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State Investigating PacifiCare/United Healthcare Business Practices
[Posted 05/24/07]

Quality Matters: Are Your Billing Systems Ready
for Medicare Quality Reporting Program?
[Posted 05/24/07]

CMA Asks Blue Shield to Clarify Fee Schedule Changes
[Posted 05/17/07]

Blue Cross Fails to Make New Fee Schedule Available to
Physicians, CMA Urges Insurer to Delay Implementation
[Posted 05/10/07]

CMA Loses a Beloved Friend and Advocate,
Past-President Ronald P. Bangasser, M.D.
[Posted 05/03/07]

Federal Bill Provides Grants, Loans,
Tax Incentives to Encourage HIT Adoption
[Posted 05/03/07]

Governor Schwarzenegger Speaks to CMA
Physicians, Guarantees Health Care Reform this Year
[Posted 04/26/07]

CMS Releases Details of NPI Contingency Plan
[Posted 04/26/07]

Earn 30 CME Hours for Just $35
[Posted 04/26/07]

FDA Approves First Bird Flu Vaccine
[Posted 04/19/07]

Highlights from the CMA Board of Trustees
[Posted 04/19/07]

Physicians Beware of Deceptive PPO Solicitations
[Posted 04/12/07]

Quality Matters: Medicare Announces 2007 Quality Measures
[Posted 04/05/07]

Claims Submitted on New CMS-1500s May Be
Returned; Formatting Error Delays Switch to New Forms
[Posted 03/15/07]

Updated Analysis of PacifiCare Contract Available
[Posted 03/08/07]

CMA Hosts Payor Contracting Seminars for Physicians and their Office Staff
[Posted 03/08/07]

CMA Urges State to Investigate Administrative Delays by PacifiCare/United Healthcare
[Posted 03/01/07]

CMA Comments on Joint Commission’s ‘Disruptive Behavior’ Standard
[Posted 03/01/07]

CMA Objects to Onerous Blue Cross Confidentiality Agreement
[Posted 02/22/07]

Quality Matters: CMS Gears Up for Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
[Posted 02/15/07]

CMA Endorses Free Online Training for
Physicians Treating Victims of Domestic Violence
[Posted 02/01/07]

Highlights from the CMA Board of Trustees
[Posted 02/01/07]

It’s Time to Fill Out 2006 CME Certification Forms
[Posted 01/18/07]

Physicians DO NOT Have to Participate in Blue Cross’s
Workers’ Comp Networks; Deadline to Opt-Out Is January 21
[Posted 01/18/07]

Caution Urged When Completing Blue Cross ‘Transparency Initiative’ Questionnaire
[Posted 01/18/07]

Blue Cross’s New Payment Policies Violate Prompt Pay Law
[Posted 01/11/07]

It's Time to Order Flu Vaccine for Next Season
[Posted 01/04/07]

Call for Nominations: 2007-2008 Councils and Committees
[Posted 01/04/07]

Congressional Leaders Reach Deal to Stop 5% Medicare Cut
[Posted 12/07/06]

Have You Checked Your Medical Board Profile Recently?
[Posted 12/07/06]

Learn How You Can Exchange Secure, HIPAA-Compliant E-mail with Patients and Colleagues
[Posted 11/30/06]

Deadline to Change Medicare Participation Status Is Dec. 31
[Posted 11/16/06]

CMS Publishes 2007 Medicare Payment Rule; Unless
Congress Acts, Some Specialties Will See Cuts of Up to 20%
[Posted 11/09/06]

Highlights from CMA’s 150th Anniversary House of Delegates
[Posted 11/02/06]

Senator Joe Dunn Named CMA CEO
[Posted 10/27/06]

CMA's 2006 Legislative Wrap-Up
[Posted 10/26/06]

Practice Tip: 70% of Zero-Pays Can Be Successfully Appealed
[Posted 10/19/06]

Physician and Patient Action Needed to Avert Medicare Crisis
[Posted 10/12/06]

Blue Cross Withdraws Controversial Endoscopy Payment Policy
[Posted 10/12/06]

Judge Orders California Medical Board to Grant Equivalency to American Board of Cosmetic Surgery
[Posted 10/05/06]

New EMTALA Regulations Require Specialty Hospitals to Accept Transfers
[Posted 10/05/06]

CMA and IMS Launch Pilot Study on Physician Prescribing Data
[Posted 09/28/06]

State Supreme Court to Reconsider Noncontracting Physicians' Right to Bill for Emergency Services
[Posted 09/28/06]

Physicians Must Complete Pain CME by End of Year
[Posted 09/21/06]

New PacifiCare/United Health Contract Still Has Problems
[Posted 09/21/06]

Member Benefit of the Week: athenahealth Helps Physicians
Get Paid Quickly, Correctly, and with Minimal Hassle
[Posted 06/15/06]

CMS Announces Medicare Payment Delay
[Posted 06/08/06]

CMA Urges Physicians to Tell DMHC that ER System Will Collapse Under Weight of Proposed Regulations
[Posted 08/31/06]

Quality Matters: Institute of Medicine Urges All Prescriptions Be Written Electronically by 2010
[Posted 08/17/06]

CMA Publishes PacifiCare/United Healthcare Survival Kit
[Posted 08/03/06]

Physicians Must Complete Pain CME by End of Year;
Next Presentation of CMA’s Pain Management
Conference Is Sept. 8-9 in San Francisco
[Posted 07/20/06]

CMA Encourages Physicians to Opt-Out of Inadequate Concentra Settlement
[Posted 07/13/06]

Workers’ Comp Raises Pay for Medical Legal Evaluations by 25%
[Posted 07/13/06]

Physician Incomes Falling
[Posted 06/29/06]

Want to Know Which Health Plans Rank Highest in Physician Satisfaction?
[Posted 06/15/06]

CMA Cardiologist Successfully Uses RICO Settlement Dispute
Process, Scores Millions of Dollars for Physicians Nationwide
[Posted 05/25/06]

CMS Says Hospitals Can Pay for On-site CME Programs for Physicians
[Posted 05/25/06]

CMA Helps Physicians Minimize Part D Hassles
[Posted 05/18/06]

Highlights from the Sixth Annual Adult Immunization Summit
[Posted 05/18/06]

CMA Hosts Online Seminar to Introduce Physicians to its Newest Partner, athenahealth
[Posted 05/11/06]

Physicians Must Be Protected from Retaliatory Lawsuits
[Posted 05/04/06]

Physicians Must Complete Pain CME by End of Year
[Posted 04/20/06]

Spread the Word: PBS Program on Part D to Air this Month
[Posted 04/13/06]

Analysis of New PacifiCare Contract Available Free to Members
[Posted 04/16/06]

CMA Partners with Athenahealth to Help Physicians Increase Revenue and Lower Operating Costs
[Posted 03/30/06]

Physicians Urged to Read and Understand Health Plan Contracts Before Signing
[Posted 03/30/06]

Other Helpful Sources of Health IT Information
[Posted Spring 2006]

Deadline to Apply for Loan Repayment Program Is April 7
[Posted 03/23/06]

Medical Board Mail Stolen in Sacramento; Physicians Encouraged to Guard Against Identity Theft
[Posted 03/16/06]

Integrated Healthcare Assn. Reports on First Five Years of P4P Program
[Posted 03/09/06]

CMA Urges DHS to Expedite Pandemic Flu Response Plan
[Posted 03/09/06]

Appellate Court Upholds Noncontracting Physicians’ Right to Fair Payment
[Posted 03/02/06]

CMA to Kick Off 150th Anniversary Celebration at Site of Association’s First Meeting in Old Town Sacramento
[Posted 03/02/06]

Physicians Have Until March 31 to Change Medicare Participation Status
[Posted 02/23/06]

CMA Sponsors Bill to Eliminate Physician Participation In Executions
[Posted 02/23/06]

New Law Prohibits Administering Mercury-Containing Vaccines to Young Children and Pregnant Women
[Posted 02/09/06]

It’s Time to Fill Out 2005 CME Certification Forms
[Posted 02/02/06]

U.S. House Will Reconvene on Feb. 1 to Vote on Medicare Payments;
Physicians Urged to Keep Up the Pressure on Legislators
[Posted 01/12/06]

Phlebotomists Must Become Certified to Withdraw Blood
[Updated 01/05/06]

Change in Civil Rights Law Bars Discrimination Based on Marital
Status; Just One of Dozens of Laws that Will Impact Physicians
[Posted 12/15/06]

Survey: Did You Receive Your Flu Vaccine on Time?
[Posted 11/03/05]

Physician Groups with Individually Negotiated Health Net Contracts Have Until November 25 to Request Contracts Be Amended to Include RICO Settlement Reforms
[Posted 10/27/05]

A Letter from CMA’s RICO Attorneys on the Wellpoint Settlement
[Posted 10/13/05]

Act Now to Stop Medicare Cuts: Physicians Urged to Contact
Lawmakers in District Offices During Congress’s Summer Recess
[Posted 07/28/05]

Epocrates Puts More than 20 Health Plan
Drug Formularies at Your Fingertips
[Posted 07/14/05]

CMA Settles RICO Lawsuit with Anthem/Wellpoint; Physicians
to Receive $135 Million in Cash, $250 Million in Prospective Relief
[Posted 07/14/05]

New CMA Member Benefit Saves You 30-35% Off Epocrates
Clinical Reference Guides; Students, Residents Get 50% Discount
[Posted 06/23/05]

State Controller Is Holding $4.1 Billion in Unclaimed Property; Is Any of it Yours?
[Posted 06/09/05]

Active CMA-Member Dr. Robert Lull Murdered; San Francisco Medical Society Hosting Memorial Service
[Updated 06/02/05]

Some CIGNA Settlement Claims Denied in Error
[Posted 04/28/05]

CDC Recommends Meningitis Vaccine for Preadolescents
[Posted 04/21/05]

Modern Physician Asks Who Is the Most Powerful Physician in America
[Posted 04/14/05]

What Is Your County's Public Health Score?
DHS Releases Annual Public Health Report Cards
[Posted 04/07/05]

CMA Blasts Congressional Interference in Schiavo Case
[Posted 03/22/05]

FAQ: Are Advance Directives Compliant with HIPAA?
[Posted 05/13/05]

CMA Publishes Primer on California's New Security Prescription Law
[Posted 11/18/04]

CMA Launches Managed Care Contracting Guide
[Posted 11/11/04]

CMA Board Approves Medicare Geographic Payment Solution
[Posted 10/28/04]

CMA Chief Lobbyist Steve Thompson Dies
[Posted 08/17/04]

Pharmacy Board Provides Physicians with Letter
Authorizing “Emergency Fill” Exemption
[Posted 08/12/04]

Triplicate Supply Exhausted Earlier than Expected;
Some Pre-July 1 Orders Cannot Be Filled
[Posted 07/29/04]

CMA Negotiating Member-Only Discount on Security Rx Pads
[Posted 06/17/04]

Triplicate Rx Ordering Deadine is July 1 ; Don't Run Out
[Posted 5/19/04]

CMA Revives Law that Allows Physicians to Speed to Emergencies
[Posted 02/26/04]

Workers' Comp Law Does Not Cut Physician Payments or Add RBRVS
[Updated 04/22/04]

Health Care Largely Spared in Governor's Revised Budget
[Posted 05/14/04]

Which Health Plans Are Covered by the Unfair Payment Practices Law?
[Posted 04/08/04]