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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 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 MoreSee Video: CUA Annual Meeting 2021
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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 MoreCredits for CA Fluoroscopy License renewal during 2020 virtual meeting
Earn CEU and CME at no extra charge The CUA is pleased to announce that it has been able to obtain ASRT activity approval for category A credit during the WSAUA 2020 virtual meeting. Urologists can therefore obtain up to 25.75 CEU credits for CEU credits for CA Fluoroscopy License renewal by attending specific sessions while…
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