September 04, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025–26 CalMedForce and CalMedForce+ grant cycle. With up to $98 million in funding i...
The FDA has approved the updated COVID-19 vaccines for adults 65 and older and individuals with high-risk conditions—a ...
In response to federal actions that have undermined the independence of the CDC and raised concerns about the politiciz...
CMA is urging physicians and medical groups to contact Cigna and demand the withdrawal of its new automatic downcoding ...
Beginning Oct. 1, new federal requirements will require certified EHR systems to integrate real-time prescription drug ...
CMA-sponsored prior authorization reform bills — AB 512 and SB 306 — are advancing in the Legislature. Together, these ...
August 28, 2025
CMA is calling on Congress to address urgent health care priorities before the end of the year to protect access to car...
August 27, 2025
With Medicare telehealth flexibilities set to expire Sept. 30, CMA and AMA are urging Congress to pass H.R. 4206, the C...
Federal regulators have extended their “enforcement discretion” on how insurers calculate the Qualified Payment Amount ...
August 21, 2025
A federal judge has blocked HHS from sharing the personal information of Medicaid enrollees with deportation officials,...
CMA is deeply saddened by the passing of longtime member and physician leader Larry A. DeGhetaldi, M.D., whose vision, ...
The American Academy of Pediatrics is urging all children ages 6–23 months to be vaccinated against COVID-19, diverging...
August 20, 2025
DHCS is rolling out a series of Medi-Cal Rx policy changes starting November 1, 2025, with more extensive coverage rest...
CMA is calling on Cigna to rescind a new automatic downcoding policy that appears to violate California law, creates un...
August 14, 2025
UnitedHealthcare will release its annual update to the national Gold Card program on September 1, 2025. Physicians shou...
August 12, 2025
The White House has released a sweeping AI action plan outlining more than 90 policy actions, prioritizing responsible ...
August 11, 2025
Anthem Blue Cross is now enforcing a policy requiring physicians to include the appropriate gestational age ICD-10 Z3A ...
The White House has launched a health tech ecosystem initiative intended to improve interoperability, develop consumer-...
A federal antitrust lawsuit against MultiPlan and several major insurers is moving forward, alleging a price-fixing sch...
August 09, 2025
Health plans are routinely failing to pay physicians after losing independent dispute resolution cases under the No Sur...
August 07, 2025
In response to news reports that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., plans to remove all 16 members of the USPSTF, CM...
August 06, 2025
CMS has re-opened the Doctors and Clinicians preview period for calendar year 2023, giving physicians another chance to...
August 05, 2025
Advanced APM-participating physicians who have not received incentive payments for the 2023 performance period/2025 pay...
August 04, 2025
A coalition of leading medical organizations is suing HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for unilaterally stripping ...
Last week bipartisan legislation was introduced in Congress that seeks to bring long-overdue transparency and accountab...
July 30, 2025
CMA has filed an amicus brief urging the court to uphold a key legal pathway for enforcing California’s ban on the corp...
July 24, 2025
CMA members have access to exclusive discounts on professional contract review services to help evaluate, negotiate and...
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