October 16, 2025
What You Need to Know: CMA will convene its 154th annual House of Delegates meeting in Los Angeles this weekend, bringing together more than 800 physicians and medical students to debate and establish policy on the most pressing issues in medicine. This year’s meeting centers on a single theme: Responding to Federal Funding Cuts and Other Attacks on Health Care, Public Health, and Medicine.
The California Medical Association (CMA) will convene its 154th annual House of Delegates (HOD) meeting in Los Angeles this weekend. More than 800 California physicians and medical students will gather to debate and establish broad policy on critical issues affecting members, the association, and the practice of medicine.
This year’s meeting will focus on a single major issue: Responding to Federal Funding Cuts and Other Attacks on Health Care, Public Health, and Medicine. While the scope of the changes being pursued at the federal level is significant, three primary areas could have major implications for physicians and patients:
- Efforts to cut federal programs that provide or support health care coverage;
- Proposals that undermine physician education and workforce development; and
- Restructuring of the federal government’s public health and research infrastructure.
Follow the weekend’s proceedings on X (formerly Twitter) @cmadocs and join the conversation using #CMAHOD.