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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December 05, 2023
As we approach the new year, I am pleased to share a momentous update on historic legislation that will ensure that mil...
December 04, 2023
On January 1, 2024, the largest Medi-Cal provider rate increases in state history will begin, which will increase acces...
November 29, 2023
With an increase of xylazine in the nation’s illegal drug supply, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has...
November 28, 2023
CMA is calling on Congress to stop the looming Medicare physician payment cuts, which if allowed to take effect would d...
Physicians are reminded that the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has contracted with five comm...
Physicians are reminded that DHCS requires that all Medi-Cal managed care providers be enrolled in the Medi-Cal program...
Over the past year, as we celebrated the 60th anniversary of Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) — the philanthro...
November 27, 2023
CMA won a significant NEW expansion in the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that extends eligibility to ...
CMA is pleased to announce its new CMADocs mobile app is available to download in the Google Play and Apple app sto...
November 21, 2023
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the final rule and payment policies for next y...
November 20, 2023
In an urgent appeal to safeguard the nation’s Medicare program, the California Medical Association (CMA) is calling on ...
November 19, 2023
With RSV season underway in California, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is urging physicians to enc...
November 15, 2023
It’s that time of year again — physicians have until December 31, 2023, to make changes to their Medicare participation...
PHC today announced more than $38 million in CalMedForce awards across the state to support medical training and reside...
November 14, 2023
San Diego physician Sergio R. Flores, M.D., was elected CMA Board chair.
California Medical Association (CMA) Senior Vice President of Government Relations Stuart Thompson has published CMA’s ...
California congressional representatives Adam Schiff and Raul Ruiz, M.D., recently introduced the Helping Educators Re...
On November 10, 2023, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) implemented Phase IV, Lift 4 of the Medi-...
Several draft legislative proposals have been circulating in Congress that would have resulted in substantial Medicare ...
Lupe Alonzo-Diaz, the President and CEO of PHC, recently sat down with Van Ton-Quinlivan, the CEO of Futuro Health.
November 13, 2023
In honor of American Diabetes Month ® , the California Medical Association and the California Department of Public Hea...
November 08, 2023
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has noted a recent increase in mpox cases in California and across th...
Congress has decided to include any year-end Medicare payment issues in its must-pass bill to keep the federal governme...
November 07, 2023
Los Angeles psychiatrist George Fouras, M.D., was newly elected as vice speaker of the California Medical Association (...
On November 2, 2023, CMS released the final rule for the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Under the rule, physicia...
November 05, 2023
San Francisco pediatrician Shannon Udovic-Constant, M.D. , was today named California Medical Association (CMA) pres...
Redwood City ob-gyn Tanya W. Spirtos, M.D., today was installed as the 155th president president of the California Medi...
November 01, 2023
The Biden administration this week issued a landmark executive order on artificial intelligence (AI). The order estab...
With a January 31, 2024, deadline approaching for many entities to begin securely exchanging health information under t...
In 2021, the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) Division of Plan Surveys began conducting investigatio...
In a significant move toward enhancing health care and social services data exchange in California, the California Heal...
October 31, 2023
Shasta County family medicine physician Debra Lupeika, M.D., received the 2023 California Medical Association (CMA) Com...
Sacramento ob-gyn Laurie Gregg, M.D., received the 2023 California Medical Association (CMA) Gary S. Nye Award for Phys...
October 30, 2023
Humboldt County internist Bruce Kessler, M.D., received CMA's most prestigious award.
October 26, 2023
DHCS and PHC today announced a new commitment of $73.4 million to help pay down student loans for 266 physicians and 36...
October 24, 2023
Saturday, October 28, 2023, is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On this day, hundreds of locations throughout ...
As a result of CMA advocacy, DMHC has finalized regulations that will add an annual inflation adjustment to the interim...
October 23, 2023
Medical students, do you have an idea for a project that benefits your community but need funding? Physicians for a Hea...
October 18, 2023
Aetna recently announced plans to discontinue coverage for audio-only and asynchronous telehealth services effective ...
On the final day the Governor Gavin Newsom signed or vetoed bills, he vetoed SB 525 (Durazo), to provide a minimum wage...
Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 616 (Rodriguez), dubbed the Medical Group Financial Transparency Act. CMA opposed AB 61...
October 17, 2023
Join us on November 14, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. for the next installment of the California Medical Association’s Virtual Gr...
After hearing alarming reports of physicians facing Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) penalties of up to 9% i...
On October 6, 2023, the departments reopened the IDR portal for the initiation of new single disputes, including single...
CMA has been made aware of a DHCS system issue that caused erroneous denials for four COVID-19 vaccine administration c...
In 2023, Covered California, California's health benefit exchange saw a slight decrease in statewide enrollment of appr...
The American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Practice Information (PPI) Survey is underway, and we urgently need al...
Effective January 1, 2024, the Medical Board of California will only accept the certain licensing documents online. As ...