Advocacy
AB 632 – PSA Screening Bill Moving Forward
CUA Op-ed: California Can Help Men Afford Prostate Cancer Screening See our press release at Capitol Weekly Thank you to all CUA members, Assembly Member Mike Gipson (who introduced the bill), and our coalition partners (ZERO – the end of prostate cancer, AUA, AACU) who helped us get this far in moving AB 632 forward. …
Read MoreMedi-Cal Expands Access to SNM Therapy
Collaborative effort success! Medi-Cal Expands Access to SNM Therapy Big team win for CUA advocacy! Congrats to all who worked on this effort to alleviate the disparity in access to Sacral Neuromodulation Therapy for incontinence issues for Medi-Cal patients. . With the help of the Medtronic team and the CUA leadership, including Dr. Seth…
Read MoreReport: Summary CMA Legislative Day 2023
Special Report John S. Lam, MD, MBA, FACS CMA Legislative Day Summary – April 19, 2023 There were 5 bills that we discussed with our California State legislators during California Medical Association’s Legislative Advocacy Day on April 19.2023. We voiced support for 2 bills and opposed 3 bills as well as advocated for the increase…
Read MoreSynopsis: AUA Advocacy Summit 2023
AUA Advocacy Summit Summary – February 27-March 1, 2023 By Dr. John Lam, CUA President 2022-23 The American Urological Association’s (AUA) sixth Annual Advocacy Summit was held from February 27 to March 1. This year, we were back in-person for our sessions and receptions as well as our Capitol Hill visits. This year’s theme…
Read MoreAssembly Passes AB35 Historic Bill to Modernize California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act
From Californians Allied for Patient Protection (micra.org) We are pleased to share with you an update about the historic agreement to modernize California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975 (or MICRA). Today, the Fairness for Injured Patients Act (FIPA) initiative was formally withdrawn by proponents and will not appear on the November ballot. For…
Read MoreSynopsis: AUA Advocacy Summit 2022
2022 Annual Urology Advocacy Summit Recap Thank you to all that joined us for the 5th AUA Summit in Washington, DC last week. More than 275 attendees registered for the Summit this year, including over a dozen patient advocates and more than 65 medical students, residents, and fellows. The conference kicked off with Major Garrett as…
Read MoreSee Video: CUA Annual Meeting 2021
Click here to view the 2021 Annual Meeting at Indian Wells
Read MoreCUA Coalition supports HR56 -Resolution advancing Prostate Cancer Awareness
The CUA wishes to thank and acknowledge Assemblymember Marc Levine for introducing HR56 proclaiming September 2021 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in California. This Resolution brings awareness to the need for prostate cancer screenings and the need to remove cost sharing barriers to care. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220HR56 The Resolution comes after AB 1520, a bill supported by…
Read MoreOP-ED: California lawmakers should address health disparities, stem rise in prostate cancer
Below is an Op-ed article authored by Peter N. Bretan, Jr., MD (CUA Past-President and CMA President) published by The Pajaronian newspaper. As California continues to grapple with the present effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are also beginning to consider the longer-term health impacts, including the significant percentage of Californians that delayed or…
Read MoreAssembly Bill 1520 Passes Health Committee Hearing
Success: Assembly Bill 1520 Passes Health Committee Hearing We are pleased to announce that the Assembly Health Committee has passed our bill (10 to 0) – this being our first hurdle – and can now move forward to appropriations committee. Many thanks to Dr. John Lam, CUA Pres-elect, for his time and testimony on behalf…
Read More