1 Join CUA on Aprill 22 in Sacramento Please let us know if you will be in attendance. click here Sheraton Grand Map April 22, 2014 | The California Medical Association (CMA) will host its 40th annual Legislative Leadership Conference on April 22. The conference will be held at the Sheraton Grand in Sacramento. Attendees…

1 cua-leading-charge-against-urology-imaging-attack-sb-1215 SB 1215 would eliminate In-office Ancillary Services Exception (IOASE) for Urology Imaging in California SB 1215 would eliminate In-office Ancillary Services Exception (IOASE) for Urology Imaging in California CUA alerted its members on March 31 that Senate Bill 1215 introduced in the California Senate by Sen. Ed Hernandez (Dem. W. Covina) had been…

1 http://www.ocregister.com/articles/hernandez-604828-rhee-doctors.html Health-care violence: Urologists on edge; motivations under scrutiny The CUA proposed “Threat Awareness Program” (TAP) to be studied as a means to allow provider-to-provider communication on adverse patient encounters. TAP is part of our effort to find a simple, common sense way to help protect healthcare providers and urologists using a legal and…

1 Help Dr. Vito to help stop MICRA attacks – make a donation NOW. California Urological Association  Leader and Public Servant CUA Past President Vito Imbasciani, MD, a full-time practicing urologist with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Los Angeles and the State Surgeon of the California Army National Guard became the first person…

1 On Tuesday, Democrat Vito Imbasciani, a state surgeon for the California Army National Guard, became the first person to announce his candidacy for Lieu’s 26th Senate District seat. http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-lieu-senate-seat-draws-crowd-of-interested-politicians-20140204,0,689911.story#axzz2sOmQnbrV On Tuesday, Democrat Vito Imbasciani, a state surgeon for the California Army National Guard, became the first person to announce his candidacy for Lieu’s 26th…

1 Ballot Measure Filed to Change MICRA is Bad for Patients and Providers Ballot Measure Filed to Change MICRA is Bad for Patients and Providers By Lisa Maas, Executive Director of Californians Allied for Patient Protection ————————————————————————————————— Trial lawyers and their allies have filed a proposed ballot measure that will make it easier for lawyers…

1 The “Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2013” (PIMA) CUA POSITION: OPPOSE H.R. 2914, the “Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2013” (PIMA)   Dear CUA Member, you may have already received the following action alert from the AUA but because the lead author, Jackie Speier, is a California legislator, this is an especially…

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