Judge blocks a 10 percent reduction in Medi-Cal reimbursement rate
On Tuesday, February 1, 2012, U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder issued a final order enjoining the State of Cal READ MORE...
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2/1/12
Judge blocks a 10 percent reduction in Medi-Cal reimbursement rate
On Tuesday, February 1, 2012, U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder issued a final order enjoining the State of California from implementing a 10...
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2/22/12
U.S. Supreme Court sends Medicaid case back to Court of Appeals
Today, in a majority decision, the United States Supreme Court refused to reverse the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Douglas v. Independen...
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2/22/12
CMA sponsors bill to ban sports drinks in schools
CMA is sponsoring AB 1746, a bill that will close a loophole that allows sports drinks to be sold on middle and high school campuses. Sodas are alread...
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2/21/12
CMA lobbies CMS for policy changes; ICD-10 compliance delay announced
Last week, the CMA leadership group spoke with Acting Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), Mari...
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2/21/12
SGR deal struck to extend current Medicare reimbursement levels for 10 months
On Tuesday, February 14, 2012, a $20 billion deal on the sustainable growth rate (SGR) was struck, which would protect physicians from the 27.4 percen...
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2/21/12
CMA launches new TAC for Medi-Cal and public programs
Earlier this month, a group of 11 physicians came together to examine issues relating to Medi-Cal and other public programs in the state of California...
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2/17/12
February is American Heart Month
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. One in every three deaths is from heart disease and stroke, equal to 2,200 ...
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2/17/12
No whooping cough deaths in 2011 for first time in 20 years
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced in January 2012 that it had no recorded deaths in the state from pertussis last year. This...
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2/16/12
CMA in Washington to lobby for series of measures that would alter the landscape of medicine in California
CMA physician leaders were in Washington, D.C., from February 13-15 to lobby Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).While...
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