Welcome to the Next Generation of CMA The CMA is proud to launch the next generation of its brand and website. July 16, 2018 CMA brand, CMA, website 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMS Published The Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule For 2019 CMS published the proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule for 2019. It includes provisions for the Quality Payment Program (QPP) for 2019 as well as the physician fee schedule. AMA staff is reading the 1,473-page proposed rule and will provide a summary in the near future. We will work with our Federation colleagues to develop our comments on the rule. Comments are due to CMS on September 10, 2018. July 13, 2018 CMA CMA, medicare, Physician Fee 0 0 Comment Read More »
Leading Health Organizations Announced Filing Of Statewide Soda Tax Measure For 2020 This 2020 ballot initiative would implement a statewide tax on sugar-sweetened drinks, providing at least $1.7 billion in revenue for critical health programs and constitutionally preserving the ability of California’s local communities to make their own decisions regarding future soda taxes. July 2, 2018 CMA, Public Health CDA, CMA, Health, Soda Tax, Sugar 0 0 Comment Read More »
SB189 Campaign - CMA saves medical groups millions in workers’ comp premiums CMA bill that will save physicians millions in workers’ comp premiums. June 27, 2018 CMA CMA, SB189, Workers Comp 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Defeats Dangerous Rate Setting Proposal The California Medical Association killed a reckless legislative proposal that would have put a new government bureaucracy in charge of health care. Assembly Bill 3087 (Kalra) would have created a commission of unelected political appointees empowered to arbitrarily cap rates for all health care services in all clinics, hospitals and physician practices in California. June 13, 2018 CMA AB3087, CMA, Proposal 0 0 Comment Read More »
