12, 2025
Medi-Cal Rx reinstated claim edits and prior authorization requirements on new start prescriptions
February 07, 2025
DWC recently updated its Official Medical Fee Schedule for Physician Services/Non-Physician Practitioner Services to co...
February 06, 2025
CMA is urging DMHC to require plans to take additional steps to
February 05, 2025
CMA resources can help you identify and stop payors from engaging in unfair payment practices.
February 04, 2025
Due to challenges in the transition to the new TRICARE contractor, the Defence Health Agency has temporarily waived aut...
January 24, 2025
The Trump administration overturned existing policies that banned immigration enforcement in hospitals and doctor's off...
January 23, 2025
Because Congress did not act, Medicare physician payments were cut by 2.8% effective Jan. 1. CMA continues to urge Cong...
DHCS is reminding providers they cannot charge paitents to fill out forms related to eligibility for public benefit pro...
Join us for a webinar on February 18 to learn how physicians can claim their share of the $2.8 billion Blue Cross Blu...
January 15, 2025
CMA has published a guide to help ensure patients continue to have appropriate access to medically necessary health car...
January 14, 2025
CMA recently published a fact sheet that provides an overview of and status update on both the 2024 targeted rate incre...
January 08, 2025
Medi-Cal is phasing out the legacy Transaction Services and will require all providers to log in via the Provider Porta...
December 16, 2024
With the new year just around the corner, physicians are reminded to verify patients' eligibility and benefits to ensur...
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