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Thursday, June 5, 2025
Medicaid is under threat. Physicians can help protect it – one text at a time.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
In a major step toward reducing delays in care and improving patient outcomes, three bills from CMA's Prioritizing Patients, Empowering Physicians legislative package have advanced out of their house of origin in the California State Legislature.
Monday, June 2, 2025
The Medical Board of California is transitioning to a paperless renewal process and will not accept paper renewal forms for licenses expiring on or after June 30, 2025.
Friday, May 30, 2025
The California Senate unanimously passed SB 306, the CMA-sponsored Defending Physicians Decisions Act, which would eliminate prior authorization for medical services that insurers routinely approve—reducing delays, cutting red tape, and improving patient access to care. The bill now moves to the Assembly for consideration.
Thursday, May 29, 2025
CMA Physician Services CEO David Ford recently appeared on the Thriving Practice podcast to highlight MedWay...
Last week, the U.S. House narrowly passed a sweeping budget bill that would slash Medicaid funding, roll back ACA subsidies, and impose new restrictions on physician payment and student loans. CMA strongly opposes the bill, warning of devastating consequences for California’s health care system.
CMS is now accepting 2025 MIPS hardship and exception applications, with expanded eligibility that allows physicians to request exemptions from the Cost performance category and administrative claims-based measures.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
SB 1061 prohibits reporting medical debt to credit agencies beginning January 1, 2025, and requires new disclosure language in patient financial contracts starting July 1, 2025, or the debt will be void and unenforceable.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
As announced in its May 2025 Network News, UnitedHealthcare has a new mailing address for contract notices
Monday, May 19, 2025
Effective April 30, Molina updated its refund processing to reference the patient control number instead of internal claim or check history IDs. This change improves alignment with provider accounting systems and simplifies refund reconciliation.
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