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    CMA statement on Supreme Court decision maintaining FDA approval of mifepristone

    June 13, 2024
    Tanya W. Spirtos, M.D., CMA president, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision ...

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    Big legal victory! Health plans drop challenge to retroactive enforcement of law requiring payment for COVID-19 services

    May 14, 2024
    After losing at the trial court level, the California Association of Health Plans (CAHP) has dropped its appeal in a la...

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    New updates to CMA’s California Physician’s Legal Handbook

    April 12, 2024
    An invaluable resource unlike any other, the California Physician’s Legal Handbook (CPLH) is designed to equip health c...

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    California Physician’s Legal Handbook price increase effective May 1

    April 09, 2024
    Effective May 1, 2024, the annual CPLH subscription price will be increasing from $525 to $575.

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    CMA takes legal action against DMHC for fair payment enforcement

    February 28, 2024
    CMA today filed a lawsuit against DMHC for the agency’s failure to enforce California’s prompt payment regulations in i...

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    California licensees can now request confidentiality for name or gender changes

    January 23, 2024
    A new law took effect January 1, 2024, that allows physicians and others licensed by a California Department of Consume...

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    Pediatric facilities must now post human trafficking notices

    January 08, 2024
    Effective January 1, 2024, and in response to an uptick in human trafficking during the COVID-19 pandemic, facilities t...

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    New Laws 2024: What physicians need to know

    January 04, 2024
    To help physicians understand the most significant new health laws, CMA has published its annual new laws round up, “ S...

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    Judge invalidates federal regs that allow insurers to artificially deflate payments in surprise-billing disputes

    September 06, 2023
    On August 24, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas invalidated regulations that establish th...

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    Court lifts injunction on retroactive enforcement of CMA-sponsored law requiring reimbursement for COVID-19 services

    September 05, 2023
    A Los Angeles County Superior Court lifted a preliminary injunction on the retroactive enforcement of SB 510's

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    California Supreme Court rules CMA can sue Aetna Health under Unfair Competition Law

    July 17, 2023
    CMA has achieved a significant victory for providers, consumers and public interest advocates.

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    U.S. Supreme Court preserves right to sue to enforce state compliance with Medicaid requirements

    June 08, 2023
    In a monumental case that represented an existential threat to America’s social safety net, the United States 

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    Appeals court stays ruling that overturned ACA preventive care requirements

    June 05, 2023
    A U.S. circuit court of appeals issued a stay of a Texas district court decision that could jeopardize access to free p...

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    New Health Laws 2023: Are you ready?

    November 22, 2022
    CMA has published a summary of the most significant new health laws of interest to physicians.

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    CMA files brief with U.S. Supreme Court in critical Medicaid case

    October 04, 2022
    CMA has filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in a case hat could strip Medicaid beneficiaries a...

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    CMA supports Texas physicians in surprise billing lawsuit to ensure there is a fair dispute resolution process

    October 04, 2022
    TMA has filed a second lawsuit against the federal government over its misguided implementation of the 

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    CMA urges CA Supreme Court to review ruling that could destabilize the health care marketplace

    July 12, 2022
    CMA recently submitted an amicus curiae letter with the California Supreme Court in support of a petition for review of...

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    CMA files brief in federal court that will shape California’s corporate bar

    April 20, 2022
    CMA filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in a case that will shape ...

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    CMA files declaration in support of LA County COVID-19 vaccine policy for employees

    April 20, 2022
    CMA filed a declaration with U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, in support of a County of Los ...

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    New Health Laws 2022: Are you ready?

    December 07, 2021
    The second legislative session during the COVID-19 pandemic continued to focus on pandemic-related policy issues.

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    Transgender man can sue hospital for discrimination after Supreme Court does not hear appeal

    November 10, 2021
    The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear arguments on a California appeals court decision that let a Sacramento-area...

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    CMA files declaration in district court in support of masks in schools

    August 31, 2021
    CMA recommends and advocates for universal masks (subject to limited exemptions) and face coverings for the reopening a...

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    CA high court ruling will have lasting impact on legal claims of sham peer review

    August 26, 2021
    CMA achieved an important victory in an important case before the California Supreme Court that will have lasting ramif...

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    California Supreme Court issues ruling in important peer review case

    August 17, 2021
    The California Supreme Court recently issued an important decision that clarifies a physician's ability to challenge pe...

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    CMA files brief in case that could have far reaching implications on managed care contracting

    July 20, 2021
    CMA recently filed an amicus brief in an important case involving Medi-Cal managed care reimbursement for 

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    CMA seeks CA Supreme Court review of decision that undermines orgs right to enforce unfair competition law

    July 13, 2021
    CMA has filed a petition requesting review of an appellate court opinion in an

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    ADA Alert: Lawsuits targeting physician offices

    July 07, 2021
    CMA has received reports that small and solo medical practices, especially in Southern California, have been sued for a...

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