CMA publishes 2015 Legislative Wrap-Up October 14, 2015 General Immunization, Public Health, State Legislative Advocacy, State Legislation 0 It is difficult to imagine, but the 2015 legislative year was even more challenging than 2014, which included the diversion of staff resources to defeat the trial lawyers’ Proposition 46. From the hard-fought victory of Senate Bill 277—a bill that eliminates the personal belief exemption for schoolchildren—to the full court press in the final day of the legislative session to eliminate Assembly Bill 533—a bill that would have allowed a massive transfer of negotiating power to health plans at the expense of physicians—the California Medical Association (CMA) worked through difficult legislation with diligence, power and facility. For more information on these fights and the many bills CMA followed this session, see CMA’s 2015 Legislative Wrap-Up, "CMA Powerfully Benefits and Protects the Community." Comments are closed.
