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Will California sacrifice access to health care during a pandemic?

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on society. As of late M...

CMA President Peter N. Bretan, Jr., M.D., statement on George Floyd death and institutionalized racism

CMA President Peter N. Bretan, Jr., M.D., released the following...

CMA President Peter N. Bretan, Jr., M.D., statement on Senate budget hearing

CMA President Peter N. Bretan, Jr., M.D., released the following...

CMA backs new PBGH initiative to support primary care in California

CMA has joined a coalition of physician, health care and busines...

Senators introduce medical student loan relief parity for California and Texas physicians

A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that wo...

Revised state budget proposal includes major health care cuts

Gov. Gavin Newsom released his updated state budget proposal thi...

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CMA seeks waiver to allow residents to obtain postgrad training license without clinical skills exam

June 05, 2020

On May 26, 2020, the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) program announced that due to the COVID-19 pan...

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New funding available for safety-net practices to implement virtual care

June 05, 2020

Community health centers and independent physician practices that predominantly serve low-income communities are eligib...

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DCA extends physician licensing waivers

June 04, 2020

Under the new waiver extension, physicians with licenses that expire between March 31, 2020, and July 28, 2020, will ha...

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CMA President Peter N. Bretan statement in support of county and city health officials

June 04, 2020

CMA is deeply disturbed by the news that some local health officers, many of whom have been working tirelessly over the...

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Congressional leaders demand answers to why HHS hasn’t disbursed relief funds to Medicaid providers

June 03, 2020

Key Congressional leaders wrote to HHS Secretary Alex Azar raising concerns about the delay in disbursing provider re...

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Reminder: Deadline to complete ACES training is July 1

June 03, 2020

Medi-Cal providers must take a certified training and self-attest no later than July 1, 2020, to having completed the...

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Will California sacrifice access to health care during a pandemic?

June 03, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on society. As of late May, there have been over 100,000 cases in California an...

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CMA publishes templates for communicating with patients about reopening

June 03, 2020

As medical practices begin the process of reopening after the COVID-19 shut down, one of the more difficult parts of th...

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Provider relief expected soon for specialties without heavy Medicare caseloads

June 02, 2020

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is beta testing a new portal to facilitate distribution of provi...

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Senate rejects Governor’s health care cuts; Urge the Assembly to do the same!

June 02, 2020

The California State Senate on Friday adopted a spending plan for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, rejecting many of the heal...

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CMA hosting SBA webinar for physicians on June 3

June 02, 2020

Representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will be joining the California Medical Association (C...

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REMINDER! Tomorrow is deadline to apply for 2nd round of HHS provider relief funds

June 02, 2020

Physicians who believe they are eligible to receive payments from the second $20 billion distribution from the U.S. Dep...

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CMA President Peter N. Bretan, Jr., M.D., statement on George Floyd death and institutionalized racism

June 01, 2020

CMA President Peter N. Bretan, Jr., M.D., released the following statement in response to the death of George Floyd and...

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Medi-Cal pharmacy benefit to transition to FFS “Medi-Cal Rx” program by Jan. 2021

May 29, 2020

DHCS is currently working on a plan to transition all pharmacy services to Medi-Cal Rx and has selected Magellan as the...

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Bill introduced to protect physicians from unfair lawsuits during COVID-19 pandemic

May 29, 2020

Congress will be considering a bill that would provide health care professionals, and the facilities in which they wor...

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House passes bill to provide flexibility for PPP loans

May 29, 2020

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly passed the “ Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act ” (HR 688...

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CMA President Peter N. Bretan, Jr., M.D., statement on Senate budget hearing

May 28, 2020

CMA President Peter N. Bretan, Jr., M.D., released the following statement in response to Thursday's Senate budget hear...

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HHS awards nearly $500 million to expand testing capacity in California

May 26, 2020

HHS recently awarded to California $499,203,180 in new funding to support testing for COVID-19. This funding will provi...

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CMA medical students hosting virtual advocacy day

May 26, 2020

California medical students! Are you disappointed that the annual California Medical Association (CMA) Legislative Advo...

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Deadline to apply for 2nd round of HHS provider relief funds is June 3

May 22, 2020

Physicians who believe they are eligible to receive payments from the second $20 billion distribution from the HHS Prov...

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CMA backs new PBGH initiative to support primary care in California

May 21, 2020

CMA has joined a coalition of physician, health care and business leaders who are calling on state lawmakers to ensure ...

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Senators introduce medical student loan relief parity for California and Texas physicians

May 20, 2020

A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would clarify the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness...

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CMA hosts COVID-19 webinar for medical staffs and hospital-based physicians

May 19, 2020

The California Medical Association (CMA) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, May 21, 2020, to look at the most significan...

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Provider Relief Fund attestation deadline approaching

May 19, 2020

Physicians who were allocated a payment from the initial $30 billion general distribution from the HHS Provider Relief ...

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AMA cautions about limitations of antibody testing for COVID-19

May 19, 2020

AMA has published guidance to help ensure physicians and the general public are aware of the limitations and potential ...

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SBA publishes Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness application; Funds still available for new loans

May 19, 2020

On Friday, May 15, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Department of the Treasury published the...

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CMA Political Action Committee seeking nominations for Board of Directors

May 19, 2020

CALPAC is now accepting nominations for its Board of Directors. Operated by physicians for physicians, CALPAC supports ...

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HHS again updates Provider Relief Fund allocation rules

May 15, 2020

On May 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated and clarified the distribution of Pro...

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U.S. House passes $3 trillion COVID-19 response bill

May 15, 2020

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass “The Heroes Act” (HR 6800) Friday evening, a comprehensive $3 tri...

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Revised state budget proposal includes major health care cuts

May 15, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom released his updated state budget proposal this week for the fiscal year 2020-21. While the governor’...

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DWC to reimburse for telehealth services retroactively to March 1

May 14, 2020

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday announced that it has retroactively updated the effective d...

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CMA President Peter N. Bretan, Jr., M.D., statement on Gov. Newsom's May budget revision

May 14, 2020

California will not be able to truly reopen until we can stabilize our health care system. That means ensuring we have ...

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DWC increases reimbursement for telephone visit E/M codes

May 13, 2020

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday announced that it will increase the reimbursement for tele...

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Are you interested in COVID-19 Virtual Grand Rounds? Take our 5-minute survey

May 13, 2020

The California Health and Human Services Agency is partnering with the California Medical Association and academic medi...

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SBA issues new FAQ on Paycheck Protection Program

May 13, 2020

SBA issued a new FAQ today to clarify certain rules for the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides forgivable loan...

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CMA President Peter N. Bretan, Jr., M.D., Statement on Speaker Pelosi’s "Heroes Act"

May 13, 2020

CMA President Peter N. Bretan, Jr., M.D., issued the following statement in response to the $3 trillion coronavirus res...

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Speaker Pelosi introduces $3 trillion coronavirus response package

May 12, 2020

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a new $3 trillion coronavirus relief plan on Tuesday that includes $1 trillion...

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New COVID-19 webinars in CMA's on-demand library

May 12, 2020

CMA has added new COVID-19 webinars to its library of on-demand education. These webinars are available free to all int...

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CMA announces new twice-weekly publishing schedule

May 12, 2020

Starting this week, CMA will be shifting to a twice weekly schedule for our member communications. Our Daily COVID-19 R...

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CMA urges lawmakers to protect physicians from unfair lawsuits during public health emergency

May 12, 2020

The California Medical Association (CMA) and the California Hospital Association (CHA) are urging Congress to pass legi...

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Signs of COVID-19 stability lead California to Stage 2 of reopening

May 07, 2020

Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced that the state will begin moving into Stage 2 of his reopening pla...

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HHS clarifies providers should receive 2% of gross patient revenue from Provider Relief Fund

May 07, 2020

This week HHS clarified the Provider Relief Fund payment allocation methodology and eligibility. A provider’s estimated...

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CMS announces additional temporary regulatory flexibilities

May 07, 2020

On April 30, 2020, CMS released an interim final rule that establishes new regulatory flexibilities.

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HHS extends Provider Relief Fund attestation deadlines

May 07, 2020

HHS has extended the deadline for physicians to attest to receipt of payments from the Provider Relief Fund and accept ...

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Governor signs order to make it easier to receive workers’ comp for COVID-19 claims

May 06, 2020

Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed an executive order to ensure that employees who contract COVID-19 during the ...

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AMA urges international medical graduates be exempted from immigration bans

May 06, 2020

AMA is urging the Trump Administration to exempt J-1, H-1B and O-1 international medical graduates (IMGs) from any futu...

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Amwell extends fee waiver through June 2020

May 04, 2020

CMA Physician Services’ telehealth partner Amwell is offering has extended its waiver on fees through June 2020 to help...

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CMA releases regional summaries of COVID-19 survey results

May 04, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented threat to the viability of physician practices. The fallout from thi...

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