From the CMA President: The Importance of Physician Voices in the Effort to Vaccinate California February 3, 2021 Dear Laura, The approval of two COVID vaccines in December 2020 has brought some much-needed positive news in the fight ... Read More
Governor Gavin Newsom Signed AB 890. What's Next? October 1, 2020 Against the objections of CMA and other medical groups, Gov. Newsom signed AB 890 into law on Sept. 29, ... Read More
HHS made $30 billion in direct deposits to physician practices today April 10, 2020 This morning, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that Medicare-enrolled providers would receive a direct deposit disbursements today totaling ... Read More
Tell Us How COVID-19 Is Affecting Your Practice April 8, 2020 The California Medical Association (CMA) knows that physician practices across California are hurting. Many physicians are experiencing high levels ... Read More
CMA compiling telehealth guidance from CA payors March 24, 2020 As physicians around the state are ramping up telehealth services so care can continue to be provided to those ... Read More
Monday Rx: LACMA's Five-Point Plan, COVID-19 Physician PPE Survey and Latest Public Health Updates. March 16, 2020 ... Read More
Protect Access and Control Health Care Costs for CA Patients; Oppose the So-Called “Fairness for Injured Patients Act” February 8, 2020 Late last year, wealthy out-of-state trial attorneys filed an initiative for the November 2020 ballot that would substantially raise ... Read More
Act Now! Proposed Federal Rule Will Dramatically Reduce CA’s Medi-Cal Funding January 20, 2020 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule— Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (CMS-2393-P)—that will significantly reduce ... Read More
Physicians Targeted by New Phone Scam January 15, 2020 The California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has issued a warning about a new fraud scheme aimed at licensees ... Read More
Medicare transitions to MBI Jan. 1 January 6, 2020 Physicians are reminded that the transition period to the new Medicare Beneficiary Identification (MBI) numbers ended on December 31, 2019. Beginning ... Read More
CMS implements new rebuttal process for Medicare providers who have been deactivated December 19, 2019 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed a new rebuttal process for providers whose Medicare enrollments ... Read More
Year-Round Resolution Calendar: Reminder Deadline January 21, 2020 December 13, 2019 January 21, 2020, is the next deadline to submit resolutions. Any CMA member may author a resolution. Resolutions can only be introduced, ... Read More