Healthcare News and Updates Archive

CMA's Regulations Quick List provides a summary and current status of significant regulations followed by CMA's Center for Medical & Regulatory Policy. The Quick List is circulated regularly

WASHINGTON—Looking to push the "long and wrenching debate" over health care into its final stages, President Barack Obama asked lawmakers to schedule a vote on overhaul legislation "in the next few

Responding to strong pressure from CMA, AMA, and seniors, the US Senate last night passed HR 4691, legislation stopping the 21% cut to Medicare payment rates to physicians through March 31

Physicians who see Medicare patients are facing a great deal of uncertainty. Congress has twice passed temporary fixes to stop the 21% cut to Medicare provider rates scheduled to occur in 2010, but

Congress has failed to act to stop the 21% cuts to Medicare payments scheduled to take effect on Monday, March 1. We are electronically sending a letter to all members from Dr. Cassidy informing them

Yesterday, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced plans to file allegations against Anthem Blue Cross of California for 732 breaches of state law uncovered in a year-long

Proposal Delays Tax on High-End Health Insurance Plans Until 2018

CMA, AMA and many specialty societies launched a major campaign at the end of the year to restore the Medicare consultation codes

Yesterday, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and its Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations announced plans to investigate Anthem Blue Cross of California's scheduled premium increases

On Tuesday, the California Medical Association and the California Society of Anesthesiologists filed a lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court alleging that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) skirted

Annual LEAPS Conference to be Held on February 6, 2010