CMA's Health Law Library updated with 2018 content CMA On-Call—the California Medical Association (CMA) online health law library—has been updated with 2018 content. One of CMA's most valuable member benefits, the health law library contains nearly 5,000 pages of up-to-date legal information on a variety of subjects of everyday importance to practicing physicians. The searchable online library contains all the information available in the California Physician's Legal Handbook (CPLH), an annual publication from CMA's Center for Legal Affairs. Recently updated documents of particular interest include: MACRA Overview (#7210) Billing Limitations and Private ... July 11, 2018 CMA California Physician's Legal Handbook, CMA On-Call, CPLH, Health Law Library 0 0 Comment Read More »
New Health Laws 2017: Are you ready? The California Legislature had an active year, passing many new laws affecting health care. In particular, there was a strong focus on health care coverage, drug prescribing, public health and workers’ compensation issues. The California Medical Association has published a summary of the most significant new health laws of interest to physicians. For more details, see "Significant New California Laws of Interest to Physicians for 2017." November 16, 2016 General California Physician's Legal Handbook 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA medical legal library updated for 2016 CMA On-Call, the California Medical Association (CMA) online health law library, is fully updated for 2016. One of CMA's most valuable member benefits, On-Call contains nearly 5,000 pages of up-to-date legal information on a variety of subjects of everyday importance to practicing physicians. The searchable online library contains all the information available in the California Physician's Legal Handbook (CPLH), an annual publication from CMA's Center for Legal Affairs. New documents for 2016 include: Provider Directories (#7163) Self-Referral Prohibitions: Federal Exceptions Related to Other ... July 14, 2016 CMA, General Health Law Library, California Physician's Legal Handbook 0 0 Comment Read More »
Congress passes Medicare payment reform and eliminates SGR Last week, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed H.R. 2 with a 92-to-8 vote, which will completely overhaul the Medicare payment program. This move, which follows the U.S. House of Representatives’ near-unanimous vote two weeks ago, is a monumental, bipartisan action taken by Congress that negates the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). President Obama signed it into law on April 16. The California Medical Association (CMA), along with the American Medical Association (AMA) and other health care organizations, have been fighting to ... April 23, 2015 Medicare Advocacy, CPLH, Medicare, SGR, Sustainable Growth Rate, California Physician's Legal Handbook 0 0 Comment Read More »
Preorder the 2015 California Physician's Legal Handbook by April 15 and save 10% The California Medical Association (CMA) Center for Legal Affairs is happy to announce the upcoming release of the updated California Physician's Legal Handbook (CPLH) for 2015. CPLH is the premier California health law publication with 46 chapters of comprehensive legal information, including current laws, regulations and court decisions related to the practice of medicine. CPLH, available in a multi-volume print format, as an online subscription or a combination of print/online, is updated annually by CMA attorneys to include the most recent changes in health law. CPLH 2015 includes new and ... March 19, 2015 General CPLH, California Physician's Legal Handbook 0 0 Comment Read More »
