NYCU October 28, 2025 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2025 PHYSICIANS: Over 1,000 physicians from across California gathered in Los Angeles for California Medical Association’s annual House of Delegates (HOD) recently. This year much of the time was spent with major changes to how CMA handles policy development process, a reform of changes adopted 10 years ago. These proposals seek to improve member engagement in policy development, including expanding the voice of the House on issues of prioritization. These proposed changes are grounded in principles of good governance and respond directly to member feedback while keeping governance expenses ... October 28, 2025 Advocacy, Bird Flu, CAHAN Alerts, Champions for Health, CMA, HOD, SDCMS, Transgender Healthcare 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU October 29, 2024 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2024 PHYSICIANS: A week from today is November 5th, Election Day! If you haven’t already, please be sure to vote and urge your family members, co–workers, neighbors, and friends to cast a ballot in support of Proposition 35, the ‘Protect Our Health Care’ ballot initiative. This is one of the most significant health care ballot measures in California’s recent history. Prop 35 dedicates ongoing funding to increase access to care to the nearly 15 million Californians on Medi–Cal, including half of the state’s children. That is why passage of ... October 30, 2024 Advocacy, CMA, Controlled Substances, HOD, ICD-10, Infectious Disease, Medi-Cal, Physician Workforce, Practice Management, Prior Authorization, Public Health, SDCMS, Transgender Healthcare 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU November 7, 2023 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2023 PHYSICIANS: Congratulations to the California Medical Association's new President and President-elect. Redwood City ob-gyn Tanya W. Spirtos, M.D., was installed as the 155th president of the California Medical Association (CMA) ? only the fourth woman to hold that position ? at the close of association?s annual House of Delegates meeting. San Francisco pediatrician Shannon Udovic-Constant, M.D., was named CMA President-elect and will serve on the executive committee in that role for one year, and will be installed at the conclusion of next year?s annual meeting. Dr. Udovic-Constant ... December 4, 2023 Artificial Intelligence, Champions for Health, CMA, CMA Benefits, COVID-19, HOD, Infectious Disease, Influenza, Medicare, Public Health, Regulations, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU October 25, 2022 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2022 PHYSICIANS: We are just back from California Medical Association's House of Delegates Annual Session over the weekend where San Diego’s own Robert E. Wailes, MD, concluded his very successful year as CMA President. Over four dozen physicians attended from San Diego County and our very own SDCMS President, Lase Ajayi, MD, presided for hours over the extensive discussion on Health Reform. We are also proud to report that San Diego County Medical Society once again beat all other regional medical societies and won the ‘Victory Bell’, given ... October 31, 2022 Champions for Health, CMA, CMA Benefits, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, HOD, Infectious Disease, Influenza, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU February 9, 2021 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 PHYSICIANS: The 2021 application cycle for the CalHealthCares Loan Repayment Program closes this Friday. Interested individuals must apply by 11:59pm on February 12, 2021, to be considered for an award. The program — which aims to increase access to care for California's 13 million Medi–Cal patients — awards grants of up to $300,000 in loan repayments to encourage and incentivize physicians to provide care to Medi–Cal beneficiaries. The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has contracted with Physicians for a Healthy California (HC) to administer this program. PHC recently ... February 9, 2021 CMA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, DEA, HOD, Infectious Disease, Medi-Cal, Prop. 56, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU November 3, 2020 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020 PHYSICIANS: The California Medical Association held a virtual House of Delegates (HOD) session and it was a very successful event. Several members of SDCMS ... November 12, 2020 CMA, CMA Benefits, COVID-19, HOD, Infectious Disease, Leadership, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »