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
LACMA Executive Committee Retreat, Manifest MedEX HIE, Food Pharmacies, and Save the Dates. January 13, 2020 ... Read More
Happy New Year! LACMA Executive Committee, CMA Resolutions Deadline and CMA Year in Review. January 6, 2020 ... 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
Monday Rx: Surprise Billing, EHR, Cyber Crooks, and LACMA Holiday Closure. December 16, 2019 Surprise Billing Remains on Center Stage Protect patients from surprise bills. With Congress adjourning for the year in just two weeks, ... 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
CA launches first-of-its-kind ACEs initiative; Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, Medi-Cal will begin paying for ACEs screenings December 11, 2019 California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris, M.D., and Karen Mark, M.D., Medical Director at the state Department of Health ... Read More
State tobacco tax expanding health care workforce; CalMedForce awards $38 million from Prop 56 funds December 3, 2019 Revenues Will Help Address Physician Shortage, Increase Access to Care Sacramento, Calif. – Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) announced more ... Read More
New health laws 2020: Are you ready? November 21, 2019 The California Legislature had an active year, passing many new laws affecting health care—with a strong focus on health care ... Read More