In 2019, Covered California, California's health benefit exchange, enrolled approximately 1.39 million individuals in qualified health plans. To help physician practices understand their participation status, which products are being offered and what changes to expect, the California Medical Association has published a new tip sheet, “Surviving Covered California: Preparing for changes in 2020.” The tip sheet is available free to members.
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April 20, 2021
The Biden Administration last week began to undo a Trump-era “gag rule” that bans physicians in the Title X program fro...
CMA issued the following statement in response to today's verdicts in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin,...
The law was signed by President Joe Biden on April 15, 2021, and extended the pause on the Medicare reimbursement cut t...
April 19, 2021
The ACEs Aware initiative is hosting a free, live webinar on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, from 12 – 1 p.m. to review the ...
Altais invites all CMA-affiliated independent physicians to participate in a short online survey on how you have been c...
Tickets for the event are free of charge for fully vaccinated front-line health care workers (and a fully vaccinated gu...
CMA filed a brief in important case before the California Supreme Court that will have lasting ramifications on a physi...
April 14, 2021
CMA has learned that the contract between Dignity Health California and Anthem Blue Cross is set to terminate for its c...
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) is now requiring physicians to bill eligible telehealth services with place of service (POS) 02 ...
April 13, 2021
While the Information Blocking Rule holds many benefits for patients and physicians, it raises some specific considerat...
To help consumers benefit from these new subsidies, Covered California launched a special open enrollment period starti...
Nearly one-third of physicians reported that prior authorization requirements have led to a serious adverse event for a...
DMHC will be conducting investigations to assess barriers practitioners experience in providing behavioral health servi...
CMA's annotated Model Medical Staff Bylaws are the definitive guide for every medical staff for the professional and le...
CMA's collaboration with Aledade Inc. helps independent physicians succeed in value-based care, ensuring practices and ...
April 08, 2021
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has recently finalized changes to the Medical-Legal Fee Schedu...
April 07, 2021
To conclude our 12-part telehealth webinar series, CMA is hosting a telehealth townhall and inviting practices to bring...
April 06, 2021
The federal information blocking rule, issued by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), took effec...
The California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has issued a number of new waivers related to ordering and administ...
CME providers, physicians and other stakeholders are encouraged to submit public comment on the draft standards from Ap...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it had begun recouping COVID-19 accelerated and a...
April 05, 2021
Today marks the beginning of CMA’s 47th Annual Legislative Advocacy Conference!
Dr. Bretan issued the following statement in response to recent violence and hate crimes against the Asian American and...
March 30, 2021
The next installment of our COVID-19 Virtual Grand Grounds will feature physicians working clinically to monitor and ca...
The conference’s program is scheduled for Tuesday, April 6 at 10:00 a.m. and features keynote speakers Gavin Newsom, Go...
Current Covered California consumers will pay an estimated $119 less per month per household on average, which translat...
March 29, 2021
The hardship exception application for group practices, virtual groups and alternative payment model entities who misse...
March 25, 2021
Anticipating a new influx of vaccine supply, Gov. Newsom announced he state would soon be loosening eligibility require...
The U.S. Senate voted 90-2 to pass bipartisan legislation to stop the 2% Medicare sequestration cut that would have fur...
March 24, 2021
Medi-Cal has raised its payment rate for COVID-19 vaccine administration fee to $40 per dose, regardless of vaccine man...
Don’t miss keynote speakers Gavin Newsom, Governor of California and Yolanda Richardson, California Secretary of Govern...
CMA has published a frequently asked questions document to help physicians understand this new rule and how to comply. ...
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has been confirmed as the next secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Hu...
Last week, the U.S. House voted 246-175 to stop the 2% Medicare sequestration payment cuts and to extend the moratorium...
March 18, 2021
CMA President Peter N. Bretan, Jr., M.D., issued the following statement in response to the confirmation of Xavier Bece...
March 17, 2021
In response to CMA advocacy, UnitedHealthcare has advised that the Optum Pay basic service will restore free access to ...
On March 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that the federal government under the Biden Admini...
March 16, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the country, America's physicians remain entrenched on the front lines, figh...
The Medical Board of California is reminding physicians that the fee charged to maintain the CURES system is set to inc...
On Friday, March 19, 2021, the results of the National Resident Matching Program will be announced, informing thousands...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Monday that it would double Medicare payment for administratio...
California has expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine, with nearly half of all residents now eligible as of Mond...
March 11, 2021
United Healthcare recently announced plans to narrow its provider network for laboratory services beginning July 1, 202...
On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 pandemic relief package. “The American Rescue...
CMA has received numerous complaints from physicians regarding the recent loss of payment remittance advice access thr...
CMA has received several reports from practices very concerned that commercial payors are shifting the financial risk o...
March 10, 2021
DMHC today published a new “all plan letter” detailing how the new federal guidance affects its emergency regulations o...
CMA has joined #ThisIsOurShot, a national grassroots coalition to build vaccine-trust for a COVID-free world by elevati...