CMA congratulates Dr. Joaquin Arambula on 31st Assembly District win Joaquin Arambula, M.D., a Fresno emergency room physician and member of the California Medical Association (CMA), won a special election on Tuesday to fill a seat vacated by Henry T. Perea in the 31st district in the state Assembly. Dr. Arambula, a Democrat, received 52 percent of the 29,000 votes counted, besting Republican Clint Olivier's 42 percent. “Today, we congratulate Dr. Joaquin Arambula on a well run campaign and a well deserved victory,” said Steve Larson, M.D., president of the CMA. "CMA diligently advocates on behalf of providers and patients to ... April 12, 2016 General Election, Fresno-Madera Medical Society, State Legislature, CALPAC 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA member Dr. Joaquin Arambula kicks off election campaign for state Assembly Joaquin Arambula, M.D., a California Medical Association (CMA) member and emergency room physician from Fresno, kicked off his campaign to represent the 31st district in the state Assembly this Thursday. Born and raised in the San Joaquin Valley, Dr. Arambula is a product of Fresno public schools and the son of former Assemblyman Juan Arambula. Dr. Arambula practices medicine at Adventist Medical Center-Selma, where he has served in a senior position with California Emergency Physicians for the past eight years. The medical center’s emergency department has won two California Emergency Physician ... July 20, 2015 General Physician Leadership, CALPAC 0 0 Comment Read More »
2014 election wrap up: Physician-friendly candidates win majority of their races On Election Day, the California Medical Association (CMA) made history by resoundingly defeating the trial attorneys' attempt to overturn California's Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) protections. This was one of the most contentious and high-stakes ballot fights in California history. The voters sent a clear message: Californians simply don’t want to increase health care costs and reduce health access so trial attorneys can file more lawsuits. But the Election Night celebration was not limited to Prop. 46: CMA’s priority candidates also performed exceedingly well. CMA participated in "independent expenditure" ... November 17, 2014 General CALPAC 0 0 Comment Read More »
Los Angeles Times opposes Prop. 46 as "flawed" The editorial board of the Los Angeles Times has taken a position of “NO” on Proposition 46, declaring that it is a “flawed,” combination platter of health care-related proposals. The Los Angeles Times has joined with every other major paper in the state by taking a NO position on Prop. 46, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Contra Costa Times, Oakland Tribune, Sacramento Bee, San Jose Mercury News and the Los Angeles News Group, which includes the Los Angeles Daily News, Pasadena Star News, Whittier Daily News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, ... October 6, 2014 General CALPAC 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA releases statewide voters guide Election Day is less than one month away. We hope that you will show up to the polls (or send in that vote-by-mail ballot) and ensure that the voice of physicians and patients are heard loud and clear at the ballot box on November 4. The California Medical Association (CMA) has published a comprehensive voter’s guide that includes CMA's recommended position on statewide ballot propositions 45 and 46, as well as a list of CMA-endorsed candidates for statewide office, state legislative districts and congressional districts. Download the guide here. Contact: CMA member ... October 6, 2014 General CALPAC 0 0 Comment Read More »
House of Delegates Highlights House of Delegates acts on hospital care The California Medical Association (CMA) House of Delegates has voted to take action on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) "outpatient patient observation" status, finding it to be a practice that places undue financial burden on patients, complicates the practice of medicine and often results in physicians receiving reduced payments for services provided. ​Resolution 211-13, which received strong support on the floor of the House, was submitted as an emergency resolution and asked that CMA request that CMS eliminate its "outpatient patient ... October 14, 2013 General Advocacy, California Political Action Committee, CALPAC, Electronic Health Record, Health Information Technology, MICRA, Professional Liability, EHR, House of Delegates, Insurance/Reimbursement 0 0 Comment Read More »
