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Report: Summary 2026 Legislative Activity
Special Report John S. Lam, MD, MBA, FACS Summary 2026 Legislative Activity There are several policy issues and areas of legislation that impact healthcare and the practice of urology on a state level. California Medical Association (CMA) Legislative Advocacy Day Summary – April 8, 2026 As government and the insurance industry continue to expand…
Read MoreSynopsis: AUA Advocacy Summit 2026
2026 Annual Urology Advocacy Summit Recap By John S. Lam, MD, MBA, FACS, Los Angeles, CA AUA State Advocacy Committee Rep WSAUA Health Policy Committee District 6 Rep Past-President California Urological Association Thank you to all that joined us for the 2026 AUA Summit in Washington, DC, Feb 23-25. The ninth Annual Advocacy Summit…
Read MoreCUA Annual Meeting Minutes & Reports 2025
CUA Annual Meeting Minutes and Reports – 2025 Presented during the CUA Annual Meeting, Nov. 2, 2025 Click link to view https://cuanet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CUA-ABM-book-2025.pdf
Read MoreReport: Summary 2025 Legislative Activity
Special Report John S. Lam, MD, MBA, FACS Summary 2025 Legislative Activity There are several policy issues and areas of legislation that impact healthcare and the practice of urology on a state level. Click link to view https://cuanet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CUA-Activity-Report-Dr.-John-Lam-11.2.2025.pdf
Read MoreCredits for CA Fluoroscopy License 2025
Earn Credits for CA Fluoroscopy License Renewal The CUA is pleased to announce that it has been able to obtain ASRT activity approval for category A credit during the WSAUA 2025 Napa meeting. Urologists can therefore obtain up to 28 CEU credits for CEU credits for CA Fluoroscopy License renewal by attending specific sessions while attending…
Read MoreReport: 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…
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