CMA President Condemns Congress' Failure to Prevent Medicare Cuts

CMA President Condemns Congress’ Failure to Prevent Medicare Cuts

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March 10, 2025, MedLegalNews.com – CMA President Condemns Congress: California Medical Association (CMA) President Shannon Udovic-Constant, M.D., expressed deep frustration over Congress’ failure to prevent another round of Medicare payment cuts to physicians. Despite bipartisan support for fixing the broken Medicare payment system, lawmakers have failed to protect patient access to care — triggering widespread […]

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CA Insurance Commissioner Reappoints Two to WCIRB Governing Committee

CA Insurance Commissioner Reappoints Two to WCIRB Governing Committee

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March 10, 2025 – California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has reappointed Mitch Steiger and C. Bryan Little to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) Governing Committee, reinforcing California’s commitment to maintaining fair and balanced workers’ compensation insurance practices. The reappointments aim to strengthen the oversight of premium rates, policy regulations, and worker classifications across

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CMA-Sponsored Bill Targets Private Equity Influence in Health Care

CMA-Sponsored Bill Targets Private Equity Influence in Health Care

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Legislation Strengthens Ban on Corporate Control of Medicine Private Equity Influence in Health Care: The California Medical Association (CMA) is backing a new bill to reinforce California’s existing ban on the corporate practice of medicine. SB 351, introduced by State Sen. Christopher Cabaldon (D-West Sacramento), aims to restore trust in the state’s health care system

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CMA Urges Congress to Stop Medicare Cuts and Extend Telehealth Waivers

CMA Urges Congress to Stop Medicare Cuts and Extend Telehealth Waivers

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Congress Faces Urgent Deadline to Act March 6, 2025 – Stop Medicare Cuts: With less than two weeks to prevent a federal government shutdown, bipartisan negotiations have stalled. As a result, Congressional leaders are now working on a temporary spending bill that would fund the government at current levels through the end of 2025. The

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Coalition of State Medical Associations Urges Congress to Protect Medicaid

Coalition of State Medical Associations Urges Congress to Protect Medicaid

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Nationwide Physician Groups Unite Against Medicaid Cuts March 6, 2025 – A coalition of all 50 state medical associations and the District of Columbia, representing hundreds of thousands of physicians and their 80 million Medicaid patients, is urging Congress to protect Medicaid. The proposed $880 billion spending reduction in the House Budget Resolution poses a

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CompScience, CMTA, and Bender Partner to Reduce Workers’ Comp Costs for California Manufacturers

CompScience, CMTA, and Bender Partner to Reduce Workers’ Comp Costs for California Manufacturers

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New Program Uses AI to Improve Workplace Safety March 6, 2025 – Sacramento, CA – CompScience has partnered with Bender Insurance Solutions and the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) to launch an innovative workers’ compensation program for California manufacturers. This collaboration aims to lower insurance costs, prevent workplace injuries, and improve safety using advanced

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California Labor Commissioner’s Office Expands Efforts to Prevent Wage Theft

California Labor Commissioner’s Office Expands Efforts to Prevent Wage Theft

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Statewide Campaign Relaunched to Protect Workers’ Rights California – The Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO) has relaunched its Reaching Every Californian campaign to educate workers on labor rights, Prevent Wage Theft, and workplace retaliation protections. The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) is committed to ensuring workers understand how to identify and report labor violations. Who the

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WCIRB Submits 2025 Regulatory Filing to California Insurance Commissioner

WCIRB Submits 2025 Regulatory Filing to California Insurance Commissioner

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Key Updates on Workers’ Compensation Insurance Regulations March 4, 2025 – Oakland, CA – The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) has officially submitted its September 1, 2025 Regulatory Filing to the California Insurance Commissioner. This filing includes significant amendments to workers’ compensation insurance policies and rating plans that will impact employers, insurers,

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Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee

DWC Seeks Physicians and Pharmacists for Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee (2025-2027 Term)

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Opportunity to Shape California’s Workers’ Compensation Drug Formulary March 3, 2025 – The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is now accepting applications from licensed physicians and pharmacists to join the Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Committee for the 2025-2027 term. This committee plays a crucial role in advising the DWC Administrative Director on updates and

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