CMA Joins Legislative Effort to Reduce Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages February 21, 2019 The California Medical Association (CMA) – which proudly represents over 44,000 physicians across all modes of practice and specialty ... Read More
CMA Objects to Federal Rule that Would Disrupt Comprehensive Women's Health Coverage February 4, 2019 The California Medical Association (CMA) has filed formal comments objecting to a proposed federal rule that would change the way consumers ... Read More
Bill Introduced to Fix Security Prescription Law January 28, 2019 Flawed implementation of a new state law that requires all security prescription forms to have a uniquely serialized number law has ... Read More
Newsom's First Budget Puts Health Care Access, Costs Front and Center January 11, 2019 Gov. Gavin Newsom released his first state budget proposal on Thursday, including a number of new goals and programs ... Read More
Physicians for a Healthy California to Administer $40 Million GME Fund September 10, 2018 Image from https://ecigarettereviewed.com/ In 2016, the California Medical Association (CMA) led a coalition of health care advocates to take on ... Read More
House Votes to Expand Health Savings Accounts August 20, 2018 On July 25, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills (H.R. 6199 and H.R. 6311) that would expand ... Read More
Federal Opioid Package Receives Bipartisan Support in the U.S. House July 30, 2018 On June 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery ... Read More
State Budget Includes 10 New CPT Codes Eligible For Supplemental Tobacco Tax Payments July 9, 2018 Governor Jerry Brown signed a $139 billion California budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. The budget continues the Administration's ... Read More
San Francisco Bans Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products July 3, 2018 San Francisco voters recently passed Proposition E by a 68-32 percent margin to uphold the city's law prohibiting the sale of ... Read More
New Parkinson's Reporting Requirements Take Effect July 1 June 29, 2018 Health care providers diagnosing or providing treatment to Parkinson's disease patients will be required to report each case of ... Read More
Thank You Physician Members – We Defeated AB 3087! June 1, 2018 Last week, the California Medical Association (CMA) killed Assembly Bill 3087 (Kalra) – dangerous legislation that would have created ... Read More
California Physicians Oppose November Proposition That Would Put Dialysis Patients' Lives at Risk April 27, 2018 On April 26, the California Medical Association (CMA) announced that the organization opposes the proposed November ballot proposition that would impose arbitrary ... Read More