DAS Appoints Orrian Willis to Interagency Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship

DAS Appoints Orrian Willis to Interagency Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship

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March 12, 2025 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — DAS Appoints Orrian Willis: The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has announced the appointment of Orrian Willis as a public representative on the Interagency Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (IACA). Willis will provide public agency perspectives on apprenticeship expansion and workforce development. His term extends through […]

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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 | Sacramento, CA — 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

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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 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — 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

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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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March 07, 2025 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — 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

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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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March 6, 2025 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — 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 California

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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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March 6, 2025 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — 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 and oppose the proposed Medicaid funding cuts. The proposed $880 billion spending reduction in the

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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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March 6, 2025 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — 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 AI technology. The initiative represents a

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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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March 5, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA — MedLegalNews.com — The wage theft prevention campaign led by the Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO) has been relaunched under the Reaching Every Californian initiative to educate workers on labor rights, prevent wage theft, and strengthen workplace retaliation protections. The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) is committed to ensuring

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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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March 4, 2025 | Oakland, CA — MedLegalNews.com — The WCIRB 2025 Regulatory Filing has been officially submitted by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) to the California Insurance Commissioner. This filing includes significant amendments to workers’ compensation insurance policies and rating plans that will impact employers, insurers, and medical-legal professionals. Proposed

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