CMA pushes back on changes to federal vaccine advisory committee charter

Wed, 15 Apr 2026

CMA joined more than 130 organizations in expressing concern that proposed changes to the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) could undermine confidence in vaccines and threaten access to immunizations.

CMA files amicus brief urging nuanced Corporate Practice of Medicine enforcement

Wed, 15 Apr 2026

CMA has filed an amicus curiae brief in a case with the potential to break new legal ground in California’s restrictions on the corporate practice of medicine and significantly alter health care industry practices around the use of physician-owned friendly professional corporations.

Appeals court strikes down CMA-opposed dialysis law

Wed, 15 Apr 2026

A federal appeals court has struck down California’s dialysis law, AB 290, after finding that key provisions violated First Amendment protections and could not be severed from the rest of the statute.

CMA warns enforcement of Medi-Cal prescriber enrollment policy could trigger widespread claim denials

Tue, 14 Apr 2026

CMA is urging DHCS to adopt safeguards around its Medi-Cal prescriber enrollment policy, warning that automatic...

Tell Congress to cosponsor bill to stabilize Medicare physician payment

Tue, 14 Apr 2026

Physicians are urged to contact their members of Congress and ask them to cosponsor a bipartisan bill that would modernize Medicare payment rules and help prevent harmful reimbursement cuts that threaten physician practices and patient access to care.

CMA warns Medi-Cal Rx diagnosis code requirement could disrupt patient access

Tue, 14 Apr 2026

CMA and partner organizations are urging DHCS to delay enforcement of a new requirement mandating ICD-10 diagnosis codes on all Medi-Cal pharmacy claims, warning that the current approach could disrupt care and delay medications for patients.

CMA withdraws endorsement of Eric Swalwell for governor

Sun, 12 Apr 2026

CMA today announced that it is withdrawing its endorsement of Congressman Eric Swalwell in the race for Governor of California, effective immediately.

CMA’s 2026 sponsored bills advance in first committee hearings

Thu, 09 Apr 2026

CMA’s sponsored bills on e-bike safety, AI deepfakes and automatic downcoding advanced through the state legislature this week after their first committee hearings.

Hundreds of physicians, medical students mobilize at the Capitol to drive CMA’s 2026 priorities

Thu, 09 Apr 2026

More than 400  physicians, residents and medical students gathered in Sacramento for CMA’s annual Legislative Advocacy Day—bringing a unified physician voice to lawmakers on key issues impacting patient access, practice sustainability and the future of medicine.

House lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to stabilize Medicare physician payment

Fri, 03 Apr 2026

Bipartisan federal legislation would make targeted fixes to Medicare’s budget neutrality rules—reducing payment volatility, improving accuracy in rate-setting, and helping stabilize physician reimbursement while broader payment reforms continue to advance.