Why Organized Medicine Matters — Another Example! AB 533 Has Been Defeated! September 17, 2015 Thanks to your assistance, CMA has defeated Assembly Bill 533, which would have transferred negotiating power to health plans at the expense of physicians. AB 533 would have drastically changed the current healthcare marketplace by allowing a massive transfer of negotiating power to the health plans at the expense of physicians. Although CMA is in favor of removing patients from billing disputes between health plans and out-of-network physicians, this specific solution was unacceptable and would have given too much power to health plans. AB 533 ... September 17, 2015 CMA, Legislation AB 533 0 0 Comment Read More »