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Monday, July 14, 2025
The TRICARE referral and authorization waiver for the West Region expired on June 30. Providers must now follow standard TRICARE requirements for all new outpatient services.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Despite strong opposition from physicians and health advocates, Congress passed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacting deep cuts to Medicaid, rolling back ACA coverage and threatening California’s health care safety net. CMA is sounding the alarm about the catastrophic impact this law will have on access to care.
The U.S. Supreme Court has preserved – for now – the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that insurers cover preventive services like cancer screenings, vaccines, and annual exams at no cost to patients.
PHC honored seven individuals and organizations at its third annual Health Equity Leadership Summit this week in Pasadena. The 2025 awardees represent trailblazing leadership in medical education, community-based care, and systemic reform to reduce health disparities across California.
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Two CMA-sponsored bills aimed at protecting patients and preserving physician autonomy are advancing through the Legislature.
Despite millions of text messages sent by health care providers across the nation, tens of thousands of calls and emails to Members of Congress, and pleas from Democrats and Republicans alike to stop Medicaid cuts, the U.S. House of Representatives took action today that will decimate care for millions across the country. California Medical Association (CMA) President and pediatrician, Shannon Udovic-Constant, M.D., issued the following statement on behalf of the more than 50,000 physicians CMA represents.
As of July 1, 2025, any contract that creates a medical debt must include specific consumer protection language under California’s new medical debt law—or the contract will be void and unenforceable.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Following the Senate vote on the Budget Reconciliation bill, CMA President Shannon Udovic-Constant, M.D., issued the following statement:
Monday, June 30, 2025
The major issue topic for the 2025 HOD will be Responding to Federal Funding Cuts and Other Attacks on Health Care, Public Health and Medicine
Friday, June 27, 2025
CMA President Shannon Udovic-Constant, M.D., issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision that preserves the ACA’s coverage of preventive health care at no cost to patients:
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