The California Legislature had an active year, passing many new laws affecting health care—with a strong focus on health care coverage, drug prescribing, public health and mental health issues.
The California Medical Association has published a summary of the most significant new health laws of interest to physicians. For more details, see "Significant New California Laws of Interest to Physicians for 2020."
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July 17, 2025
CMS has released its proposed 2026 physician payment rule, which would increase the Medicare conversion factors by 3.6%...
A new legal challenge to Santa Cruz’s voter-approved soda tax could set a precedent for other California cities seeking...
July 14, 2025
The TRICARE referral and authorization waiver for the West Region expired on June 30. Providers must now follow standar...
July 10, 2025
Despite strong opposition from physicians and health advocates, Congress passed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act...
The U.S. Supreme Court has preserved – for now – the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that insurers cover preventive s...
PHC honored seven individuals and organizations at its third annual Health Equity Leadership Summit this week in Pasade...
July 03, 2025
Two CMA-sponsored bills aimed at protecting patients and preserving physician autonomy are advancing through the Legisl...
Despite millions of text messages sent by health care providers across the nation, tens of thousands of calls and email...
As of July 1, 2025, any contract that creates a medical debt must include specific consumer protection language under C...
July 01, 2025
Following the Senate vote on the Budget Reconciliation bill, CMA President Shannon Udovic-Constant, M.D., issued the fo...
June 27, 2025
CMA President Shannon Udovic-Constant, M.D., issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision that...
June 26, 2025
There’s still time to register for the 2025 Health Equity Leadership Summit, July 10–11 in Pasadena. The two-day event ...
The TRICARE referral and authorization waiver for the West Region will expire on June 30. After that date, providers mu...
CMA has sent a letter to the California Congressional Delegation, urging them to oppose the drastic cuts to Medicaid, s...
On Monday, June 30 at 12:30 p.m. (local time), physicians across the country will take part in a coordinated “Code Red”...
CMA has released an updated Advance Health Care Directive Kit incorporating recent legal clarifications about the autho...
June 24, 2025
CMS is warning providers about fraudulent faxed requests for medical records falsely claiming to be part of Medicare au...
June 21, 2025
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has released a budget reconciliation bill that expands on the House-passed HR 1, slas...
CMA joined AMA and more than 100 groups in calling on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to immediately reinstate the...
June 18, 2025
CDPH has issued a new health advisory encouraging providers and laboratories to continue testing for influenza A throug...
Don’t forget to claim your share of the $2.8 billion settlement in the landmark class action BCBS Provider Antitrust la...
June 13, 2025
In response to the passage of the 2025-26 state budget and accompanying health budget trailer bill, CMA President Shann...
CMA is responding to news that the Trump Administration will be sharing sensitive medical information, including immigr...
June 12, 2025
CMA continues to fight at the national level to stop the devastating Medicaid cuts that will not only harm vulnerable p...
Subscribe to CMA’s new advocacy newsletter – CMA Capitol Insights – your inside scoop on the latest legislative activit...
Nominations are now open for CMA's 2025 service awards, honoring exceptional leadership, volunteerism, and...
RFK Jr. dismissed all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee, prompting strong opposition from AMA and CMA....
June 11, 2025
CMA is proud to announce that seven of its eight sponsored and priority-support bills successfully passed out of their ...
Six California physicians were elected to AMA leadership positions at its annual meeting this week in Chicago.
DHCS recently announced the details of its annual “checkwrite” delay. DHCS will delay certain payments for two weeks in...
June 09, 2025
CMA President Shannon Udovic-Constant, M.D., issued the following statement regarding Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s decisio...
June 05, 2025
Medicaid is under threat. Physicians can help protect it – one text at a time.
June 04, 2025
In a major step toward reducing delays in care and improving patient outcomes, three bills from CMA's Prioritizing Pat...
June 02, 2025
The Medical Board of California is transitioning to a paperless renewal process and will not accept paper renewal forms...
May 30, 2025
The California Senate unanimously passed SB 306, the CMA-sponsored Defending Physicians Decisions Act, which would elim...
May 29, 2025
CMA Physician Services CEO David Ford recently appeared on the Thriving Practice podcast to highlight MedWay...
Last week, the U.S. House narrowly passed a sweeping budget bill that would slash Medicaid funding, roll back ACA subsi...
CMS is now accepting 2025 MIPS hardship and exception applications, with expanded eligibility that allows physicians to...
May 21, 2025
SB 1061 prohibits reporting medical debt to credit agencies beginning January 1, 2025, and requires new disclosure lang...
May 20, 2025
As announced in its May 2025 Network News, UnitedHealthcare has a new mailing address for contract notices
May 19, 2025
Effective April 30, Molina updated its refund processing to reference the patient control number instead of internal c...
May 16, 2025
Governor Newsom’s revised budget proposal diverts funding from voter-approved Prop 35 and Prop 56 health care funds to...
May 15, 2025
More than a year after the Change Healthcare cyberattack, physician practices are still facing timely filing denials an...
CMA is urging physicians to join a nationwide texting campaign to speak out against these catastrophic cuts.
May 14, 2025
The CMA Governance Technical Advisory Committee has released a new proposal to change the business...
In response to the Governor’s May Revision to the 2025-26 state budget, CMA President Shannon Udovic-Constant, M.D., is...
May 13, 2025
CMA is urging Congress to reject a federal bill that would impose more than $625 billion in Medicaid cuts—threatening c...
May 12, 2025
CMA President Shannon Udovic-Constant, M.D., issued the following statement regarding House Republicans’ proposed cuts ...