May 30, 2019
Aledade, Inc. and the California Medical Association (CMA) announced a new collaboration to help independent physic...
April 05, 2019
This transition affects approximately 2,000 patients covered by Western Health Advantage or SCAN Health Plan.
March 12, 2019
After intense lobbying from CMA, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Monday that will end the confusion caused by flawed...
January 30, 2019
Insurers, including government payors such as Medicare and Medicaid, reimburse only those services or procedures that t...
January 14, 2019
The new UHC policy—originally scheduled for implementation on Jan. 1—requires prior authorization for advanced imaging ...
December 17, 2018
The webinar covers manual data entry via secure web portal and automated electronic interface.
June 29, 2018
The federal government’s recently enacted “zero-tolerance” policy of enforcement of immigration has sparked widespread ...
May 31, 2018
Health care providers diagnosing or providing treatment to Parkinson’s disease patients will be required to report each...
May 30, 2018
California’s End of Life Option Act was recently invalidated by a Riverside County Superior Court judgment in Ahn v. H...
May 22, 2018
The California Medical Association (CMA) has long believed that diversity and inclusion strengthens the health of our p...
April 06, 2018
The California Department of Justice (DOJ) has certified that as of April 2, 2018, the Controlled Substance Utilization...
March 30, 2018
In January, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule that would expand protectio...
March 19, 2018
Since the transition of TRICARE managed care services from United Health Military & Veterans (UMVS) to Health Net Feder...
March 05, 2018
Assemblymember and emergency physician Joaquin Arambula, M.D. (D-Fresno), has introduced a bill (AB 2384) that would re...
March 02, 2018
Over the past few months, the California Medical Association (CMA) has received several calls from practices who had re...
February 07, 2018
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that would require Medicare Part D plan...
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) announced in its January 2018 Network Bulletin that it will begin enforcing stricter notificatio...
January 29, 2018
On December 27, 2017, Anthem Blue Cross implemented a clinical guideline that restricts the use of intravenous anesthes...
January 22, 2018
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would form a new division within the HHS ...
January 11, 2018
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said today that cough and cold medicines containing codeine and hydrocodone...
January 08, 2018
California regulations regarding retention of medical records in a physician’s office are a perennial hot topic in the ...
January 05, 2018
Patients who ask for specialist referrals, laboratory tests or certain medications and don’t get them tend to be less s...
November 13, 2017
Five years ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a national initiative, the Partnership to ...
October 31, 2017
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office and the Lewin Group will be ...
October 03, 2017
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced plans to launch an upgrade to the state's prescription drug monitoring pr...
October 02, 2017
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction is an important tool that has the potential to help millions of...
September 08, 2017
On July 1, 2017, two new laws affecting the standardized prescription drug prior authorization form took effect. SB 282...
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