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Report: U.S. Healthcare Spending Up 7.5%
U.S. Healthcare Spending Up 7.5%, Nears $5T Analysis | By John Commins | December 18, 2024 KEY TAKEAWAYS Spending for private health insurance reached $1.5 trillion, an 11.5% increase driven by increased enrollment in Marketplace and employer-sponsored plans. Medicare spending reached $1 trillion in 2023, increasing 8.1% following 6.4% growth in 2022. This faster growth was driven…
Read MoreAB 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 MoreMember Benefit: Earn Radiology Credits at 2023 WSAUA meeting
The CUA is is pleased to announce that we will again offer the opportunity to obtain CEU credits for CA fluoroscopy license renewal at no additional charge by attending specific sessions while at the 2023 Western Section Annual Meeting in Lake Tahoe. Urologists can earn these CEU credits at the same time they earn their…
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 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 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 MoreCMA Council on Legislation Report –March 11 2021
Report: CMA Council on Legislation By Dr. John Lam, CUA Pres-Elect & Rep to CMA The following is a comprehensive summary of the CMA Council on Legislation meeting held on March 11. BELOW ARE 2 CRITICALLY IMPORTANT UROLOGY BILLS: SB 225 & AB 1520 – PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO REVIEW. Dear Members and Colleagues…
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