CMA, CMA Foundation partner for exchange's provider education grant program August 19, 2013 General CMA Foundation, Covered California, Health Insurance Exchange, Health Care Reform 0 The California Medical Association (CMA) and the CMA Foundation have submitted a joint application to Covered California, the state’s health benefit exchange, for a portion of the $3 million set to be awarded as part of its provider education grant program. The program is expected to award grants to between three and six statewide organizations that will be responsible for educating health care providers about Covered California and how the exchange will operate come January 2014. CMA's application was submitted jointly with the Latino Physicians of California and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Funding will largely be distributed to the counties for local education and outreach and to ethnic physician organizations across the state. Covered California is expected to announce its awards later this month, while the grant period will run from September 2013 to December 2014. Comments are closed.
