The California Medical Association (CMA) has scheduled three new COVID-19 webinars. These webinars are available free to all interested parties as part of CMA’s ongoing support for physicians during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
As with all webinars, if you are unable to attend the live events, they will be available for on-demand viewing at cmadocs.org/webinars.
Recently recorded webinars include:
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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 of the House of Dele...
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 ...
May 08, 2025
House Republicans have proposed federal student loan changes that would cap undergraduate borrowing at $50,000 and medi...
May 06, 2025
Brown & Toland has delayed its planned May 1 reimbursement cuts for physician-administered specialty drugs until July 1...
May 01, 2025
CMS finalized 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D policies, boosting plan payments by 5% and adopting modest reforms—whi...
AMA is urging the Trump administration to address delays in income-driven repayment applications and protect the Public...
April 30, 2025
The U.S. Defense Health Agency has for a second time extended the temporary waiver of certain authorization and referra...
April 29, 2025
CMA is seeking recommendations for physicians who are interested in and willing to serve on its standing Councils and S...
April 28, 2025
CMA's Prioritizing Patients, Empowering Physicians legislative package to streamline prior authorization advanced out o...
April 24, 2025
A bill sponsored by the California Medical Association to strengthen the state’s ban on the corporate practice of medic...
April 22, 2025
Independent practices now have a powerful new ally: MedWay – a comprehensive, affordable administrative...
April 17, 2025
The future of health equity is in doubt, as federal turmoil spreads across the nation. There's no doubt that the headli...
April 16, 2025
California has officially taken the first step in implementing Prop. 35, the voter-approved initiative to boost Medi-Ca...
CMA recently hosted its 51st annual lobby day, with and more than 350 physicians, medical students and residents.
California physician practices with 1–4 employees must register for CalSavers by Jan.1, 2026, if they do not already of...
April 15, 2025
DHCS recently announced it would no longer be reimbursing COVID-19 vaccine-only encounters provided by FQHCs, Rural Hea...
April 10, 2025
CMA VP of HIT David Ford recently appeared on Healthcare IT Today’s CIO Podcast to preview CMA’s upcoming HIT Summit an...
CMA has launched Physicians for Medicaid, a new campaign to help organize physicians from across the country in the fig...
The president of California Medical Association (CMA), state legislators and dozens of physicians unveiled the Prioriti...
April 08, 2025
Medi-Cal Rx will reinstate prior authorization requirements for all continuation of therapy
April 04, 2025
CMA and AMA have filed a joint brief in defense of California’s long-standing Truth in Advertising law that prohibits t...
April 03, 2025
Don’t forget to claim your share of the $2.8 billion settlement in the landmark class action BCBS Provider Antitrust la...
CMA's HIT Summit will offer a deep dive into the tools, strategies and partnerships shaping the industry.
The nomination deadline for the 2025 Health Equity Leadership awards has been extended to Friday, April 11.
April 02, 2025
To help physicians feel comfortable and be more effective when communicating with vaccine-hesitant parents
April 01, 2025
CMA has released its sponsored bill package for the 2025 legislative session.
March 27, 2025
The U.S. Defense Health Agency has extended the temporary waiver of certain authorization and referral requirements for...
March 24, 2025
Immediately preceding the California Medical Association's (CMA) third annual HIT Summit (May 6-7, 2025, in San Diego...
March 20, 2025
DMHC is requiring health plans to implement additional flexibilities for providers who were displaced by the devastatin...
The CR passed by Congress last week lets stand the 2.8% Medicare physician payment cut, locking in a fifth consecutive ...
EDD will soon begin requiring medical providers to file California State Disability Insurance medical certifications el...
March 18, 2025
March 17 marked the start of National Match Week, a significant milestone for medical students as they discover whether...
CMA’s new Know Your Rights webinar is now available for on-demand viewing, free for members and their staff.
March 13, 2025
CMA is hosting a free webinar that will discuss how improving communication with both patients and staff can streamline...
March 10, 2025
The DEA has expanded the circumstances under which physicians can prescribe controlled
CMA President Shannon Udovic-Constant, M.D., has issued a statement regarding Congress' failure to prevent cuts to Medi...