7+ hour, 18+ min ago  (161+ words) After months of advocacy by the California Medical Association (CMA), Anthem Blue Cross has agreed to indefinitely pause enforcement of its gestational age reporting policy for professional maternity delivery claims in state regulated health plan coverage. Enforcement of this policy…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (338+ words) Denied claims, payment delays and reimbursement disputes can take a significant financial toll on physician practices. Fortunately, California Medical Association (CMA) members have free access to experts who can help. In 2025 alone, CMA's Center for Economic Services (CES) recovered more…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (403+ words) The California Medical Association (CMA), alongside the American Medical Association (AMA), all 50 state medical societies and 46 national health care organizations, is urging Congress to pass bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen enforcement of the federal No Surprises Act. In a letter…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (253+ words) The California Medical Association (CMA) is reminding physicians that health plans are prohibited from shifting the financial risk for COVID-19 testing, immunizations and related services through limited risk arrangements such as single case agreements and case rate agreements. CMA-sponsored Senate…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (540+ words) The California Medical Association (CMA) joined a coalition of national medical specialty societies and state medical associations in urging federal regulators to strengthen enforcement of the No Surprises Act and increase transparency in the law’s independent dispute resolution (IDR) process....

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (175+ words) Anthem Blue Cross has once again extended the temporary pause of its automatic evaluation and management (E/M) claim downcoding policy until at least May 1, 2026. As previously reported, the policy was originally scheduled to take effect February 15, 2026. After a number of…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (279+ words) Anthem Blue Cross has agreed to temporarily pause implementation of its new automatic evaluation and management (E/M) claim downcoding policy until March 1, 2026, pending review by the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) after concerns raised by the California Medical…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (12+ words) California Medical Association...