AB 3087 Defeated In May 2018, the California Medical Association (CMA) announced the resounding defeat of Assembly Bill 3087 (Kalra) – dangerous legislation that 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. September 28, 2018 California Legislation, Legislation, RCMA/CMA AB 3087, CMA, Healthcare Rates 0 0 Comment Read More »
Are You Ready to Check CURES? Effective October 2, 2018, physicians must consult California’s prescription drug monitoring database (the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System, or CURES) – prior to prescribing Schedule II, III or IV controlled substances. All individuals practicing in California who possess both a state regulatory board license authorized to prescribe, dispense, furnish or order controlled substances and a Drug Enforcement Administration Controlled Substance Registration Certificate must be registered to use CURES. June 19, 2018 California Legislation, Legislation, RCMA/CMA controlled substances, CURES, opiods, prescription drugs 0 0 Comment Read More »
Survey: How would the AB 3087 price fixing proposal affect your practice? RCMA/CMA urges physicians to complete anonymous survey to help take down dangerous AB 3087 price fixing proposal. April 17, 2018 California Legislation, Legislation, Survey AB 3087, Advocacy, Assembly Bill, Californian Physicians, Survey 0 0 Comment Read More »
Significant new California laws of interest to physicians for 2018 New 2018 California laws affecting health care January 17, 2018 California Legislation, Federal Legislation, Legislation 0 0 Comment Read More »
AMA Letter to Congress on AHCA Earlier today, the AMA sent a letter to Congress in opposition to the American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628), which is scheduled for a vote on the House floor tomorrow. March 22, 2017 Federal Legislation, Health Care Reform, Legislation, Resources Congress, ACA, AHCA 0 0 Comment Read More »
AMA Statement on the Future of Health Care Reform “The AMA House of Delegates, reflecting more than 170 state and specialty medical societies from across the country, today reaffirmed its commitment to health care reform that improves access to care for all patients. November 29, 2016 AMA, Federal Legislation, Health Care Reform, Legislation, Resources AMA, Healthcare Reform 0 0 Comment Read More »
ELECTION NIGHT 2016: One for the history books! Once again, the California Medical Association took on tough fights and prevailed. November 10, 2016 California Legislation, Federal Legislation, Legislation CA Ballot Initiatives, 2016 Election 0 0 Comment Read More »
November 2016 Ballot Initiatives CMA’s Board of Trustees has approved positions on several ballot measures for the November 2016 election October 14, 2016 California Legislation, Legislation Ballot Initiatives, Prop 56, 2016 0 0 Comment Read More »
2015 Meaningful Use Exception Deadline: July 1, 2016 Because of a delay in the publication of regulations governing the Medicare meaningful use program, CMS is allowing eligible physicians and hospitals to apply for an exception under the “extreme and uncontrollable circumstances” category. January 27, 2016 Health Information Technology (HIT), Legislation, Medicare, Resources Meaningful Use 0 0 Comment Read More »
The California End of Life Option Act On October 5, 2015, California became the fifth state in the nation to allow physicians to prescribe terminally ill patients medication to end their lives. ABX2-15, the "End of Life Option Act," permits terminally ill adult patients with capacity to make medical decisions to be prescribed an aid-in-dying medication if certain conditions are met. (ABX2-15, Stats. 2015, Ch.1; Health & Safety Code §§443 et seq.) This document discusses the requirements of the End of Life Option Act. January 20, 2016 California Legislation, Legislation ABX2-15, End-Of-Life, On-Call, POLST 0 0 Comment Read More »