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ADVOCACY Dear Health Care Professional,
This report details the California Medical Association’s (CMA) efforts, on your behalf, to increase practice profitability and save physician practices from bad bills. This year CMA has successfully:
PREVENTED RAISES IN YOUR OPERATIONAL COSTS DECREASED YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY BLOCKED ATTEMPTS TO SADDLE YOU WITH MORE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS INCREASED ACCESS TO CARE FOR YOUR PATIENTS
CMA is one of the most influential stakeholders in the development and implementation of health policy. Our past, present and future success is rooted in one principle: California’s physicians are stronger when we stand together. With over 80 years of combined experience in Sacramento politics, our team is constantly monitoring legislative threats to the practice of medicine, and working to ensure that bad bills don’t become bad medicine. The bills in this report were introduced last year, the first of a two-year legislative session. This means they could possibly move forward or get re-introduced this year. CMA will continue to keep you engaged and informed on these important matters that could have a profound impact on your practice.
To join this fight and stay informed on issues critical to the practice of medicine, please contact us at (800) 786-4262. You can also receive regular updates by subscribing to our free biweekly Newswire at www.cmanet.org/newsletters.