December 16, 2019
With only two weeks before Congress adjourns for the year, Congressional committees introduced competing proposals to a...
May 24, 2019
Four physician congressman announced they would be introducing legislation with bipartisan support to protect patients ...
February 04, 2019
CMA has developed a number of resources to help physicians navigate this new law.
July 02, 2018
Last year, the California Medical Association (CMA) worked with Blue Shield of California to correct two issues affect...
June 04, 2018
California’s out-of-network billing and payment law (AB 72) took effect on July 1, 2017, changing the billing practices...
March 30, 2018
When California’s new out-of-network billing and payment law (AB 72) took effect on July 1, 2017, the California Medica...
January 22, 2018
Effective July 1, 2017, California law (AB 72) requires fully insured commercial payors to make interim payments to non...
January 03, 2018
Effective July 1, 2017, California’s new out-of-network billing and payment law (AB 72) requires fully insured commerci...
December 14, 2017
The California Medical Association (CMA) has continued to receive reports from physician offices that Anthem Blue Cross...
November 20, 2017
AB 72, California’s new out-of-network billing and payment law, requires fully insured commercial plans and insurers to...
October 15, 2017
The California Medical Association has published a workbook to help practices identify if payments they receive comply ...
September 28, 2017
CMA has published a new guide to help physicians challenge “interim payments” under the new AB 72 out-of-network billin...
September 08, 2017
The California Medical Association (CMA) has received reports from physician offices that Anthem Blue Cross is not payi...
August 04, 2017
The law was designed to reduce unexpected medical bills when patients go to an in-network facility but receive care fr...
June 23, 2017
On July 1, 2017, new law (AB 72) will take effect that will change the billing practices of non-participating physician...
June 14, 2017
On July 1, 2017, a new law (AB 72, 2016) will take effect that changes the billing practices of non-contracted physicia...
May 22, 2017
On July 1, 2017, a new law (AB 72) will take effect that will change the billing practices of non-participating physi...
October 12, 2016
In September 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a controversial bill (AB 72) that will change the billing pract...
August 31, 2016
Today, the state legislature passed Assembly Bill 72 to help reduce surprise medical bills. In response, the California...
August 11, 2016
AB 72 would force all out-of-network doctors into a “de facto contract” without holding insurers accountable for narrow...
March 21, 2014
Late last year, Aetna, Inc. announced a proposed class settlement of up to $120 million over its use of the flawed Inge...
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