Monday Rx | May 7th, 2018 | Welcoming New Partners and Members May 7, 2018 When physicians ask what membership in LACMA and CMA really means, I can point to a current issue as ... Read More
Physicians Encouraged To Warn Patients of New Medicare Scam May 4, 2018 Seniors in California are being targeted by a new Medicare card phone scam. Medicare beneficiaries are getting calls from scammers ... Read More
Payors Report System Changes to Comply With AB 72 May 4, 2018 When California's new out-of-network billing and payment law (AB 72) took effect on July 1, 2017, the California Medical ... Read More
Mortgages for Physicians May 3, 2018 Article originally appeared on CurbsideRealEstate.com Heavy student loan debt is often cited as a barrier to homeownership for 25- to ... Read More
CDPH Health Advisory: Multistate Outbreak of Serratia Marcescens Bloodstream Infections May 2, 2018 The CDPH Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Program is working with multiple state and local health departments, the Centers for Disease ... 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
How To Collect When Patient Balances Are Large April 26, 2018 Article originally appeared on athenahealth.com As an obstetrician/gynecologist in private practice for nearly a decade, Amber Shamburger, M.D., knows what ... Read More
Need for Continued Vigilance for Hepatitis A Infection and Vaccination for High Risk Groups April 25, 2018 Key Messages There have been no new cases of hepatitis A (HAV) infection in Los Angeles County in 2018 ... Read More
Monday Rx | April 23rd, 2018 | The Fight Continues April 24, 2018 Another week and the fight against anti-physician legislation wages on. Assembly Bill 3087, introduced by Assemblymember Ash Kalra, would ... Read More
New Partnership Could Help Members Save on Expenses April 23, 2018 As many medical groups, IPAs and health systems grapple with expense reduction and revenue improvement, LACMA now has a ... Read More
LACMA Leaders Descend on Capitol at the 44th Annual Legislative Advocacy Day April 20, 2018 At the California Medical Association's 44th Annual Legislative Advocacy Day on April 18th, approximately 30 LACMA Leaders joined over ... Read More
Survey: How Would the AB 3087 Price Fixing Proposal Affect Your Practice? April 20, 2018 Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) last week announced a radical physician rate setting proposal (AB 3087) that would increase patient out-of-pocket ... Read More