End of Life Option Act Reinstated Temporarily A state appeals court reinstated the End of Life Option Act on June 15, pending any future rulings to the contrary. June 19, 2018 General Issues, Legal, Medical Read More »
CMA Seeks to Ease Transition to CURES Mandate The California Medical Association (CMA) is asking the California Department of Justice to help ensure a smooth implementation of the new CURES requirement. May 18, 2018 General Dispensing, Drug, Prescribing Read More »
Supplemental Med-Cal Funding Update Governor Jerry Brown has included $1.3 billion in Proposition 56 tobacco tax funding to provide supplemental payments for Medi-Cal providers in his proposed fiscal year 2018�19 budget. May 18, 2018 General Cal, Medi Read More »
Supplemental Med-Cal Funding Update Governor Jerry Brown has included $1.3 billion in Proposition 56 tobacco tax funding to provide supplemental payments for Medi-Cal providers in his proposed fiscal year 2018�19 budget. May 18, 2018 General Reimbursement Read More »
Ask Assemblymembers to Oppose AB 3087 On Wednesday, May 16, the Assembly Appropriations Committee will be considering AB 3087 (Kalra), which would create a commission of unelected political appointees empowered to arbitrarily cap rates for all health care services in all clinics, hospitals, and physician practices in California. May 15, 2018 General Legislation Read More »
Ask Assemblymembers to Oppose AB 3087 On Wednesday, May 16, the Assembly Appropriations Committee will be considering AB 3087 (Kalra), which would create a commission of unelected political appointees empowered to arbitrarily cap rates for all health care services in all clinics, hospitals, and physician practices in California. May 15, 2018 General Care, Managed Read More »
Ask Assemblymembers to Oppose AB 3087 On Wednesday, May 16, the Assembly Appropriations Committee will be considering AB 3087 (Kalra), which would create a commission of unelected political appointees empowered to arbitrarily cap rates for all health care services in all clinics, hospitals, and physician practices in California. May 15, 2018 General Reimbursement Read More »
Health Net Delays Modifier 25 Change Health Net is delaying its proposed reduction in modifier 25 and emergency services payments for its Medicare and Medi-Cal lines of business until July 1, 2018. May 7, 2018 General and, Billing, Coding Read More »
Aetna to Terminate Physician Payments by Check Aetna informed contracted physicians on February 1 that the option of receiving payment by check will no longer be available and is asking providers to choose either electric funds transfer (EFT) or virtual credit card (VCC). May 7, 2018 General Contracting Read More »
Take Action Against the Physician Price Fixing Bill AB 3087, a harmful government intrusion into the health care market, was passed by the California Assembly Health Committee on April 24 and is now before the Appropriations Committee. May 7, 2018 Advocacy, Legislation Legislation Read More »