CMA Responds to Unveiling of Governor Brown’s Proposed 2016–17 State Budget January 7, 2016 Steve Larson, MD, president of the California Medical Association (CMA), representing over 41,000 physicians statewide, issued the following statement in response to the unveiling of Governor Brown’s proposed 2016–17 state budget released this morning: “We are pleased to see the governor is committed to working with the Legislature and health plans to find a solution to the MCO tax. Without that, a gaping hole would exist in the state’s Medicaid (Medi-Cal) fund that would have devastating impacts on patients across the state. “Ensuring that Medi-Cal is better funded is ... January 7, 2016 CMA, Medi-Cal Medi-Cal, State Budget, Tobacco Tax 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Responds to Governor Brown’s Budget While cost of Medi-Cal projected to increase, funding to restore provider rates untouched Sacramento — Following Governor Brown’s budget unveiling this morning, California Medical Association (CMA) president Luther Cobb, MD, released the following statement: “In both his Inaugural address earlier this week and in today’s budget unveiling, Governor Brown has acknowledged the expansion of California’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal. While the physicians of California applaud the extension of the program to offer healthcare coverage to more patients, it remains disappointing that an increase to California’s woefully inadequate Medi-Cal provider reimbursement rates was ... January 9, 2015 CMA State Budget 0 0 Comment Read More »
Democrats' Budget Framework Includes the Restoration of Medi-Cal Cuts From CMA's December 16, 2013, CMA Alert With California looking at a budget surplus for the first time in years, the Assembly Democrats released their 2014 budget blueprint yesterday, which includes raising the state's reimbursement rate for doctors who treat patients through the Medi-Cal program. The Assembly Democratic budget plan doesn't specify how much money it would restore to the program, saying it would be a "phase in" of higher provider rates. Currently, those rates are among the lowest in the nation and were the focus of intense Capitol debate this ... December 18, 2013 Medi-Cal Medi-Cal, State Budget 0 0 Comment Read More »