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September 15, 2025
A bill sponsored by the CMA that addresses dangers associated with the use of artificial intelligence in health care ha...
CMA announced that Senate Bill 351, a CMA-sponsored bill authored by Senator Christopher Cabaldon, has passed out of th...
September 12, 2025
DMHC has ordered health plans to end their contracts with Meritage Health Plan and reassign nearly 11,000 Medicare Adva...
September 11, 2025
This week, two bills sponsored by the California Medical Association (CMA) that will cut red tape around access to heal...
CMA is strongly supporting SB 144 to ensure Californians maintain access to life-saving vaccines amid federal uncertain...
September 04, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025–26 CalMedForce and CalMedForce+ grant cycle. With up to $98 million in funding i...
The FDA has approved the updated COVID-19 vaccines for adults 65 and older and individuals with high-risk conditions—a ...
In response to federal actions that have undermined the independence of the CDC and raised concerns about the politiciz...
CMA is urging physicians and medical groups to contact Cigna and demand the withdrawal of its new automatic downcoding ...
Beginning Oct. 1, new federal requirements will require certified EHR systems to integrate real-time prescription drug ...
CMA-sponsored prior authorization reform bills — AB 512 and SB 306 — are advancing in the Legislature. Together, these ...
August 28, 2025
CMA is calling on Congress to address urgent health care priorities before the end of the year to protect access to car...
August 27, 2025
With Medicare telehealth flexibilities set to expire Sept. 30, CMA and AMA are urging Congress to pass H.R. 4206, the C...
Federal regulators have extended their “enforcement discretion” on how insurers calculate the Qualified Payment Amount ...
August 21, 2025
A federal judge has blocked HHS from sharing the personal information of Medicaid enrollees with deportation officials,...
CMA is deeply saddened by the passing of longtime member and physician leader Larry A. DeGhetaldi, M.D., whose vision, ...
The American Academy of Pediatrics is urging all children ages 6–23 months to be vaccinated against COVID-19, diverging...
August 20, 2025
DHCS is rolling out a series of Medi-Cal Rx policy changes starting November 1, 2025, with more extensive coverage rest...
CMA is calling on Cigna to rescind a new automatic downcoding policy that appears to violate California law, creates un...
August 14, 2025
UnitedHealthcare will release its annual update to the national Gold Card program on September 1, 2025. Physicians shou...
August 12, 2025
The White House has released a sweeping AI action plan outlining more than 90 policy actions, prioritizing responsible ...
August 11, 2025
Anthem Blue Cross is now enforcing a policy requiring physicians to include the appropriate gestational age ICD-10 Z3A ...
The White House has launched a health tech ecosystem initiative intended to improve interoperability, develop consumer-...
A federal antitrust lawsuit against MultiPlan and several major insurers is moving forward, alleging a price-fixing sch...
August 09, 2025
Health plans are routinely failing to pay physicians after losing independent dispute resolution cases under the No Sur...
August 07, 2025
In response to news reports that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., plans to remove all 16 members of the USPSTF, CM...
August 06, 2025
CMS has re-opened the Doctors and Clinicians preview period for calendar year 2023, giving physicians another chance to...
August 05, 2025
Advanced APM-participating physicians who have not received incentive payments for the 2023 performance period/2025 pay...
August 04, 2025
A coalition of leading medical organizations is suing HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for unilaterally stripping ...
Last week bipartisan legislation was introduced in Congress that seeks to bring long-overdue transparency and accountab...
July 30, 2025
CMA has filed an amicus brief urging the court to uphold a key legal pathway for enforcing California’s ban on the corp...
July 24, 2025
CMA members have access to exclusive discounts on professional contract review services to help evaluate, negotiate and...
CMA’s 2025 Mid-Year Legislative Update details major wins in blocking dangerous scope expansions and advancing key refo...
Congress has reintroduced a bipartisan bill to expand Medicare-funded residency slots by 14,000 over the next seven yea...
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...